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Nutrition Project 3

Nutrition Project 3

Q 1 Instructions: Your task is to plan a 5-day menu of healthy meals for one of the scenarios listed below. This assignment is designed to promote healthy eating with limited resources/income. In order to complete this assignment successfully you must: • Introduction: Based on the scenario you’ve chosen start by determining and discussing all RDA values for the macronutrients and micronutrients for the selected individual. See appendix A in your book for RDA values. They can also be found here: Nutrient Recommendations: Dietary Reference Intakes • Provide a scholarly reference for your information. Use can use the Library Resources on the left-hand navigation bar of this course. Scroll down to Special Resources: then choose Nursing reference center plus. • Using MyFitness Pal prepare a 5-day menu consisting of 3 meals, 2 snacks, and beverages per day being sure to stick as closely to the budgets listed in the scenario as possible. • Provide a detailed breakdown of all items purchased and their price. Include a final total at the end. Go to a local grocery store and use their prices or utilize online food shopping apps to get an idea of item price. Ex Meal: o 1-pound of 85/15 Ground Beef: $4.85 o 1 russet potato: $.98 o Fresh broccoli: $2.98 o Tap Water: $0 • Finish up with a summary. Include the following in your summary: o How well you were able to stay on budget while also meeting the person’s RDA needs each day? If you were unable to do so explain why. o What is the impact of socioeconomic status on adequate nutrition and health? Prove a scholarly reference for the impact. o What did you find difficult about this project? o Provide a scenario in which you can see needing to budget for yourself, family, or a patient? How has this assignment better prepared you to do so? Note: As with any written assignment, this should be completed utilizing proper APA format throughout. Scenarios: Scenario #1: Nancy Whitaker is 67 years old. She retired from her job one year ago after many years. She receives her monthly pension, of $670 a month, plus her Social Security check of $840, for a total monthly income of $1510.00. After rent, electric/water/phone bills, and medical payments, she has $50 a week to spend on groceries for breakfast, lunch and dinner. What can Nancy purchase at the grocery store to feed her breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack under his daily budget? Scenario #2: Jerry Smith is a single 53-year-old man who lives in a boarding house, he receives General Assistance which pays his rent and receives $187 in food stamps. He has about $46 per week to spend on meals for himself. What can Jerry purchase at the grocery store to feed him breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack under his daily budget? Scenario #3: Bill Blevin is a 34-year-old disabled veteran, who receives a military pension. Due to his disability Bill cannot drive, and lives in an area that is not easily accessible to the larger grocery stores. After his monthly expenses Bill is left with $240 a month or $60 a week to purchase food for himself. What can Bill purchase at the grocery store to feed him breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack under his daily budget? Scenario #4: Sofía Hernandez is a 21-year-old student who works part-time and attends school full-time. She lives in a boarding house and prepares her own meals separately from her roommates. She has a small refrigerator and a microwave oven she primarily uses to prepare her meals. Her budget to buy food is about $200 a month or $50 a week depending on her expenses. What can Sofia purchase at the grocery store to feed her breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack under his daily budget? Note: In these scenarios you can use the entire weekly budget for the 5-day menu you are planning. (USLOs 4.5, 5.5, 6.5) Nutrition Project Part 3: Meal Planning on a Budget Grading Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction CSLO 4 threshold: 20.0 pts 20 pts Achievement Level 4: Student provides a comprehensive introductory section with an overview of the RDA values for the chosen scenario based on critical evaluation of scientific evidence. 15 pts Achievement Level 3: Student provides a somewhat comprehensive introductory section that is slightly lacking in its detailed overview of the RDA values. 10 pts Achievement Level 2: Student provides an inadequate introductory section that is significantly lacking in its detailed overview of the RDA values. 0 pts Achievement Level 1: Student does not provide an introductory section with an overview of the RDA values. Or assignment was not submitted. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeNutrition Tracker: Week of Menus 20 pts Achievement Level 4 Student utilizes the nutrition tracker to provide a comprehensive menu for 5 full days that includes 3 daily meals, 2 snacks, and beverages. 15 pts Achievement Level 3 Student utilizes the nutrition tracker to provide a mostly complete (4 days or more) of menus that includes 3 daily meals, 2 snacks, and beverages. 10 pts Achievement Level 2 Student has significantly difficulty using the nutrition tracker and is missing multiple menu (less than 4 days) items for the given week. 0 pts Achievement Level 1 Student does not provide menus utilizing the nutrition tracker. Or assignment was not submitted. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDetailed Shopping List 20 pts Achievement Level 4 Student provides a comprehensive list of all items purchased along with prices and is able to stay within $5 of the budget for their given scenario. 15 pts Achievement Level 3 Student provides a somewhat comprehensive list of all items purchased along with prices and is able to stay within $10 of the budget for their given scenario. 10 pts Achievement Level 2 Student provides an inadequate list of all items purchased along with prices and is within $20 of the budget for their given scenario. 0 pts Achievement Level 1 Student does not provide a list of items purchased along with prices. Or assignment was not submitted. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFinal Summary CSLO 4 threshold: 20.0 pts 20 pts Achievement Level 4: Student provides complete answers to all three questions in a comprehensive manner and provides supporting details. 15 pts Achievement Level 3: Student provides mostly complete answers but is missing one question or does not support their answer. 10 pts Achievement Level 2: Student provides responses to each of the summary questions. 0 pts Achievement Level 1: Student does not provide a final summary. Or assignment was not submitted. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePaper Formatting and Overall Presentation 10 pts Achievement Level 4 Overall presentation is 100% complete, follows APA formatting guidelines, demonstrates scholarly achievement, and utilizes appropriate grammar and sentence structure throughout. 7 pts Achievement Level 3 Overall presentation is mostly complete, mostly follows APA formatting guidelines, demonstrates scholarly achievement, and utilizes appropriate grammar and sentence structure throughout the majority of the paper. 4 pts Achievement Level 2 Overall presentation contains two of the following issues: is incomplete, does not follow APA formatting guidelines, does not demonstrate scholarly achievement, has significant errors with grammar and sentence structure. 0 pts Achievement Level 1 Overall presentation contains three or more of the following issues: is incomplete, does not follow APA formatting guidelines, does not demonstrate scholarly achievement, has significant errors with grammar and sentence structure. Or assignment was not submitted. 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferences and In-Text Citations 10 pts Achievement Level 4 At least 2 sources have been referenced and at least 1 reference is from peer-reviewed sources. Proper APA format was used both for in-text citation and for the reference section with no inaccuracies in APA formatting. 7 pts Achievement Level 3 At least 1 sources have been referenced or references are not from peer-reviewed sources. Proper APA format was used both for in-text citation and for the reference section with minor inaccuracies in APA formatting. 4 pts Achievement Level 2 No sources were referenced, or references were from biased sources with many errors in APA formatting. 0 pts Achievement Level 1 Assignment was not submitted. 10 pts Total Points: 100

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Using a calculator net and myfitnespal app, I determined that the RDA values for Sofia macronutrients are 54g/day for proteins, 294g/day carbs, 58g/day fat with total calories of 2,610kcal/day. Sofia is 21 years old. I gave her a height of 5 foot 8 and 150 lbs. I also used The Nutrient Recommendations: Dietary Reference Intakes to get the following results on a daily basis. Vitamin A – 700 mcg, Vitamin C – 75 mg, Vitamin D – 15 mcg, Vitamin B6 – 1.3 mg, Vitamin E – 15 mg, Vitamin K – 90 mcg, Thiamin- 1.1 mg, Vitamin B12 – 2.4 mcg, Riboflavin – 1.1 mg, Choline – 0.425 g, Folate – 400 mg, Vitamin B5 – 5 mg, and Biotin – 30 mg.