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Part 1
1. Search for "vegetarian"
in the Foods section at this site:
www.fda.gov
2. For information about Vegetarian resources
go to:
www.vrg.org
www.ivu.org
www.vegetariannutrition.net
3. Review another vegetarian diet
pyramid developed by Oldways Preservation &
Exchange Trust:
www.oldwayspt.org
Click "OK" when it asks for personal information.
4. Go to www.nhlbi.nih.gov
(Click "OK" when it asks for
personal information) to
learn more about sickle-cell anemia.
5. Go to www.who.int/nut
to learn more about protein-energy malnutrition and world
hunger.
6. For information about food allergies, go
to:
www.foodallergy.org
www.foodallergy.rutgers.edu
Enter 'food allergy'
in the search box:
www.mayoclinic.com
Part 2
Worksheet: Dietary Analysis of Energy & Carbohydrate Intake
(28 pts.)
Instructions:
a. Use complete sentences for any explanations given.
b. Submit the questions and responses.
c. Use your NutritionCalc Diet Analysis reports to answer the following questions.
d. There will be a dropbox link in d2l where you will submit this assignment.
e. Minus 10 points for not following instructions.
1. Look at your 'All Daily Reports' sheet.
In the section entitled, 'Bar Graph Report', look at
the the following columns:
'Value' (tells you how many Calories you consumed /averaged over 3 days)
and
'DRI Goal' (tells you how many Calories are recommended for you need based
on
your height, weight, gender, age, etc.).
Write the number of Calories
that were
recommended for you.
Write the number of Calories that you consumed/averaged over 3 days. (1
pts)
Recommended Calorie intake: ____________
Actual Calorie intake ____________
2. Based on the answers to Question 1, would you expect to gain,
lose, or
maintain your current body weight? Explain your response.
(1 pts.)
3. In the section entitled, 'Calories & Fat',
look at the percent column and answer
the following questions.
What percentage of your total Calories came from carbohydrates,
protein,
and fat?
Enter these percentages on the table below.
Put a check mark in the 4th column next to those
nutrients from your diet that
exceeded the recommendation. (3 pts)
| Percentage of
Calories from: |
Recommended intake: (percentage)
This can be found in your textbook. |
My intake:
(percentage) |
The following nutrients
exceeded the recommendations: |
| Carbohydrates |
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4. Based on your results in Questions 1-3 and according to the
current
recommendations, what if any changes should be made in (a) your total
Calorie intake
and (b) your source of Calories? Explain. (2
pts.)
5. Using the information from your 'Spreadsheet
Reports' for days 1, 2, and 3,
sort all foods
which contain carbohydrates into one of the three categories
listed below. (Only list foods with 5 grams of carbohydrates or
more/serving.)
a) next to each food write the number of grams CHOs it contains.
(6 pts)
Day 1
Fruits,
Vegetables, milk products
grams |
Grains, legumes,
nuts, seeds, breads, cereals, etc.
grams |
Low nutrient
density foods with concentrated sugars, soda, candy, cake,
etc.
grams |
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Day 2
Fruits,
Vegetables, milk products
grams |
Grains, legumes,
nuts, seeds, breads, cereals, etc.
grams |
Low nutrient
density foods with concentrated sugars, soda, candy, cake,
etc.
grams |
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Day 3
Fruits,
Vegetables, milk products
grams |
Grains, legumes,
nuts, seeds, breads, cereals, etc.
grams |
Low nutrient
density foods with concentrated sugars, soda, candy, cake,
etc.
grams |
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6. Based on the information from Question 5, answer the following
questions in the
spaces below. (5 pts.)
a) From which category of CHOs do the majority of your CHOs
come?
b) From which category do the second highest source of CHOs come?
c) According to current recommendations, which type of CHO should be
predominant
in your diet?
d) Is your diet in accordance with the current recommendations for
CHOs?
Explain.
e) Which CHO-containing foods could you consume more of or
less of to meet the
recommendations? Be specific in listing foods.
7. Complete the following table. Look at your 'Spreadsheet
Reports' for days
1, 2,
and 3.
List the 10 foods with the highest totoal fiber content, in
order, from greatest
to least amount of fiber. (There are 3 columns for fiber. The first is total
fiber
in the food; the second column is soluble fiber; and the third column is
insoluble
fiber.
Include the amount of each food eaten and the total amount
of fiber for each
food item.
(It’s okay to list a food item multiple
times if it’s among the ten items with
the most fiber.) (5 pts)
| Food
item |
Amount eaten |
Grams of fiber |
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8.In the 'All Daily Reports' sheets, look at the sections
entitled, 'Bar Graph Report'
to answer the following questions: (5 pts)
a) How many grams of dietary fiber were recommended for you?
__________
b) What was your actual intake of dietary fiber? ____________
c) Describe how your dietary fiber intake compares to the
recommendation.
d) If your fiber intake is different than the recommendation, which
types of
foods and which specific foods could you consume more of or
less of to be
more in line with the recommendation? Explain.
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