Nutrition-+7+Day+Food+Diary


 * 7 Day Food Diary**

Once you have completed the food diary worksheet and received a parent signature, each of you will have your own wiki page to document your experience.

Students will complete the food diary in order to get a better understanding of their eating habits. In order to accomplish this, you will need to record all meals, snacks, and beverages you consume over a seven day period. Another consideration that you will need to include is the serving size of the food/beverage you consume.
 * Learning Objective**

1.1- Describe the short and long term impact of nutritional choices on health. 1.2- Identify nutrients and their relationships to health. 1.3- Determine the appropriate serving size of foods and beverages consumed. 1.6- Analyze the caloric and nutritional value of foods and beverages. 2.3- Analyze the impact of nutritional choices on future health. 5.1- Use a decision-making process to evaluate daily food intake for nutritional requirement. 7.1- Make healthy food choices in a variety of settings.
 * Health Standards**

**Assessment** Students will be required to document all meals, snacks, and beverages consumed for a seven day period. The following are questions/prompts that students will reflect upon as they are reviewing the food diaries of three classmates.
 * 1) Has this student completed his/her food diary for seven days?
 * 2) Did they include all of the required information (food/beverage description and serving size)?
 * 3) How does this diet meet the requirements of “My Pyramid”?
 * 4) In your opinion, has this student considered appropriate serving size?
 * 5) What recommendations can you offer to help your classmate eat a more balanced diet?


 * Rubric**
 * Excellent (4 points):** Student documents all food/beverage consumed for the full seven days and accurately describes the serving size of this food/beverage. Student responds to the five questions/prompts when reflecting on the food diaries of three classmates. Reflection responses are appropriate and insightful.


 * Good (3 points):** Student documents all food/beverage consumed for six (or fewer) of the required seven days and briefly describes the serving size of this food/beverage. Student responds to the five questions/prompts when reflecting on the food diaries of three classmates. Reflection responses are good.


 * Average (2 points):** Student documents some of the food/beverage consumed for five (or fewer) of the required seven days. Serving size is vague and inaccurate. Student does not respond to all five questions/prompts and does not complete all three peer reviews. Reflection responses are simplistic.


 * Below Average (1 point):** Student documents some of the food/beverage consumed for three (or fewer) of the required seven days. No serving size information is included. Student does not respond to all five questions/prompts and does not complete all three peer reviews. Reflection responses are poor.


 * Web Resources**
 * 1) USDA's My Pyramid- This is the home page for the new food guide pyramid.
 * 2) My Pyramid "game"- This website allows participants to learn about the 5 food groups and interact with the "My Pyramid".
 * 3) My Pyramid "Menu Planner"- Students/participants will need to create a free account to use the menu planning software. Participants can track meals for up to 7 people for up to 7 days.
 * 4) My Pyramid "Inside the Pyramid"- This is a great resource to introduce or review the components of My Pyramid.
 * 5) Printable My Pyramid poster- Great resource for students to take home and share with family members.
 * 6) Sample Menu for a 2000 calorie diet- Sample Menu for a 2000 calorie diet.
 * 7) Serving Size Directory- This website allows participants to learn about the data provided on food labels, provides visual estimates of appropriate serving sizes, and offers a quick matching game for participants to review their understanding.
 * 8) A printable handout that uses your hand to determine appropriate serving size.
 * 9) A video link that describes appropriate serving size.