ChooseMyPlate Assignment<\/p>\n
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\nGoals of the assignment:
\n1. To identify how you can improve your diet using ChooseMyPlate food groups.
\n2. To understand where foods fit into the ChooseMyPlate food groups.
\n3. To determine your ideal food plan based on your age, gender, height, weight and activity level
\n4. To identify appropriate portions of food items within the ChooseMyPlate food groups.
\n5. To evaluate your individual food intake based on ChooseMyPlate guideline\/recommendations
\n6. To summarize how the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is related to the ChooseMyPlate
\nRecommendations.<\/p>\n
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\nInstructions: There are 3 parts to this assignment.
\nPart 1 \u2013 this will identify your dietary intake – Worksheet 1:
\nRecord one day\u2019s food and drink intake \u2013 breakfast, lunch, dinner, any snacks and drinks in 24 hours.
\nEstimate your portion sizes in cups, ounces and tablespoons as accurately as possible. You will need this
\nto complete worksheet 2 and 3
\nPart 2 \u2013 Complete Worksheet 2
\n1. Click on the suggested calorie level (please see attachments in the assignment link) to see your daily
\nneeds for each food group and enter the information on the worksheet provided with this
\nassignment (Worksheet 2). \u2013 Please indicate the MyPlate plan that you will be using.
\nSuggested food group plan (calorie level)
\n1600 \u2013 weight loss
\n1800 \u2013 weight maintenance
\n2000 \u2013 active lifestyle
\n2400 \u2013 very active lifestyle or weight gain
\n2. Look at your food intake recorded for the 24-hour period and complete worksheet 2 stating your
\nfood intake, your daily intake of each food group, the ideal daily intake of each food group from
\nyour plan and state amount lacking or exceeded for each food group. See the example below to get
\nstarted.
\n3. Go to the following link http:\/\/www.choosemyplate.gov\/ and from the home page click on each
\nfood group, under \u201cEat Healthy\u201d from the top navigation bar. Spend some time looking at the
\ninformation that is available related to each food group, particularly recognizing portion sizes. Once
\nyou click on the food group, scroll to the bottom and open, for example \u201cOunce equivalent of
\ngrains\u201d. For example, click on Daily Grain Table to see the amounts of grains that are recommended
\nfor each portion. Click on the One Ounce Equivalent of Grains table to see amounts for a variety of
\ngrains. Get familiar with figuring out food equivalents for each food group.
\n4. Record all food groups for a mixed food item. For example, pizza is made up of the grain, vegetable,
\noil groups, solid fat and dairy.
\n5. Note that there will be some foods that do not fit into any group and are considered Empty Calories.
\n(i.e. Chocolate Cake or Beer)<\/p>\n
6. Do this for each of the food groups to complete the table on the worksheet. See the example below
\nto get started.
\n7. Answer question 1 on worksheet 2 and evaluate your intake compared to the ChooseMyPlate
\nrecommendations (using calories levels from Part 2 Question 1). Be sure to fully analyze your
\ndiet to receive full points. You should be discussing what you lacked\/exceeded and changes you
\ncan make.
\nPart 3
\n1. Complete the table provided with meals that meet your ChooseMyPlate Plan (using calorie
\nlevels from Part 2 Question 1) by dividing these foods into the suggested meals on the table.
\n2. Read the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Executive Summary at
\nhttps:\/\/www.dietaryguidelines.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-
\n12\/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf and use these recommendations to
\nanswer the remaining questions on the worksheet. All materials for the Dietary Guidelines can
\nbe found at https:\/\/www.dietaryguidelines.gov\/resources\/2020-2025-dietary-guidelines-online-
\nmaterials
\nPlease post the completed worksheets on the appropriate assignment area on Canvas by the due
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