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Assignment

For this Assignment, you will use your food record and All Daily Report from Assignment.

Part I. Sources of your food selections:

Use your food record from Assignment 1 to answer the following questions.

1) How many foods were processed? A process food is packaged by a manufacturer, for example cracker, cereal, chips, rice mixes, soups frozen dinners, etc. Processed foods have a Nutrition Facts label.

2) How many foods did you prepare and/or cook? Examples of these types of foods are homemade lasagna, plain cooked pork chops, and cooked vegetables.

3) How many foods where not prepared or processed? Examples of these types of foods would be milk, orange, banana, raw vegetables, salad (dressing would be processed), etc.

4) How many foods where prepared by somebody else, for example at a restaurant?

5) What of percent of the foods you ate were processed, prepared by you or someone else, orunprocessed/unprepared?

Total Processed Foods Total Prepared Foods Total Foods Prepared by Someone Else Total Unprocessed/Unprepared Foods Add these 4 together for Total Foods

a) Percent Processed Foods:
Total Processed Foods * 100= %
Total Foods

b) Percent Prepared Foods:
Total Prepared Foods * 100= %
Total Foods

c) Percent Foods Prepared by Someone Else:
Total Foods Prepared by Someone Else * 100= %
Total Foods

d) Percent Unprocessed/Unprepared Foods:
Total Unprocessed/Unprepared Foods * 100= %
Total Foods

e) Summary:
Write a short summaryof what you have learned about your diet in Part I. It must be at least 200 words long.

Part II. Reading Food Labels.

1) Select one processed foods from your Assignment 1 food record. Fill in the Nutrition Facts Label below for that product.

Name of Food item:

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:

Servings per Container:

Amount per Serving:

Calories

Amount % Daily Value

Total Fat (g)

Saturated Fat (g)

Trans Fat (g)

Cholesterol (mg)

Sodium (mg)

Total Carbohydrate (g)

Dietary Fiber (g)

Sugars (g)

Protein (g)

Vitamin A

Calcium

Iron

2) List the ingredients.

3) Which ingredients are food additives? You may find Table 3-3 in your textbook helpful. What is their function? (If you need more lines, hit the tab button on at the end of the last line.)
Food Additives Function

4) Does your product make any nutrient claims? You can use Table 2-3 to guide you. If so, which one?

5) Summarize what you have learned. It must be at least 200 words long.

Part III. Carbohydrate and Lipid Content of Your Diet

1) Carbohydrate Content

What type of carbohydrate did you eat? In the table below, list the foods you ate from your diet analysis in Assignment 1, thenidentify the type of carbohydrate each food contains. Remember, there are simple and complex carbohydrates present in your diet. Use Table 5-1 and Table 5-2 for guidance on the types of sweetener present in the foods you ate.

Use the text to help you determine the type of carbohydrate, for example, glucose, fructose ect++. A food item may contain more than one type of carbohydrate. (If you need more lines, hit the tab button on your computer keyboard at the end of the table's last line.)
Food Item Type of Carbohydrate

2) Lipid Content

What type of lipid did you eat? In the table below, list the foods you ate from your diet analysis in Assignment 1, then identify the type of lipid each food contains. Use Table 6-1 and 6-2 and Figure 6-10 to help guide you. A food may contain more than one type of lipid. (If you need more lines, hit the tab button on your computer keyboard at the end of the table's last line.)
Food Item Type of Lipid

3) Summarize what you learned below in Part III. It must be 200 words long.

Attachment:- nutrition.rar