Do not adjust your diet, do not change your eating habits do not leave this assignment until you have entered and explored  the Nutrition Zone.  This  research will open your eyes and change healthy eating as you  know it.  DO NOT BE AFRAID TO LEARN!!!!

Introduction
 Task
 Process
 Resources
 Evaluation
 Conclusion

 

Introduction

You are going to have to do some research!  Your health class has signed a contract with the teacher promising to  track and record the foods they eat over the Spring Break.  You are committed to eating healthy for 5 consecutive days in a row.  The whole class has to return their food diaries when they return and  all of you that  meet the goal you  will earn a field trip to the swim club the last week of school.  The problem is you have to decide what healthy eating consists of?  You are sure it's not you normal diet of Big Mac's and Fries. You are going to see how easy it is to eat right and maintain a healthy weight.


Task

You are going to learn about your body's need for  nourishment. You are to discover the importance of  maintaining a healthy diet. How to get the needed nutrients in the proper serving size to accomplish eating the balanced diet the food pyramid suggests is required to maintain your health. You will complete a list of questions having to do with information you should have found while visiting the sites and engaging in the activities that are available there for you to explore.

Process

Your going to find this information  by doing online research looking up information and playing some games that your teacher suggested would be fun and informational. The handout for your assignment has specific questions you will need to know the answers to.

Resources

This list of sites will provide you the answers to all of the questions you will need to answer for the evaluation part of the assignment.
Nutrition Cafe'
Dole 5 A Day
Food Pyrmid
5 A Day Gov. Site
Food and Nutrition Information Center

Evaluation

Type your answers to the following questions in MSWORD, document the URL where you found the corect answer, print the answers and turn them in to me to show your research was completed.

1. What equals a single serving of :
    ___________ Fresh fruit
    ___________ Fresh Vegetables
    ___________ Juice
    ___________ Dried   Fruit
    ___________ Salad
    ___________ Canned Fruit
    ___________ Canned Vegetables
    ___________ Frozen Vegetables
    ___________ Frozen Fruits


2.    What are the levels of the food Pyramid from the bottom to the top?
  

3.    What do you need besides vitamins and a healthy diet to keep your body fit?



4.    Name a good source of Vitamin C.



5.    What has Potassium in it?



6.    Carotenoids are found in what foods?


7.    If you are sleepy and have low energy levels what vitamin may you need more of in your diet?


8.    According to the charts do all people of all ages need the same number of calories and serving of all foods?        (Explain your answer.)



    Unscramble the following list of Nutrients:

        1)    TROYHADRACEB
                hint: This nutrient comes from food, such as bread.

       

        2)    TAF
                hint: Found in oils, meats, and cheese.
              


        3)    ROTENIP
                hint:  This builds muscles and helps you grow.


        4)    NATMIVIS
               hint: These help keep your skin healthy, hair shiny, help heal cuts.


        5)    CLAMUIC
                hint: This helps grow strong bones and teeth.


        6)    ORIN
                hint: An important part of your blood.


        7)    REBIF
                hint: This helps with digesting food.


8.    What is the other name mentioned for mesurment that means calorie?


These resources are to be used find the information to compare and contrast fast food menus for the second part of your activity.  They will allow you to see the fat, calorie, protein, sodium and fiber that are in a typical fast food diet.

 

http://www.olen.com/food/

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.index1.html

http://www.wendys.com/food/index.jsp

http://www.steaknshake.com/nutritional_info/index.asp

http://www.arbys.com/nutrition/Arbys_US_Nutrition.pdf

 

 

 

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Conclusion

The sites and activities you used for this assignment should have given you a good idea of how you can eat healthy, what a serving size really is, and how important it is for your body to have all of these  nutrients in a balanced diet to remain healthy, function correctly and keep you fit.
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