3 Nutrition
How This Section Contests an Existing Proprietary Textbook
This OER creation contests the approach of a proprietary textbook by incorporating culturally relevant pedagogy and rejecting deficit mindset. The section includes a quote from the publisher textbook “Nutrition: Concepts & Controversies” (15th edition, 2020).
The New OER for Nutrition
Learning Objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
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Food Deserts
Read the following statement from a traditional textbook publisher:
“In addition, low-income residents of urban or rural areas called food deserts lack access to even one neighborhood grocery store. Often carless, these people must travel for miles by bus, hire a car, or ride with friends to shop for fresh, affordable foods. Nearby convenience stores and fast-food places sell mostly packaged sweets, sugary drinks, refined starches, fried foods, and fatty meats—foods typical of eating patterns that predict high rates of obesity and chronic diseases. Shopping at specialty stores, such as urban fruit stands and seafood shops, improves the diet but may be too costly for most residents. Programs that provide lower-cost groceries, establish community gardens, and improve transportation may help, but researchers must still establish the most effective ways of improving diet quality in these areas.”[1]
[USDA data]
- Webb, Frances Sizer, and Eleanor Noss Whitney. Nutrition: Concepts & Controversies. Fifteenth edition. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, 2020, p. 335 ↵
