Blog Writing

Paper details
This link contains all the blog activities. Before you complete your blog, review the guidelines below.
1. Give your blog a title that the reader cannot resist.
2. Start with an introduction that grabs the reader’s attention.
3. Answer the questions, share your experience and deliver advise.
4. Close with a Motivational Bang
5. Polish your paper: Check your spelling, grammar and punctuation, justify your margins, double space, use a
standard font like Arial or Times New Roman #12.
6. Cite information, provide a reference using APA style. Remember to reference the video the blog is based
on and your book, if you use it.
7. It is a Blog so writing is expected. Don’t just add a link with one sentence; this is not blogging.
8. Do not use bullets or numbers. Make sure your blog has an introduction, at least 3 supporting paragraphs
and a conclusion that renders advise to the reader.
*Papers without references will automatically receive a grade of a D.
Do your best!
1. Vegetarians tend to lead healthier overall lifestyles than other individuals, does this mean that everyone
should be a vegetarian? What are the types of vegetarianism? What are the advantages and disadvantages of
vegetarian diets (nutritional deficits or risks) What is your opinion? Respond to two other students’ postings.
Did they get it right? Did they forget something important? Use the textbook, the video and other scientific
resources to write your blog. Make sure you referenced all of these recources using APA style. Review the
guidelines for writing blogs before you complete the blog.
*Watch Video
The Food Matrix – 101 Reasons to Go Vegan
Duration: 68:47
User: n/a – Added: 5/9/12
Youtube Link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnQb58BoBQw
2.Two hundred years ago, the average American ate 2 lbs of sugar per year. In 1970, we ate 123 lbs per year.
Today, the average American eats 152 lbs of sugar in a year (dhhs.nh.gov). What are the consequences of
eating all that sugar? Describe how added sugars contribute to health problems. Offer your classmates some
advice to lower their sugar intake. Provide references and cite them in APA style. Read the guidelines for
writing blogs before completing this blog and make sure you reply to two classmates to get full credit.
3.Watch the video below. Then, answer the following questions: Had you heard of the DASH diet before? Do
you have a history of high blood pressure in your family or do you suffer from hypertension? Even if you
answer no to both, the best way to cure disease is to prevent it all together, so how can you incorporate the
DASH diet in your daily eating to prevent or treat hypertension? Offer your classmates a recipe that would
meet some of the goals of the DASH diet utilizing several food groups and do provide the recipe. Make sure
you also provide the resource or the link of your recipe. After you have written your post, provide feedback to 2
of your classmates. Remember to read the guidelines for writing blogs before you write your blog so you can
get the best score on the assignment.
Stop Hypertension with the DASH diet
Duration: 6:22
User: n/a – Added: 3/12/15
YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsNyV91ZVcc
Preferred language style Simple (Easy vocabulary, simple grammar constructions)