1. Body Paragraph – What Not to Do! Restaurant meals are served in portion sizes that are way bigger than what is recommended. “Eating out tends to pack on the pounds more than dining in does” (Jameson A.1). Studies show that portion sizes have increased exponentially in the last few decades, and this is likely contributing to the obesity epidemic (Rannals 1). Restaurants often list just one piece of fried chicken or one slice of pizza as a serving size (MacVean 1).

2. Body Paragraph – What to Do! Restaurant meals are served in portion sizes that are way bigger than what is recommended. According to Cynthia Buffington, who works with Florida Hospital Celebration Health, “Eating out tends to pack on the pounds more than dining in does” (Jameson A.1). Eating at a chain or fast food restaurant increases the likelihood that a person will overeat because serving sizes are not reasonable. Unfortunately, studies show that portion sizes have increased exponentially in the last few decades, and this is likely contributing to the obesity epidemic (Rannals 1). Restaurants need to cut back on the amount of food they are serving. They also need to be more honest and open with customers about when the portion sizes do exceed recommendations. Restaurants’ nutrition information often list just one piece of fried chicken or one slice of pizza as a serving size (MacVean 1). It is unlikely that customers will limit themselves when given a basket of chicken or an entire pizza. The best solution is just to sell meals in smaller quantities.

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4. What the 2 nd Paragraph Did Better The 2 nd paragraph has transition words and phrases

5. Body Paragraph – What to Do! Restaurant meals are served in portion sizes that are way bigger than what is recommended. According to Cynthia Buffington, who works with Florida Hospital Celebration Health, “Eating out tends to pack on the pounds more than dining in does” (Jameson A.1). Eating at a chain or fast food restaurant increases the likelihood that a person will overeat because serving sizes are not reasonable. Unfortunately, studies show that portion sizes have increased exponentially in the last few decades, and this is likely contributing to the obesity epidemic (Rannals 1). Restaurants need to cut back on the amount of food they are serving. They also need to be more honest and open with customers about when the portion sizes do exceed recommendations. Restaurants’ nutrition information often list just one piece of fried chicken or one slice of pizza as a serving size (MacVean 1). It is unlikely that customers will limit themselves when given a basket of chicken or an entire pizza. The best solution is just to sell meals in smaller quantities.

6. What the 2 nd Paragraph Did Better The 2 nd paragraph has transition words and phrases The 2 nd paragraph uses justification for each piece of evidence (there is a connection between

7. Body Paragraph – What to Do! Restaurant meals are served in portion sizes that are way bigger than what is recommended. According to Cynthia Buffington, who works with Florida Hospital Celebration Health, “Eating out tends to pack on the pounds more than dining in does” (Jameson A.1). Eating at a chain or fast food restaurant increases the likelihood that a person will overeat because serving sizes are not reasonable. Unfortunately, studies show that portion sizes have increased exponentially in the last few decades, and this is likely contributing to the obesity epidemic (Rannals 1). Restaurants need to cut back on the amount of food they are serving. They also need to be more honest and open with customers about when the portion sizes do exceed recommendations. Restaurants’ nutrition information often list just one piece of fried chicken or one slice of pizza as a serving size (MacVean 1). It is unlikely that customers will limit themselves when given a basket of chicken or an entire pizza. The best solution is just to sell meals in smaller quantities.

8. What the 2 nd Paragraph Did Better The 2 nd paragraph has transition words and phrases The 2 nd paragraph uses justification The 2 nd paragraph uses sentences that connect ideas

9. Body Paragraph – What to Do! Restaurant meals are served in portion sizes that are way bigger than what is recommended. According to Cynthia Buffington, who works with Florida Hospital Celebration Health, “Eating out tends to pack on the pounds more than dining in does” (Jameson A.1). Eating at a chain or fast food restaurant increases the likelihood that a person will overeat because serving sizes are not reasonable. Unfortunately, studies show that portion sizes have increased exponentially in the last few decades, and this is likely contributing to the obesity epidemic (Rannals 1). Restaurants need to cut back on the amount of food they are serving. They also need to be more honest and open with customers about when the portion sizes do exceed recommendations. Restaurants’ nutrition information often list just one piece of fried chicken or one slice of pizza as a serving size (MacVean 1). It is unlikely that customers will limit themselves when given a basket of chicken or an entire pizza. The best solution is just to sell meals in smaller quantities.

10. Parts of a Research Body Paragraph 1.Topic sentence 2.Introduce evidence 3.Evidence 1 4.Justify evidence 5.Transition into or intro evidence 2 6.Evidence 2 7.Justify evidence 2 8.Transition into or intro evidence 3 9.Evidence 3 10.Justify evidence 3 11.Transition into your next body paragraph