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?

A) Incorporate lessons highlighting the nutritional superiority of diets high in fruits and vegetables (e.g., more energy, increased fullness, lower risk of disease) compared to diets low in fruits and vegetables.
B) Incorporate lessons reporting the risks associated with consuming diets low in fruits and vegetables (e.g., heart disease, cancer, constipation) .
C) Incorporate food demonstrations on how to prepare dishes containing fruits and vegetables and taste testing.
D) Incorporate lessons describing how to purchase fruits and vegetables on a budget and plan meals for the entire family.
E) Provide handouts for participants to take home, so they can check off the number of servings of fruits and vegetables they eat daily.

Which is true about clients seeking nutrition counseling?

A) Clients generally have the same goals as the nutrition counselor.
B) Clients generally belong to few cultural groups, likely not complicating the counseling session.
C) Clients come into nutrition counseling with unique personalities, health care problems, and issues related to the counseling process.
D) Most clients come into nutrition counseling ready to make changes, that is, they are in the preparation and action stages.
E) The majority of clients seek to be self-sufficient at the end of nutrition counseling.