Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze your current eating habits. After tracking 3 days of your eating, you will be able to see which areas you have room for improvement and which areas you are doing well, in terms of your diet. For example, you might find that your diet is too high in sodium, but perfectly balanced elsewhere, or you may find that your diet is too high in carbohydrates and too low in protein. This is an opportunity to get a good baseline from which you can improve upon as you learn more about fitness and nutrition this semester. This assignment is also a precursor to your final project due at the end of the semester, helping to fulfill Student Learning Outcome #1, “Students will examine the principles of nutritious eating and develop a nutrition plan.”
Step 1
Visit https://www.myfitnesspal.comLinks to an external site. and create your profile. This is a free Internet tool. No need to sign up for the premium features that cost money.
Step 2
Click on the “Food” tab at the top of the page, search, and add the food you eat for 3 consecutive days. Be as detailed as possible to get the best feedback (don’t forget to add things like your drinks or butter or oil that you use to prepare your foods). Print screen, screen capture, or take a picture of each daily food diary you enter, making sure that I can see the “totals,” “daily goals,” and “remaining” at the bottom of each of the 3 days, an example is below for your reference. Do not click on thebutton as I won’t be able to see the “remaining” totals at the bottom of the screen (10 points for each day).
Step 3
Type a summary analysis of your findings, including, but not limited to the following questions: What areas of your diet need improvement? Was there anything that surprised you about your diet? What steps can you take to improve your diet? Please use size 12, Times New Roman font and double spaced formatting. Minimum 300 words (20 pts). Type your name, class name, and date at the top of the page. Title the assignment “My Fitness Pal Tracker.” Worth 50 points total.
