Diet Analysis Project

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• The is a great resource

The diet analysis is an important project. The project requires 3 steps –

1. Getting the data.  This requires keeping a food log, entering the food in the Nutricalc program, and getting the correct print out.  Since this is the basis of the project, this part is due by March 3, 2018.  It can be submitted at any time

2. Using the data obtained above to write and submit Part 1

3. Using the data obtained above to write and submit Part 2

Please read the directions for the diet analysis.  Here are the directions related to data gathering:

You will need the NutriCalc diet analysis software available with the purchase of your access code with your textbook.  You are not to use other meal tracker systems on the internet (i.e. MyFitnessPal, SuperTracker, etc.) as these will not generate the sophisticated reports you will require to complete your project.  If you do this project using another software you will not receive credit for the work!

You will need to keep a food diary for 3 days.  Use the instructions for keeping the diary.  You will collect food, beverage, and behavioral data for the food log.  You will use a provided food record form that is available in the Diet Analysis Link. Do not use the one in the nutricalc program.  Handwritten records are fine, you are welcome to simply scan them for submission.

Once you have collected the record you will then set up a profile in the NutriCalc program.  There is a short tutorial video provided when you are on the front page of the NutriCalc program.  Note:  DO NOT SET UP PROGRAM FOR WEIGHT LOSS. If weight change is needed, you can talk about this in your paper, but this project is to assess your diet needs in the current time and with your current weight.

After you have set up the profile you will then be able to enter the foods and beverages you consumed over the 3 day period.  Make sure to save your work frequently

Step 1:  Keeping an accurate food log is the first step.

1.  Keep a food diary for 3 days- 2 week days and 1 weekend day (consecutive days). Choose days that are fairly typical of your intake so that you can better understand your usual diet. In other words – don’t record on days that you are sick, your birthday, when you don’t have any food in the house, etc.

1. Carry the food record with you and record everything or eat or drink
2. Record immediately after eating with as much detail as possible
3. Be accurate with portion sizes – this is  IMPORTANT.  Refer to the tools in Chapters 1 and 2 to help determine serving size.
4. Do not include vitamin and mineral supplements since you are looking only at food intake. Similarly, do not record vitamin waters and energy drinks with added vitamins.
   1. If you take a protein supplement or drink protein shakes, include these as they will influence calorie and macro nutrient intake
5. You need to record your intake on the Diet Diary Form
   1. be very detailed in the description of what you ate.  It will be easier to do the analysis if you keep good records of everything
      

      that you eat and drink.

   2. record the meal and time you ate – you decide what the meal is.  If you get up at noon on Saturday and you eat – that might be your breakfast and it might be lunch
   3. record the food/beverage in as much detail as possible and the portion. You do not have to record method of preparation unless it will affect the food. For example – a pop tart is the same if it is toasted or not. But chicken is different if it is fried or baked.
   4. Record the portion size – accurately.  Again – tools in chapter 1 and 2.
   5. Record where you were, who you were with, and what you were doing when eating.   For example, you might have been alone at kitchen table reading your nutrition book, or in the lunchroom at work with co-workers, or you might be with friends watching TV
   6. Rate your hunger on scale of 1= not hungry and 5 = famished
   7. Assess how you were feeling (bored, happy, stressed, rushed, etc.)
   8. Estimate how long it took you to eat.

Next Step: Use Nutrition Calc Plus http://nutritioncalc3.mheducation.com/ncplus3/ –

a.  Set up your profile.

b.  CHOOSE WEIGHT MAINTENANCE – do not choose weight loss. 

c.  Carefully choose your physical activity level.  There are athletes who practice 4 or more hours a day.  They are very active.  Make sure you consider the time that you sit with school work, computer, car, TV etc.  Do not over estimate your activity

Enter your food

Sometimes you might not be able to find exactly what you ate. Try to pick something that comes close. You might also try putting in the ingredients.  After you have entered all of your information, you need to print out your reports.

Recipes and custom foods can be entered as well – please review the tutorial for assistance  – caution: if you add recipes make sure to double check the My  Plate report to verify that the servings of the components of your recipe have been added to this report.

VERY IMPORTANT: Check over your reports. If calories are very high or low, make sure you entered the right amounts. 15 French fries is different than 15 servings of French fries! In general – if females find their intake over 2500 or if males are over 3500, recheck your work. Also, if calories are very low (intakes less than 1500 calories a day), make sure you recorded everything that you ate and that these are usual days.

If you have any questions or problems – please contact me early!

The Reports or printouts that you need:

When you have entered all of your food data in the program, go to the Reports.  Choose the 3 days that you have recorded. Save these reports in PDF – the Bar Graph, Calorie Assessment, and MyPlate report