Yes and no, a scale can help by telling if you are losing or gaining weight but the downside is that it can also discourage you. It can make you feel like you are not making any progress at all or it can make you feel like you have gained weight.
D. Pea soup, which is my friend’s favorite, is very easy to make.
The nonessential information is that pea soup is her friend's favorite. The fact that it is her friend's favorite does not relate to how easy it is to make. In the other options, the information is essential. For A, it tells when it is important to know the directions. In Option B it explains why the dog must eat at the same time. In Option C, it tells why Kim is upset.
I believe the answer would be D
<span>In Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus (1604), Faust sees Helen and says "Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships, / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium."</span>
