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NUTR100 Lecture Notes - Nutrient Density, Dash Diet, Health Canada

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30 Apr 2013
School
University of Alberta
Department
Nutrition
Course
NUTR100
Professor
Sabina Valentine

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After reading this chapter you will be able to: describe the four characteristics of a nutritious diet. Interpret the nutrition facts table on a food label: use the food groups and recommended number of servings of each in eating well with canada"s. Diet plans: when making choices in each food group, nutrient dense foods are the best choice, nutrient density: the relative amount of nutrients per calorie of food, diet plans can be used to design a healthy diet. Some diet plans include: eating well with canada"s food guide the 5-10 a day for better health the dash diet plan. Eating well with canada"s food guide: use to design a diet with adequacy, moderation, balance, and variety, visit health canada"s website to create your own customized my food guide. The 5-10 a day for better health: a campaign involving the heart and stroke foundation of canada, the.

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Related Questions

Background: In this assignment, you willinvestigate the chemical composition of the foods we eat as ourbodies break down food by the digestive process.

The USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory has posted a resourcethrough which you can investigate the chemical composition offoods. Go to the USDA Lab Link at USDA Nutrient DataLaboratory: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/

Instructions

  1. Type in a keyword, then select a food group using the drop-downarrow, then click "submit."
  2. This pulls up a menu with lots of choices.
  3. Choose one food choice, then click "submit"
  4. Next choose a portion size, then click "submit"
  5. This will bring up the nutritional informationneeded to complete the assignment.

Example:

  • Keyword: Apple
  • Select Food Group: Fruits and FruitJuice
  • Apples, raw, with skin.
  • One medium

Assignmentdetails:

A. Nutrition: Analyze the nutritionalcomponents of the food you select; and in your own words, answerthe following questions using the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory Website as listed in the unit Web resources:

  1. What was the food and portion size you chose?
  2. Describe its composition in terms of carbohydrates, lipids, andproteins.
  3. How many calories are in your food item? (Found in the Databaseas Energy – kcal)
  4. List some of the most common vitamins and minerals in this fooditem.
  5. Are there other important nutritional components of this fooditem? If so, list these. If not, say so.

B. Water:

  1. How much of your food item is water?
  2. Provide one reason why water is important for life. Toadequately answer this question, it will be necessary to explain areason for water’s importance based upon its chemical and /orphysical properties.

C. Biological Molecule:

  1. State the most abundant category of biological molecule in yourfood: carbohydrates, lipids, or proteins.
  2. Describe the structure of this type of molecule, and itsprimary function(s). This section will not be a one sentence answer.In order to adequately “describe†an entire category ofbiological molecules, you will need to briefly review their basicmolecular structures and functions.

D. Recommendation:

After identifying the nutritional components, discuss WHY youwould or would not recommend this food item as part of a healthy,nutritious diet. Be sure to use references and guidelines such asthe Food Pyramid and Recommended Daily Allowances to support yourrecommendations.