Health Medical Homework Help

2.03

Estimate your carbohydrate intake for one day. Report on your intake at each meal and the total intake for the day. How many per meal and total simple carbohydrates did you eat? How many complex CHOs? Calculate the per meal and total CHO calories you consumed. From what you’ve learned, analyze your carbohydrate intake and give your opinion on your carbohydrate consumption. Offer comments on whether you’re CHO habits will serve you well in the short and long term.

Write 300-500 words describing the carbohydrate intake of your diet for one day.

You can find a carbohydrate counting resource online by doing an Internet keyword search for: carbohydrate counter.

Use the DECIDE model on a breakfast cereal:

Hints: Include hot grain cereal such as oatmeal or multigrain hot cereal. Research the effects of simple sugar on the body.

Write an 800-1200 word essay on your findings.

2.04

Create a journal of your fat intake over a two-day period.

Prepare a brief analysis of your fat intake. In your analysis, answer the following questions:

• How many total grams of fat did I consume?
• How much saturated, unsaturated and trans-fats did I consume?
• Was my fat intake during these two days in a healthy range? Too much? Too little?
• Did I eat the wrong type of fat?
• Can I do better? If so, how can I change my eating habits to improve?

2.05

Create a log of one day’s protein intake.

Note the type of proteins that you consumed.

• Were they complete or incomplete?
• Did you make use of complementarity in any of your meals?
• How many total grams did you eat?
• Notice how many grams of fat are in the protein source you eat. How many saturated fats? Are there any unsaturated fats?
• How does that compare to standard nutritional needs?
• Did journaling your protein intake create an awareness of deficiencies in protein consumption? Excesses?
• Relate your intake to sound dietary practices. How does your daily intake compare? Can you do better? If so, how?