1. Writing a Letter to a Restaurant

2. Why are you writing a letter You are learning about nutrition You are learning about the parts of a letter You are learning how to write a persuasive* letter *Persuasive - to make other people believe something or do what you ask

3. Where do you eat? McDonald’s ? Denny’s ? Maria Maria’s? Tomatina? Make a list of all the restaurants where you eat. Which restaurant should improve?

4. What is good about the restaurant? The servers are polite. The servers are nice. The restaurant is near my house. The food tastes good. The food is priced right. The restaurant is pretty. The restaurant is clean.

5. Reasons to write the letter I want healthier food. I want less salt. I want less fat. I want more vegetables. I want more salads. I want less meat. I want less sugar.

6. Bad things about the restaurant You serve fatty food. You serve fried chicken, cheeseburgers, and French fries. You serve too much meat. Your food has too much salt. You do not serve many vegetables. You do not serve many salads.

7. What should they do? They should serve less fatty foods. They should serve less meat. They should cook with less salt. They should cook with less fat. They should serve more vegetables. They should serve more salads.

8. How can you thank them for improving? I would come more. I would come more often. I would tell people about your restaurant. I would bring people to your restaurant.