Q Our diet and our environment: In this Chapter, you will be learning about nutrient recommendations to avoid chronic diseases, deficiencies, and excesses. Developing a healthy eating pattern is important to achieve nutrient balance and requires diet planning. You will have an opportunity to get a sense of what you eat, through your 3-day diet project. The food we eat, whether it is meat or plant-based, requires an investment of natural resources such as water, land, or medicines (antibiotics). What to do: Read NPRs article "As Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise, Major Crops Are Losing Nutrients (Links to an external site.)." Watch Mark Bittman's video "How Has The American Diet Changed Over Time? (Links to an external site.)" (20 min, click on the link). Watch Dr. McGreger's video "Diet & Climate Change: Cooking up a Storm (Links to an external site.)" (6 min, posted below). Useful Canvas Help pages on, How do I reply to a discussion as a student? (Links to an external site.) Next, in your initial post, answer the following questions (number your responses based on the questions); 1. How do you think the loss of nutrient levels in crops could impact your health? Give an example discussed in the article. 2. Explain how the information in the videos and article provide you with insight toward your current approach to food and environment. 3. How could this new knowledge can help you to make mindful food choices? Explain. Discussion Directions: In your initial post, conclude your post by signing your name. When you reply to your classmates, please type the name of the classmate you are responding to, type your thoughtful message to that person, and type your name at the bottom of the message. Make sure to use proper grammar, capitalization, (I instead of i) and punctuation in this college level course in all correspondence. Please avoid “text” or “twitter speak” when corresponding. Summary: *Your classmates responses will not be visible to you until you have submitted your own initial post. Grading and Rubric: This assignment is worth 20 points. Grading will be based on well developed, thoughtful, timely responses and asking related questions to help with clarifications. . To view the grading rubric for this discussion board, click on the three dots and then select Show Rubric. Please note, if viewing the course via the Canvas mobile app the rubric does not appear on this page.