Wednesday, February 27, 2013

HW - 2/27/13

Tonight's homework is to complete Assignment 4 (if you have not done so already).


Procedure

1. Create an account at www.fitday.com.

2. Log the foods and drinks that you recorded in your food log. Do so for all of the days that you have recorded (or as many as you can).

3. Click on “Total Nutrition” (next to “Food Log”). Toggle between the Graph and Table options in order to visualize the nutritional contents of the foods/drinks you consumed in meaningful ways.

4. Think about and answer the following:

a. What is your initial reaction to the information supplied to you? For example, do you agree/disagree with its accuracy?

b. What questions do you have about the terminology/abbreviations used?

c. Do any of the values surprise you? Why or why not?

d. What does the term RDA (or RDA %) mean to you?

e. Are there any nutrients that you are getting more than enough of? Why do you think that is?

f. Are there any nutrients that you are getting less than enough of? Why do you think that is?

g. Why do you think you were tasked with recording your diet over multiple days instead of just one?

h. What do you think is the value of using websites like fitday.com to record and analyze one’s food intake?

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