Human Nutrition Assignment 2

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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

Free Food

Normal Food

Difference

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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”:

“Low” Food

Low Food

Normal Food

Difference

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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”:

“Reduced” Food

Reduced Food

Normal Food

Difference

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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”:

“Light” Food

Light Food

Normal Food

Difference

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Name:

Brand:

Nutrition Info:

Serving Size:

Calories:

Fat:

Sat. Fat:

Cholest.:

Sodium:

Carbs:

Sugar:

Protein:

Top Five Ingredients:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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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