TESC –What’s Cookin’’                                                                                     Fall 2005

Mineral Lab                                                 

DUE: OCTOBER 20    NO LATE PAPERS – NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

Part One:

Keep a diet diary for 3 day using Nutrition Calc Plus or any other food composition source.  Be sure to include at least one weekend day, the days do not have to be sequential, but it helps when looking for trends.  For each entry, approximate portion size, ingredients, etc.  Include all beverages, snacks and meals.  Do not include any supplements when tracking daily food/beverage intake, which will be considered separately. 

 

Part Two:

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ü      Note the totals of the daily intake of each nutrient [Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium & Zinc]. 

ü      Find the difference between your intake and the amounts from your profile page.  Please include a copy of this page with your assignment.  

ü      Print out the appropriate charts to submit – make sure they show the nutrient amounts [the bar graph or spreadsheet might be most appropriate]

 

Part Three:

On a separate sheet of paper, type your answers to the following:

 

 

For the following question, you may have to do some additional reading – if you use any source outside of the textbook/class notes, please be sure to indicate the source.