Q efer to Diet Analysis Project Instructions Actions Purpose: • Estimate portions sizes and nutrient content of foods you regularly eat. • Analyze your diet for adequacy and balance of essential nutrients. • Identify food sources of nutrients that may be lacking in the diet. • Estimate activity levels in your daily routines. • Compare your diet and activity to current guidelines. Task: Estimated time is 90 minutes. 1. Keep a record of what you eat and drink for 5 days. Include the following: • What? Include both food and beverages you ate. • How much? estimate tablespoons, cups, ounces. This handout Actions is helpful to estimate portion sizes. Being specific will help your analysis to be accurate. • When? time of the day you ate it • Where? where you ate • Who? who ate with • Why? why you ate…hunger, boredom, stress, happy, sad, etc. 2. Keep a record of your physical activity for those 5 days. This should include all activity and inactivity in a 24 hour period, including sleep, driving, studying and all movement. Include the type, time and intensity of each activity. 3. Type your food and activity into a Word document in menu form or as a chart. Click here for a sample chart. Actions The more accurate you are in keeping a log of what you are eating and the keeping track of your physical activity, the more information you will get out of this project. 4. Submit this document in Canvas by the due date. Criteria: • Do you have 5 days of food and activity recorded? • Are specific portions included? • Did you include the who, when, where and why with your food record? • Does your activity chart include 24 hours of activity for 5 days? • Did you submit on time via Canvas? Rubric Diet Analysis Project, Part 1 Diet Analysis Project, Part 1 Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCompleteness 10 pts Full Marks Word document with 5 days of food log. Includes portions, when, where and why. 24 hour physical activity chart for 5 days. Submitted by the due date. 8 pts Missing some data Missing small amounts of data. 5 pts Partial marks Incomplete food or activity. Late submission 0 pts No Marks No submission 10 pts Total Points: 10 PreviousNext