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As part of our chapter 7 in-class activity, you and your classmates investigated approaches that can be utilized to make behavior change last, including mindfulness, mindful eating, intuitive eating, Ellyn Satter’s Eating Competence Model (ecSatter), and the Association for Size Diversity and Health’s HAES® approach. Choose ONE of these approaches and answer the following questions:Comprehensively describe the strategy.Explain how this strategy can be beneficial to your nutrition counseling clients.Explain a particular scenario where you could utilize this approach with a theoretical client.Advise if there are clients for whom this approach may not be suitable and why.

Which of the following behavior change strategies uses prearranged cues to increase a desired response or suppressed a detrimental response?

“Most people who are diagnosed with Crohn’s disease feel the same way as you” is an example of what type of response?

How can a nutrition counselor evaluate his or her counseling effectiveness?

You are designing a nutrition intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake based on the Health Belief Model. How could you address the construct perceived benefits in your nutrition intervention?

In which of the following phases does the nutrition assessment occur?

Read the following statement from a nutrition counselor: ” Your assessment indicates an intake of 1 cup of dairy a day. The standard recommendation based on the MyPlate guidelines is 3 cups a day.”What counseling strategy is the nutrition counselor using?

[BLANK-1] is a basic counseling response that points out a specific skill a client already possesses, giving a confidence boost that behavior change is possible. 

The USDA 5-step multiple-pass method can be used to increase the accuracy of data obtained through a 24-hour recall.

List and explain the components of the SMART goal acronym.