Diet Analysis Assignment
1. Create a diet analysis
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You will need your diet diary, your notes on the nutrients, your choose my
plate worksheet.
Create 4 charts. One for each of the following categories: (1) energy
nutrients, (2) vitamins, (3) minerals, (4) choose my plate.
Example: Please note: This is an example of only chart number 1. You
will need to create 3 additional charts.
Nutrient
Protein
Carbohydrates
Fats
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Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Make tally marks on your chart each time you find a food in your diet diary
that is a good source of the nutrient.
Notice which nutrients you consumed or did not consume on a given day
2. Evaluate:
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Write an essay that responds to the following:
Paragraph 1—What did you do well in your 4 day diet diary? Why are
these things good? Make sure to discuss foods as well as individual
nutrients.
Paragraph 2—What do you need to do to improve? Why? (This should
be several things.) Make sure to discuss foods as well as individual
nutrients.
Paragraph 3—What one thing WILL you improve? How will you do
this? Why do you think this is an important thing to improve? Make sure
to discuss foods as well as individual nutrients.
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Write a rough draft first. It may help to brainstorm or web before you write.
Your final essay should be written in ink or word processed (double spaced).
You should include an introduction and conclusion.
Refer to the attached rubric.
3. Turn in:
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Your essay, both final copy and rough draft
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Your diet diary
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Your diet analysis charts
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Your choose my plate worksheet
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Your nutrition notes