An example of a Diet Analysis is attached.
As well as my “Actual vs Reccomended” based on entry
Instructions are as follows :
Part 1: Neatly typed 3-day food and beverage record/log, you can use food log generated from the diet analysis software
Part 2: The Actual vs. Recommended Report
Part 3: 1000 word Critique (essay) of your dietary analysis results (should be 3-full pages, not counting Title page or Reference page). Your critique/essay needs to address the following:
Review what nutrients you are deficient or excessive in (hint: you can find this data in the actual vs. recommend intake report) make sure to review the following:
Discuss if you met your needs for calcium, potassium, iron, fiber, vitamin A, Vitamin E, folate, vitamin C and vitamin D, and how you can improve your intake…What foods would you need to increase or add to your diet to help meet your nutrient needs?
Expand on what foods you can incorporate into you diet to increase your intake of your deficient nutrients and what foods you may need to reduce to lower your intake of certain nutrients.
Review sodium, total fat, saturated fat, protein, carbohydrate and sugar intake (did you consume more or less than recommended? and why? How can you improve or reduce intake? What foods would you limit or avoid to reduce intake of these it needed?
Review what your actual calorie intake was vs. what your recommendation was.
Discuss what your goal was: maintain, lose or gain.
Discuss if this assignment was beneficial for you and what you have learned from it.
Critique needs to include: 2 reliable, reputable sources to back up the information you will be presenting. The purpose of using sources (reliable and reputable sources) is to basically back up the information you will be discussing and presenting in your critique…..Using sources provide credibility to your work.
Example of how sources should be used in your critique:
The actual vs recommended intake reports indicate that I only met 30% of my recommended calcium needs. I will need to increase intake of calcium rich foods, such as milk, cheese, yogurt, tofu, almond milk, green leafy vegetables, and almonds (Blake, 2020). According to Cormik and Belizan, “Appropriate calcium intake has shown many health benefits, such as reduction of hypertensive disorders, strengthens bones and teeth, prevention of osteoporosis and colorectal adenomas, aids in blood clotting and normal heart beat regulation” (Cormik & Belizan, 2020).
Grading Rubric: 120 points
Typed 3-day food log- including food measurements, and amounts (20 points)
Diet Analysis Report: Actual vs Recommended Report: (20 points)
1000 word (3-page) critique (essay) with references/ sources: (80 points)
Introduction, body and conclusion: 15 points
References (cite at least 2 sources, you can use your class text book for one of the sources): 5 points
Discussing Nutrient intake (sodium, saturated fat, macronutrient and micronutrient intake): 50 points
Spelling/ grammar: 10 points
