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Assignment: DECIDE Model On Cereal 

As you shop, it is important to make wide food selection choices.  To help you make wise choices, use the DECIDE model listed below.

For this assignment, use the DECIDE model to assess a breakfast cereal: 

Hints: Include hot grain cereal such as oatmeal or multigrain hot cereal. Research the effects of simple sugar on the body.

Use the DECIDE model handout to complete the assignment. Write up your findings and submit your findings to the Assignment: DECIDE Model on Cereal dropbox.

A person sitting at a table with several cereal boxes

Your assignment will be graded using the following criteria.

  • 15 points (100%) – Cereal is selected and all six steps of the DECIDE model are completed with appropriate answers.
  • 12 points (8%) – Cereal is selected and five steps of the DECIDE model are completed with appropriate answers.
  • 9 points (60%) – Cereal is selected and four steps of the DECIDE model are completed with appropriate answers.
  • 6 points (40%) – Cereal is selected and three steps of the DECIDE model are completed with appropriate answers.
  • 3 points (20%) – Cereal is selected and less than three steps of the DECIDE model are completed with appropriate answers.