Keep food records for or other common measure. Use the 3 reports to answer the following questions You should submit the 3 reports with the following nutrient critiques. Answer the Conclusion/Discussion questions. 2. Does your “Grain” intake meet the recommendations set forth by “My Plan”? Do you meet your target for “whole grains” and “refined grains”? How does your “dietary fiber” intake compare to the recommended “target” fiber intake? (hint: find out your fiber intake by looking on “nutrient reports”). If it does, list which foods you ate that contributed to your fiber intake. If it did not, name 2 foods you eat to increase your consumption of dietary fiber? 1. How does your “total fat” intake compare to the recommendation of 20-35% of calories should come from fat? (hint: refer to “nutrients reports”). Name 3 foods that you ate that contributed the most to your fat intake. ( 2. How does your saturated fat intake compare to the recommendation of <10% of calories? (hint: refer to nutrient reports) List 2 foods that you ate that contained saturated fats and state the actual amount of saturated fat that the foods contain. (nt: if the sat fat is not listed in your report, google it) 3. How does your daily cholesterol intake compare with the suggested limit of <300 mg/day? (hint: refer to “nutrients report”) Name 1 food you ate that contributed the most to your cholesterol intake. 2. Give an example of an animal protein and a non-meat protein source. 3. How many “Empty Calories” did you have? (hint: refer to “Food Groups & Calories Report”). These are foods that provide little to no nutrition o
ther than the sugar or fat. Of those empty calories, how many came from “solid fats” and “added sugars”? List 3 foods that you ate that contributed to these empty calories. If you consumed the “recommended amount”…Good for You!!! 4. Calculate the percentage of your calories coming from “added sugars”. The American Heart Association 5. How much sodium do you take in over the 3 day average? How does that compare to the recommendation to keep sodium intake at < 2300 mg/day? List 3 foods that contributed the most to your sodium intake and state the actual amount of sodium in those foods. ( 6. How does your activity level compare to guidelines set forth by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)? (see chart in Ch 14 book). Comment on the specifics of the recommendations given and how they compare to your activities. Evaluate your “overall” activity levels. Are you physically active most days of the week? 7. Is your waist circumference below the “high-risk” waist circumference of 40” for a male and 35” for a female? 8. Does your BMI fall in the underweight, healthy weight, overweight or obese category? Comment on your findings. If your BMI does not fall in the “healthy” category what would be an appropriate “goal weight” based on the BMI chart? 9. List 4 goals/things you can do to improve your overall eating and/or exercise habits based on the results from the assignment above? To summarize, Part 2 (due 4/21/15) should include typed up answers to all the following questions. The answers to a majority of the questions can be found from a comparison of your personal “SuperTracker” reports and