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Objective Day 1: To analyze your eating habits compared to recommended standards as set up by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Directions Day 1: When you go to the web page below, you will see that you can store up to twenty days of daily food intakes. I would like you to look at your food intake for the week and pick an average day (not too light and not too heavy).
PART
2:
Go to: Healthy Interactive Eating Index
1. Login as “new
user”
2. Proceed to “food
intake”
3. Enter food item
and click “search” (make sure to select quantity and serving size)
4. Click “food
intake” until all food is entered for a one-day period.
5. Click “save
and analyze” when all food is entered.
Print Out:
1. List of
food items
2. HEI Score
3. Nutrient
Intakes
4. Food Guide
Pyramid
5. Health
Eating History
Homework Assignment:
Pick two more days to analyze and print out the Food list,
HEI and Nutrient Intakes only. You will now have a total of three days
analyzed.
Objective Day 2: To
determine your personal nutrition needs and make modifications regarding
your eating habits.
PART
3:
Directions Day 2: This sections should be a one-page paper typed. Compare and Contrast your three intake days. Use your HEI score and nutrient intakes for this written assignment. To help you gain more detailed dietary information, click on the face (emoticon) located on your HEI score. When comparing and contrasting your three days include:
· Recommended pyramid verses your food guide pyramid
· HEI Scores: Total fat, calories from fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium and number of servings.
· Nutrient Intakes Sheet: Food energy, protein, Carbohydrate, fiber, total fat (monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated), vitamins, calcium and Iron.
CLICK HERE FOR FOOD INTAKE CHART
CLICK
HERE FOR LIFETIME ACTIVITY LOG
Part 4:
Determine your personal needs and how you will modify your habits. After completing the compare and contrast assignment, look at your dietary strengths and weaknesses and include these in your written assignment. Select a specific dietary concern and find information regarding this concern. This section should be two pages typed.
Information Seeking Strategies
Find information about your art history project using magazine or newspaper articles . Refer to local libraries:
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and the Walter Johnson Media Center. The links from the Learning Research Hub below provide access to useful internet research tools for this project.
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General
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Location and Access
Use the following Internet Sites for information on this project. If you discover other useful Internet sites complete the Internet Checklist (copies available in Media Center) to authenticate the site.
Nutrition on the Web for Teens
Use of Information
Recording Information:
- Source cards
- Note cards
- Outline of the paper
- Draft of the paper
Information gathered
Synthesis
Completed Paper
Credit sources: Cite or quote 1 source in your paper using correct bibliographic citations(for tips see Works Cited Format) for your article at the end of your essay.
Grading Rubric
| PART 1: | 10 Points/Seven days of food intake record |
| PART 2: | 10 points/ Data print outs from USDA |
| HOMEWORK: | 10 points |
| PART 3: | 30 points/ Compare and contrast three days |
| PART 4: | 30 points/ Written assessment |
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Evaluation
