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Analyzing Your Food Intake And Activity

Name: ___________________________

Date: ___________________________________

Unit 2 Culminating Activity: Analyzing your Food Intake and Activity

This assignment requires you to analyze your food intake and compare it to the recommended daily

requirements and Canada’s Food Guide.

Step 1: Food Diary

a) Keep a diary of your food intake (including drinks) for at least 3 days

b) Choose one of those days that you feel is most typical of your food intake and use that day for

your analysis

Step 2: Analysis of Food Intake

a) Using the chart provided, complete your daily nutrient intake values (DRI) for your chosen day

from your food diary. You must record ALL the foods (i.e. for a sandwich, you would record the

nutrients for the bread, meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo etc.)

b) Use the following web-link to find the DRI intake guide to help you with your nutrient intake

analysis

Step 3: Daily Recommended Intake and Canada’s Food Guide

a) Compare your nutritional intake with the DRI for Adolescent females. Create a chart indicating

whether you are below, above or equal to.

********** Clearly show your calculations in chart form. Example is below:

My Total DRI

DRI for Adolescent Females

Above/Below/Equal

Carbohydrates 100g

130 g

-30

b) Compare your food diary with Canada’s Food Guide. Did you meet, go over or go under the

recommended number of servings per food group.

********** Clearly show your calculations in chart form. Example is below:

My Food Guide Servings

Canada’s Good Guide Servings

Above/Below/Equal

3 Grain Products:

-4

1 slice of whole wheat bread

½ bagel

½ cup of rice

c) In an 8 sentence paragraph, explain your nutritional concerns for both the DRI and Canada’s

food guide. Once you have addressed your nutritional concerns, state how you will improve

your food intake to meet these nutritional concerns.

Step 4: Nutritional Status of Canadians

Using the information from class, explain how your daily food consumption compares to the nutritional

status of the average Canadian. Please provide specific examples from your class notes

Analyzing Your Food Intake And Activity