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Assignment #2: Individual Macronutrient Requirements and Diet Report
Required to Submit:
Previous assignment #1 and ….
Your Individual Macronutrient Requirements for: Total kcals, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate & Fiber
Completed Diet Report
Complete the Report Questions
Completing the Diet Report
Once you have recorded your 3-day diet, . You can also access the website in the Diet Project Resources module in Canvas.
Instructions on how to generate the Cronometer nutrition analysis report can be found in the Diet Project Resources module.
Complete the Diet Report Questions
After completing the online nutrient analysis of your diet, answer the following questions below:
Did you meet your individual macronutrient goals? Identify which ones you met and which ones you did not. If you did not meet a requirement, why do you think you did not?
On average, how many servings did you have from each individual food group per day (dairy, fruits, vegetables, protein, grains, and fats/oils)?
Identify your diet’s strengths.
Identify your diet’s weaknesses.
Are you currently following a special diet or restricting any particular foods from your diet for any reason? If so, please describe.
How often do you eat out or order take-out?
Are there any barriers to you eating a healthy diet? Examples of barriers include finances, proximity to grocery stores vs convenience stores, lack of cooking skills/time to cook, etc.
Identify five (5) vitamins or minerals that your diet has a deficient intake.
Are there any vitamins or minerals that you are consuming too much?
Did you meet your individual macronutrient goals? Identify which ones you met and which ones you did not. If you did not meet a requirement, why do you think you did not?
No
Met the carbohydrate and fat requirement
Did not met the protein requirement, because most of the days fish or meat or grams could not be included in the diet
On average, how many servings did you have from each individual food group per day (dairy, fruits, vegetables, protein, grains, and fats/oils)?
Dairy | 2 servings |
Fruits | no |
Vegetables | 2 servings |
Protein | 1 serving |
Grains | 1 servings |
Fats/ oils | 3 servings |
Identify your diet’s strengths.
- easy to cook
- easily available
- less expensive
- it gives a filled feeling
- satisfaction
Identify your diet’s weaknesses.
- not a balanced diet
- is deprived in fibers
- rich in oils
Are you currently following a special diet or restricting any particular foods from your diet for any reason? If so, please describe.
- yes, green gram
- because of abdominal discomfort and abdominal distension
How often do you eat out or order take-out?
- twice a week
Are there any barriers to you eating a healthy diet? Examples of barriers include finances, proximity to grocery stores vs convenience stores, lack of cooking skills/time to cook, etc.
-lack of availability of fish in the nearby market and if available it will be a little expensive
Identify five (5) vitamins or minerals that your diet has a deficient intake.
- vitamin C
- vitamin D
- vitamin A
-calcium
-iodine
Are there any vitamins or minerals that you are consuming too much
-vitamin B