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Assignment: Evaluate your three-day food and activity records using USDA’s Dietary Guidelines and food plan as provided in USDA’s Supertracker tool in order to determine how well you are doing and make plans to address any areas where you need to make changes.Part I: Activity and Food Records (including “My Journal”)Instructions: Show your activity and food records and food journal to your instructor. If these have not been entered into the Supertracker tool, enter this information into this database before proceeding.Fully Meets Expectations (10 points)Mostly Meets Expectations(7-9)Somewhat Meets Expectations(4-6 points)Minimally or Doesn’t Meet Expectations(0-3 points)Day 1Record includes food eaten for three meals and snacks, each day’s activities, and a food journal with information about the environment where meals were eaten and student’s mood.Record includes most of the food eaten for three meals and snacks, most of the day’s activities, and most of a food journal with information about the environment where meals were eaten and student’s mood.Record includes some of the food eaten for three meals and snacks, and may include activities participated in and/or some records in the food journal.Record has significant gaps related to food eaten, activities participated in and/or the food journal.Day 2Record includes food eaten for three meals and snacks, each day’s activities, and a food journal with information about the environment where meals were eaten and student’s mood.Record includes most of the food eaten for three meals and snacks, most of the day’s activities, and most of a food journal with information about the environment where meals were eaten and student’s mood.Record includes some of the food eaten for three meals and snacks, and may include activities participated in and/or some records in the food journal.Record has significant gaps related to food eaten, activities participated in and/or the food journal.Day 3Record includes food eaten for three meals and snacks, each day’s activities, and a food journal with information about the environment where meals were eaten and student’s mood.Record includes most of the food eaten for three meals and snacks, most of the day’s activities, and most of a food journal with information about the environment where meals were eaten and student’s mood.Record includes some of the food eaten for three meals and snacks, and may include activities participated in and/or some records in the food journal.Record has significant gaps related to food eaten, activities participated in and/or the food journal.Total Points(30)Part II: Create ReportsInstructions~ Use the report feature in Supertracker to create the reports that follow. A copy of each of these reports should be submitted with your final assignment. Food Group and Calories’ Report over the date range for which you have records.Note: Report continues beyond selection shown. Nutrients ReportNote: Report continues beyond selection shown.Meal Summary Report: Include all meals in this report (i.e. select “all”)Note: Report continues beyond selection shown.Physical Activity Report: Note: Report continues beyond selection shown.Three-Day Food/Activity Record Evaluation:CriteriaPointsPossiblePoints AwardedCommentsActivity and Food Records (see criteria provided previously)30Food Group and Calories Report*3Nutrients Report*3Meal Summary Report*3Physical Activity Report*3Responses to Evaluation Questions*35Project Reflection*25Total Points102*Items should be printed out and submitted for a grade no later than Monday, April 20, 2015.Three-Day Activity and Food Record: Evaluation Questions My Plan: If you have not already done so, you will need to set up the My Plan feature in Supertracker to complete the following chart:CriteriaYour Target (Established by Supertracker)Physical ActivityDaily Calorie LimitFruit Group Grain GroupProtein GroupVegetable GroupDairy GroupOilsFood Groups: Use the Food Group and Calories Report to answer the following questions:Which food groups did you eat the right amount of (Status = OK)?Which food groups did you not eat enough of (Status = Under)?Choose one of the food groups that you did not eat enough of (Status = Under), and list three foods in that food group you like to eat and one food from that food group have you never tried (you can use the sample menu or the Foodapedia to identify one of these foods). The food group that I am focusing on from which I did not eat enough foods is:Three foods I enjoy from this food group are:One food I have never tried before from this food group is: Which food groups did you eat too much of (Status = Over)? (List all that apply).Calories: What was your average calorie intake for the three days? What was your average empty calorie intake for the three days? Of the foods and beverages you consumed over the three days, which three were the top contributors to your empty calorie intake? (Click the plus sign icon next to “empty calories” to find the food sources you ate.)Nutrients: From your report identify three nutrients where your status is identified as “under:”Nutrient 1: What is a food source of this nutrient that you enjoy eating?Nutrient 2: What is a food source of this nutrient that you enjoy eating?Nutrient 3: What is a food source of this nutrient that you enjoy eating?Do you take a multivitamin? If so, look at the nutrient list on the multivitamin that you take. Does it include the nutrients that you are missing? If it does, does it include enough to bring you to the targets recommended in Supertracker? Explain.Meal Summary Report and Food JournalDo you eat breakfast every day? If you do not eat breakfast, why don’t you eat it?Where, with whom, and when do you eat lunch? How do your meal patterns differ on weekends from school days?Where, with whom, and when do you eat dinner? How do your meal patterns differ on weekends from school days?How often do you snack? When do you snack? Are your snacks one-item snacks or are your snacks more like mini meals? Please explain.Physical Activity Report: How many minutes of aerobic exercise/activity did you get during the three-day period? How close was this amount to your target?How many minutes of muscle-strengthening exercise/activity did you get during the three-day period? How close was this amount to your target?Reflection: How healthy are your diet and activity patterns? Write an essay that synthesizes what you have learned from each of the reports you have generated and analyzed. Please consider the following in your discussion:How typical the days were that you recorded.Describe what your experience was like using Supertracker as an evaluation tool. What are some of the benefits associated with using a tool like this? What are some of the challenges associated with using it? How is it similar to or different from other tools you are familiar with? Explain why you believe you are under or over the targets provided by Supertracker and any possible consequences you project for continuing to follow the diet and activity patterns reflected in these records. Discuss at least three things you have learned about yourself and your diet-related health in connection with this assignment.Discuss what motivates you to make changes in your diet and activity and identify any changes you might make in your food intake and activity level associated with what you have learned from this assignment.Note: Your reflection is worth 25 points and will be evaluated considering how well you discuss each of the criteria identified above, your spelling and grammar, and how neat your work is when it is submitted. ................
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