Diet Assignment, Joe Dixon, Nutr & Health 255 For Dixon Class: Worth 100 points (There is also a Comprehensive PowerPoint that describes how to perform the assignment)

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DUE DATE For Full Assignment: Friday, March 05, 2021 NOTE: If you forget a section, there are no regrades for this Assignment!

Diet Diary. You can use the suggested food diary sheet to keep track of your dietary intake. You can also use your phone and take photos of your meals. Follow the directions for keeping accurate records. The more complete your diary appears, the better your analysis will be! This is for you! I grade so many of these I wil never remember what diet an individual has!

Suggestions for filling out the form: Bring a 8 oz cup (be sure of the size) along with you and estimate how much food you are eating. If you enter 1 cup you also need to enter number of servings (example 1 serving of 1 cup).

DIET INTAKE RECORDING DIRECTIONS:

Pick a “usual day” for your food intake record! Do not pick a very different day for your assignment. You want to see what you eat on a typical day!

NOTE: WE DON’T USE SUPPLEMENTS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT!

Write down EVERYTHING (food, drink, supplements) that you eat. Do not put supplements or water into the program. Include candy, condiments, dressings, alcohol (if you consume this), etc. In addition to recording everything that you eat, estimate the amounts (i.e., portion or serving size) of the food or beverage that you consume. This can be done by bringing a measuring cup with you and estimating how many cups of a food you will eat. For combination foods (i.e., sandwiches), you can try to find the food in the database, or you can break the food down into its component parts and list them separately:

For Example: A Tuna Sandwich:

Bread, whole wheat2 slices (Note weight of slices)

Tuna, canned with water0.25 cup

Mayonnaise, regular 1 tablespoon

Pickle 1 large dill

Other suggestions –

1) For as many foods as possible, copy the name brand.

2) Carry the recording sheet with you so that you don’t forget foods you eat. Put them in a page protector to keep them in decent condition.

3) Record the approximate time the meal/snack was eaten and what is was (i.e. breakfast, lunch, snack, etc.)

4) Record the amounts of all food and drink consumed in common measurements:

Bread – slices

Cereal/Grains/Pasta/Beans – cups, dry ounces

Cereals – record product name!

Beverages – cups, ounces

Meat/Fish/Poultry/Cheese – ounces, pounds, slices

Veggies/Fruit – whole: small, medium, large; cups

Salad –List what is in the salad or use the listing for mixed salad. For tomatoes, measure the size of the slice or whole tomato if you use one.

Condiments/Dressings (sugar/mayo/ketchup/peanut butter/jam) – packets, tablespoons, teaspoons

5) For beverages-

Milk – specify if non-fat (skim), low-fat, whole, chocolate, soy, cream, etc.

Fruit Juice – specify if fresh or frozen, indicate percent juice (e.g., 5%, 100%, etc.)

Water – Do not keep track of water drunk – can vary widely!

Coffee/Tea – specify if added milk (type), sugar, etc. For specialty coffee/tea drinks indicate if made with whole, low-fat or non-fat (skim) milk and if with whip topping, as applicable. Copy kcal from shop literature!

6) Breads-Specify type: whole grain, 9 grain, white, rye, low-carb, etc, and toppings (margarine, jelly, etc.)

7) Desserts: Specify brand name (if packaged item) or homemade; Specify if low in fat, sugar, etc.

8) Snacks- Try to eat a multiple of the serving size listed on the food label. This is to make it easy to put into the program.

Go to PowerPoint slides for additional directions:

Go to the Diet Analysis Program: www.myfoodrecord.com

First, fill out your personal profile. You will be asked for information about your sex, weight, height, and activity level. If confused about activity level, go to the textbook and read about this.

Very important: Do not be cryptic in your answers!

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Questions relating to your diet record and nutrient analysis. Answer as fully as possible. Do not answer with a simple Yes or No! The Answers must be typed!

1. Was the day you chose for the record typical for you? Explain fully.

2. Do you think that you underestimated your intake for this day?

Meaning, did you forget foods? Were you careful estimating the amounts?

Explain fully.

3. How many grams of protein was in your diet : ________________

What is the RDA for protein for someone with your characteristics: ___________________ (You can calculate this)

Considering how what % of the RDA or DRI you consume, do you think your protein intake is adequate? Explain fully.

4. A. Which vitamin was highest relative to the DRI (i.e., greatest % DV). Are you worried that you are eating a toxic amount?

B. Which mineral was highest relative to the DRI (i.e., greatest % DV). Are you worried that you are eating a toxic amount?

5. A. Which vitamin was lowest relative to the DRI (i.e., lowest % DV). Are you worried that you are eating too little of this nutrient?

B. Which mineral was lowest relative to the DRI (i.e., lowest % DV). Are you worried that you are eating too little of this nutrient?

6. A. What was your ratio of Potassium to Sodium Intakes?

B. What does this ratio say about the general composition of your diet?

7. Briefly comment how your energy sources compare with the present U. S. consumption of protein, fat, and carbohydrate. List them side by side before commenting:

(Need Percentages)

From Class Lectures From You dietary report

Average % of US total % of your total Kcal intake

Kcal intake

Protein

Fat

Carbohydrate

Brief Comment about how they match up:

8. Do you closely follow your intakes of macronutrients? (i.e., Do you try to eat a high protein diet? Do you try to eat a low carbohydrate diet? Do you worry about fat in your diet? Are you a vegetarian?))

Overall Quality of your diet – Be thoughtful and expansive! Consider all nutrients in your diet including fiber and fat composition.

9A. Go over the overall quality of your diet and identify the top two strengths of your diet and reasons why these are strengths. (e.g., diet is high in potassium etc. ) Show that you thought about this!

9B. Identify the top two weaknesses of your diet and reasons why these are weaknesses. (e.g., need to trim energy intake because . . .). Next to each weakness, describe one change you could make to your diet to improve the quality of your diet. [e.g., Reduce added sugar intake by replacing regular soda with diet soda or water)].

9C. Are you, in general, happy with your diet? Do you intend to change your diet based upon this assignment?

Submit the answered questions as a word document to the Canvas Assignment Site

Due DATE: Friday, March 05, 2021

If you have any questions, email me at:

joedixon709255@gmail.com