i have homework in nutrition

Instructions

1. Use Part 1 and the MyDietAnalysis.com reports to complete the following sections.

2. Upload Part 2 to Canvas prior to the start of class.

Grading Criteria

Section Points Possible

Dietary Modifications 18

Dietary Strengths/Weaknesses 6

Diet Planning Principles 8

Family History 3

Disease Risk 20

Dietary Change 5

Total Points 60

Dietary Modifications (18 points)

1. Review your chart from Part 1 – “Comparison to the AMDRs, DRIs and Dietary Guidelines.”

2. Complete the following modifications IF they apply to you. If they do not apply to you, then type N/A.

3. Make sure you provide specific modifications. For example, if your sugar intake was >25% of your total calories and you consume a lot of soda, you could write “I could decrease my soda intake to 1 12 oz can per day and replace the rest of my soda with water and tea”.

Carbohydrates

If you consumed <45% of total calories from carbohydrates, complete the following:

Two specific ways I can improve my carbohydrate intake are:

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Sugar

If 25% or more of your total calories came from sugar, complete the following:

a. Two foods that provided me with a significant amount of sugar were

b. Two specific ways I can reduce my sugar intake are

Total Fat

If 35% or more of your total calories came from fat, complete the following:

a. Two foods that provided me with a significant amount of fat were

b. Two specific ways I can reduce my fat intake are

Saturated fat

If 10% or more of your total calories came from saturated fat, complete the following:

a. Two foods that provided me with a significant amount of saturated fat were

b. Two specific ways I can reduce my saturated fat intake are

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

If you consumed less than 1.1 grams (women) or less than 1.6 grams (men), complete the following:

a. Two foods that provided me with a significant amount of omega-3 fatty acids were

b. Two specific ways I can improve my omega-3 fatty acid intake are

Cholesterol

If you consumed more than 300mg of cholesterol, complete the following:

a. Two foods that provided me with a significant amount of cholesterol were

b. Two specific ways I can reduce my cholesterol intake are

Sodium

If you consumed more than 2300mg of sodium, complete the following

a. Two foods that provided me with a significant amount of sodium were

b. Two specific ways I can reduce my sodium intake are

Caffeine

If you consumed more than 400 mg of caffeine (>20 years old) or more than 100 mg of caffeine (<20 years old), complete the following.

a. The food or beverage that provided me with a significant amount of caffeine was

b. Two specific ways I can reduce my caffeine intake are

Fiber

If your intake for Fiber was lower than recommended, describe 2 changes you could make to your current diet to bring you closer to the recommendation from food sources, not supplements.

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Dietary Strengths and Weaknesses (6 points)

Think about your eating habits – not just what is on your printouts. Describe three strengths and three weaknesses about the way you currently eat. Don’t list nutrients or food groups – you are evaluating the way you eat. For example, eating breakfast daily would be a strength; overconsumption of soda would be a weakness.

Strengths

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Weaknesses

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Diet Planning Principles (8 points)

The principles of a healthy diet are adequacy, moderation, balance and variety.

1. Using your class notes or textbook, define each diet planning principle IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

1. Then review Part 1 of your diet analysis project and your food logs. Which of the diet planning principles are you meeting and how? Which ones are you not meeting and why?

Adequacy:

Moderation:

Balance:

Variety:

Evaluation of Family History (3 points)

Mark an ‘x’ if any of your immediate family members were diagnosed with the following chronic diseases BEFORE the age of 60. If you do not know your family history, mark the place an ‘x’ on the line below.

I do not know my family history _________

Evaluating Your Chronic Disease Risk (20 points)

To evaluate your chronic disease risk, you must consider both genetic and lifestyle factors. Just because you do not have a family history for heart disease, doesn’t mean you are not at risk for developing the disease in the future.

Use the following tables from part 1 and part 2 of the diet analysis project to answer the question below:

· Part 1: Comparison to the AMDRs, DRI, and Dietary Guidelines

· Part 1: Vitamins and Minerals – Comparing your intake to the DRIs

· Part 2: Evaluation of Family History

QUESTION: What chronic diseases might you be at risk for in 20 years if your dietary patterns remain the same? DO NOT include deficiency diseases (i.e. anemia, pellagra, etc).

In your answer, DESCRIBE the disease(s) and the associated nutrients/food components that apply to you based on information in your packet. Be sure to use complete sentences. Points will be lost if you describe deficiency diseases instead of chronic diseases.

Dietary Changes (5 points)

Review your dietary habits over the past semester. Are you still eating the same way or have you made any changes since you began this class? Describe 2 facts you have learned that have already or may impact the way you eat in the future.

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FON241 – Spring 2015