Biology 101 Diet Analysis Assignment

Due in Lab classes February 12

1. Keep track of what and how much you eat for one day.
2. Follow the directions at The Nutrition Analysis Tool Version 2.0 (http://nat.crgq.com/mainnat.html) developed by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, UIUC to analyze your diet for at least:
   • Calories
   • Carbohydrates
   • Protein
   • Fat
   • Cholesterol
3. Prepare a printout of your diet analysis to bring to class.
4. Use the calorie information from your diet analysis to complete the "Energy Efficiency" worksheet:

Biology 101; Homework sheet on Diet & Energy, pg D3-4 of Lab Manual

5. If you are deficient in one or more of the categories in your analysis, suggest foods that will supplement your diet.
6. If you can not access a computer you may be able to find enough information on the nutrition labels on packaged foods you eat.
7. Use your diet analysis printout to determine if your protein intake was sufficient.
8. Was your fat intake excessive?

Additional web resources for diet analysis if you are interested:

The Diet Channel (http://www.thedietchannel.com/)
See the "Diet Analysis Tools, Calorie and Fat Calculators, Menus and More" Section to access tools to determine your Body Mass Index, get nutritional information on particular foods, or find out how many calories you burn doing various sorts of exercise.

The Vegetarian Resource Group (http://www.vrg.org/) This site provides a good set of information and related links to web sites concerned with the vegetarian lifestyle.