Part One:

Keep a diet diary for 3 days, include a weekend day. The days do not have to be sequential, but it helps. For each entry, approximate portion size, ingredients, etc. Include all beverages, snacks and meals. Write food intake directly on grid sheets provided.
 
 

Part Two:

1. Using appendix N, or other source, give values to all food/beverages consumed for the nutrients indicated. If you take supplements – please indicate their nutrients on the line provided at the bottom of the grid.

3. Look up your individual needs for each nutrient, using tables in text, and fill in grid sheets for


each nutrient. Indicate only RDA value

4. Find difference between your intake and the RDA indicated for your gender and age, and fill in

• comment on amount suggested (RDA) vs. your individual intake.
• average all 3 daily intakes of each nutrient, and note what your 3 day average of each nutrient is compared to RDA (remember RDA is set to represent an average over 3 days)

Please answer the following questions - you may have to read additional sections of your textbook to find information. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE TYPED

Annie read an article about antioxidants and their role in preventing free radical damage to cells.  When Annie went to the drug store to take a closer look at such supplements, she saw that selenium was one of the antioxidants in the supplements.  Why does selenium deserve consideration as an antioxidant?
 
 
 

Which vitamins are lost from cereal grains as a result of the ‘refining’ process?  By law, which vitamins are replaced in the subsequent enrichment process?
 

Anemia can result from a dietary deficiency of any one of several nutrients.  Identify three nutrients and type of anemia associated with each.