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
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.