Use these steps to help you complete your midterm project:

Step 1:

• Go to http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
• Click on My Plate Daily Checklist on the bottom. (Copy the following and paste it in your browser if necessary) https://www.choosemyplate.gov/MyPlate-Daily-Checkl…
• Scroll down and under Daily Food Plans for Professional Use, you should see this statement on top of the table “If you already know which Food Plan you are looking for, access it below. If not, calculate your Daily Food Plan first.” You want to click on Daily Food Plan to calculate your own.
• Enter in your age(23), sex(Male), weight, height, and exercise habits and click submit.
• Your individualized daily requirements/daily servings will come up once you click submit. You can PDF the plan by clicking the option to your left and submit the PDF.

Step 2:

• Go to https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/
• Complete 3 consecutive days of recording your daily food intake and exercise. Please try to be as accurate as possible in order for your analysis to be correct. The 3 recording worksheets will be turned in (they will be compiled in with the rest of the assignment).

Step 3:

• Once you have collected your data( 3 days of food intake and daily exercise) you will have to write up a reflection and analysis paper using these guidelines:

• Paragraph 1: Introduction to the assignment/Explain what you will be doing in the assignment
• Paragraph 2: Discuss/analyze what the food guide suggests for your required daily serving of food. What types of foods could you eat to accomplish those food categories? Compare what the myplate suggests you eat to what you recorded on your 3 day log. Were your results good or could you use improvements (if improvements- what areas were you lacking on?), what could you do to improve your eating habits, and did you watch what you ate because you knew it was being recorded?
• Paragraph 3: Discuss your exercise habits, looking back at your 3 day log. Do you think you are getting enough exercise for what you are eating? Are you getting at least 30 minutes in a day? What areas are you working to improve with your daily exercise?
• Paragraph 4: What did you learn about your own diet and exercise by doing this project?
• Paragraph 5: Conclusion

All written submissions should reflect professionalism in grammar, spelling, writing style/format (one-inch margins, double spaced, typed in 12-point Times New Roman font), include APA 6th citations when appropriate, an appropriate title page, and be uploaded as .doc or .docx documents.

EXAMPLE: Homework Assignment 2 Reflection sample.docx (48.346 KB)