Instruction
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.)
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Items To Hand In for full credit (100 points):
3-day food log (30 points)
Printed analysis from Nutrition Calc or Super Tracker (30 points)
Completed packet with answered questions (40 points)
Course Outcomes Covered:
Explain the foundation concepts and theories of nutrition.
Identify the basic structures and food sources of micro and macro nutrient
Analyze the various factors that influence food habits
Apply knowledge of nutrition to real-life examples
Assess the nutritional status, including measuring the dietary intake of an individual, meal pattern and structure, eating style and behavior.