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This project will allow you to gather and analyze information on the foods you eat and the activites you perform throughout a three day period. This project will allow you to gather and analyze information on the foods you eat and the activités you perform throughout a three day period. 1. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the dietary goals and guidelines set for Americans by evaluating nutritional adequacy of diets using the USDA Food Guide, DRIs and online nutrition analysis software, Supertracker. 2.The student will use quantitative, analytical skills to evaluate and analyze nutrient analysés data using computer and emerging technologies effectively. 3. The student will synthesize information learned from previous course content to assess and analyze their dietary intake. You will choose consecutive days, and record all of the foods you eat AND drink (even water) for the three days. Be aware of portions, including beverages (ounces), Meats/Fish/Poultry (ounces) condiments such as ketchup, mayo, mustard, and salad dressing in teaspoons or tablespoons. Bread, fast foods, by portion such as 1 slice of whole wheat bread, 1 Big mac, 1 small McDonald’s French fries. Vegetables in cups and fruits in cups (1/2 cup cooked broccoli or by item (one small apple). The more specific you are in completing your Food Record, the more accurate the results of your choosemyplate analysis. the food groups on (previously the Food Guide Pyramid). the food groups and portions listed under each of the food groups. Explore oils and empty calories as well. There are pictures which provide a visual image of the portion size of some foods, assisting you in portion estimation for this project. : Read the following handout before using Supertracker. Ten Tips for Supertracker 2.Register on which is a part of the choosemyplate.gov website . If you do not register, none of your data will be saved when you close your browser window.. Watch Video about on Supertacker HERE. 3. Enter the foods you consumed into the . You should have recorded your intake on the to assist you in recalling portions and foods you consumed during the three days. Enter all foods AND fluids. Some foods may not be easily found. Check spelling if you do not find the food on the 1st search, use alternate but similar food items if you can not find the EXACT item. : You will not be submitting the food record form. It is simply a data collection tool. Watch this video about into the Supertracker Program HERE Note: You can change your calorie goal if you wish to lose or gain weight. Watch this video to see how to HERE. 4. Enter all that you participated over the 3 days into the 5. Once you have completed entering foods and physical activity. (remember to select the date ranges to include all 3 days). 1. Food Groups and Calories 2. Nutrients 3. Physical Activity 6 in an format. At this point, combine all three reports into MS word document. 7. You will then use the reports to complete your written summary portion of this assignment. Only one document will be graded. The last document uploaded, will be graded. Therefore you MUST combine all reports and the nutrient anaylsis written analysis as ONE document. You will write an analysis answering the questions stated below . to validate your conclusions. Use only the course provided resources and Choose My Plate website. See examples for analysis for each of the reports below. Remember, an analysis is using the data (your reports) to make conclusions and validating your conclusions using references such above resources. Review your three day average Nutrients report and write an analysis of for compared to for each of them. Use the textbook chapters and course content materials on , and cite references from the text to back up your analysis. In your analysis, use you ate or did not eat that contributed to the deficiency, helped you meet your target, or contributed to excess intake. Review your Physical Activity report and refer to the chapters in your text book on to assist you in analyzing your physical activity. from your textbook to validate your responses. Include the following in your analysis. Below are two examples of the assignment. Please be VERY careful to write YOUR assessments in your own words. Turnitin tools will be used to check for plagiarism and a zero (0) will be given if your work is not your own. Once completed, you will submit the whole assignment online in D2L in t

he . This folder can be found under the tab at the top of the course home page. All of the following information should be included in your submission. You will combine all of the following reports and written assessments in . Multiple documents be accepted. See video HERE for instructions on combining all reports into one document. 1. APA formatted.(You do not need Abstract) 3. 4. of report based on above requirements. 5. You will submit on OR before the found in the 1. Written work should be APA (See below examples and suggestions.) 2. The (first page) of the document should follow APA format. No abstract needed. 3. Although there is no word requirement, all of the questions should be answered throughly. Based on the assessment, each student’s data will be different and therefore, the amount of written assessment will vary. However, most of portion of the assignment that students have previously submitted are typically between 4-6 pages (this is ). 4. and “texting” language. If any of work has this sort of language, points will be deducted based on the frequency of use. 5. is completely unacceptable. Students found will receive a for this assignment. Review Student Code of Conduct in Student Handbook. 6. in-text references in the body of your work using APA referencing formats. See Link HERE for Purdue OWL wesite which provides easy references to the APA format. Here is a summary of APA formatting that can helpful. References will be used when validating any conculsions about nutrient content in foods, food sources, physical activity and as appropriate. . All of the following material was quoted from the OWL Purdue website. Examples of in-text citation formating See APA format videos to assist you with formatting. Example: I was deficient in my calcium intake. I ate only 60% of my Target for calcium. I did not consume enough foods rich in calcium. I am lactose intolerant, so it’s difficult for me to get in enough calcium but, I could drink soy or almond milk in place of regular cow’s milk (Dairy, What foods are included in the dairy group?, Choose My Plate, n.d.) or vegetables such as broccoli into my meals to increase the amount of calcium (Grosvenor & Smolin 2012, pg. 282). If I do not consume enough calcium I could lose calcium from my bones causing osteoporosis in the future (Grosvenor & Smolin 2012, pg. 279). According to Jones (1998), “Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time” (p. 199). Jones (1998) found “students often had difficulty using APA style” (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers? According to USDA Choose My Plate, fruits are beneficial to diet and health by providing essential nutrients such as potassium and fiber (Fruits, All about the fruit group section, para. 3 & 4). Jones’s (1998) study found the following:Students often had difficulty using APA style,especially when it was their first time citing sources. This difficulty could be attributed to the fact that many students failed to purchase a style manual or to ask their teacher for help. (p. 199) According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners. APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Jones, 1998, p. 199). A list of references should be included at the end of your written work. This will be your last page of your document. Some suggestions for APA references styles for your and the website are listed below. For the correct format for other references (books other than your textbook, research articles, professional news letters and more, you must go to OWL Purdue APA style for futher guidance. Grovsner, Mary B., & Smolin, Lori A (2012). (3rd ed.).Hoboken, NJ:Wiley. Your references will be different based on the section of the Choose My Plate website you gather information from. An example of information obtained from the website’s section on Fruits follows: Fruits. (n.d.). In . Retrieved from http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/fruits-why. Examples of well done assignments: Diet Analysis Project Example 1 Diet Analysis Project Example 2 15 pts Food Groups and Calories Report (1-10pts possible) Nutrients (1- 10pts possible) Physical Activity (1- 10 pts possible) 1-5pts No or limited (Bibliography/ In-text Citations) and failure to follow directions (5-60 pts). Posted Aug 24, 2018 1:47 PM Dear Students: You can use this link for your nutrition project: Thanks!!