Instruction
Protein Needs Activity
Please read the following to complete this activity on your own. Then, watch the videos to review your answers.
Worksheet & Directions: Determinants of Protein Needs Activity.pdf
Article: protein requirements and the RDA.pdf
Diet Tracking Assignment
Food journals and diet logs are common in nutrition to review what a person is actually eating. Understanding daily intake is the first step to helping improve diet, discover nutrient deficiencies or excessive nutrients like salt, sugar, and fat. This activity will provide you with first hand experience. For instructions, follow the link below: (Links to an external site.)
Diet Analysis Assignment.pdf
Diet Analysis Questions.pdf
Items To Hand In for full credit (100 points):
1. 3-day food log (30 points)
2. Printed analysis from Nutrition Calc or Super Tracker (30 points)
3. Completed packet with answered questions (40 points)
Course Outcomes Covered:
1. Explain the foundational concepts and theories of nutrition.
2. Identify the basic structures and food sources of micro and macronutrient
3. Analyze the various factors that influence food habits
4. Apply knowledge of nutrition to real-life examples
5. Assess the nutritional status, including measuring the dietary intake of an individual, meal pattern and structure, eating style and behavior.
Family Tree Assignment Now that you have learned the link between nutrition and chronic disease, find out what your genetic risk factors are. To the best of your ability, trace your lineage back to your great grandparents. Find out what chronic diseases each family member might have. Use this information to create a family tree. This may be provided in a simple list format, hand drawn, or typed. If you do not have access to your full family lineage, do the best you can. The goal is to know what your risks are and what lifestyle changes you can make to promote disease prevention.
Course Outcomes Covered:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of nutritional principles in both health & illness
2. Describe the relationships between nutrition and human physiology.
3. Apply knowledge of nutrition to real-life ex
4. Acquire knowledge about the role of Nutrition in disease prevention