Human Nutrition Assignment 2
BI 320: Nutrition
Activity 2: Analysis of “Healthy Food”
For each of the items below, you will need to find a “healthy” brand and a “normal” brand of a chosen food item and compare the two items to each other. Each of the types of “healthier” foods below need to be evaluated.
NOTE: Use the definitions on page 51 of the textbook to determine what constitutes each “healthy” food.
“Free” Food
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Free Food |
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Normal Food |
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Difference |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Analysis: Overall: (briefly describe if the food is more nutritious than the normal food. Why or why not?)
Who Should Use the “Healthy Food”:
Who Should Avoid the “Healthy Food”:
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“Low” Food
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Low Food |
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Normal Food |
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Difference |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Analysis: Overall: (briefly describe if the food is more nutritious than the normal food. Why or why not?)
Who Should Use the “Healthy Food”:
Who Should Avoid the “Healthy Food”:
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“Reduced” Food
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Reduced Food |
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Normal Food |
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Difference |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Analysis: Overall: (briefly describe if the food is more nutritious than the normal food. Why or why not?)
Who Should Use the “Healthy Food”:
Who Should Avoid the “Healthy Food”:
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“Light” Food
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Light Food |
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Normal Food |
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Difference |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Name: Brand:
Nutrition Info: Serving Size: Calories: Fat: Sat. Fat: Cholest.: Sodium: Carbs: Sugar: Protein:
Top Five Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
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Analysis: Overall: (briefly describe if the food is more nutritious than the normal food. Why or why not?)
Who Should Use the “Healthy Food”:
Who Should Avoid the “Healthy Food”:
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