Food Intake Homework

Food Intake – 3 Days

Content and Development 90 Points Possible

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 Records intake of protein, carbohydrates, and lipids: discussion includes the following:

· Which foods recorded daily intake provide protein? Which provide carbohydrates? Which provide lipids?

· How recorded protein, carbohydrate, and lipid intake compares with the recommendations of the dietary reference intake. If recorded protein-carbohydrate-fat intake was too high or too low, discussion includes which foods might be added or removed to achieve your goal and keep other nutrients in balance.

· If protein in each food consumed is complete or incomplete. Why is this important?

· How much of your daily recommended protein, carbohydrates, and lipid intake did one achieve? If your macronutrient intake is insufficient or excessive, what might you do to bring it into the recommended range? Provide specific recommendations.

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Macronutrient intake ranges: discussion includes the following:

· Is macronutrient intake within the recommended range important? What are the effects of too much or too little of a macronutrient? What happens if you consistently eat too little protein? What happens if you eat too few carbohydrates? What happens if you eat too few lipids?

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Fiber intake ranges: discussion includes the following:

· Does your fiber total meet 100% of the recommendation for you, as calculated at iProfile?

· Does your diet meet the minimum number of servings of foods from each fiber-containing group? If not, which of the fiber-containing groups--fruits and vegetables--fell short of the recommended intake?

· Which specific foods provide the most fiber in your meals? Which provide the least? Identify trends in your food choices that might affect your fiber intakes.

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Dietary modifications: discussion includes the following:

· What changes might you make to increase the fiber in your diet?

· How might insufficient or excessive amounts of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, or fiber contribute to health or illness? Provide examples.

· What have you learned about your diet?

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Mechanics 20 Points Possible

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Paper consists of 750-1050 words of content related material. Includes title page and reference page. Cites 3 references other than the course text. Rules of grammar, usage and punctuation are followed. Spelling is correct

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Correctly uses APA format

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Total Points

90