Nutrition Log Assignment 8 th Grade Health

Essential Question  How do my diet and exercise affect me?

Enduring Understanding  Students will understand that what they eat, how much they eat, and the amount of exercise and type of exercise affects their health in many ways.

Do Now  Log onto your computer  Go to  Wait for further instructions

Choose My Plate Select “Analyze my diet”

Choose My Plate  Next, select “Assess Your Food Intake”

Register  Click the second word “here” to register

Register  ONLY fill in User ID, Password, and Confirm Password  Your username should be the first initial of your first name and your last name  If this is not available, try adding the number 1 at the end (atucker111)  DO NOT fill in any additional fields  Write down your User ID and Password in your health notebook!!

Personal Information  Enter your age, gender, height, and weight  IMPORTANT: Change the entry date to the first day of your Food Log – 10/10/11  Save Today’s Changes (same screen will reappear) then Proceed to Food Intake

Assess Your Food Intake  Enter the name of the first food from your Nutrition Log (Breakfast or Lunch Monday)  Find the best match and select “Add”

Assess Your Food Intake  Food will appear on the left under food you’ve eaten  Click “Select Quantity”  First, select serving size, then number of servings (if you’re not sure, give your best guess)  Click “Enter Foods” to search for your next item

Assess Your Food Intake  Once you have entered all food/drinks from 10/10/11, select “Save & Analyze”  Select ??? and you will receive a breakdown of your food intake per food group  PRINT FOR EACH DAY

Assess Your Physical Activity  After you’ve printed your nutrition analysis from 10/10/11, select the “Physical Activity Entry” bubble

Assess Your Physical Activity  Use the drop down menu to select an activity type and click “Select” to give you a variety of options for a given activity

Assess Your Physical Activity  You can also enter a search term, such as “soccer” to find a specific activity  Click “Select Duration” to enter total minutes for each activity

Assess Your Physical Activity  Once you have entered all physical activity and the duration, select “Save & Analyze”

Assess Your Physical Activity  Select “Calculate your Physical Activity Score”

Assess Your Physical Activity  PRINT YOUR RESULTS PAGE FOR EACH DAY

Assess Your Food Intake & Physical Activity  Select the “Update Profile” bubble at the top of the screen  This will take you back to the screen with your personal information, where you will change the date to 10/11/11 and begin adding food/drink and physical activity from Tuesday  Repeat until you’ve added all food/drink and physical activity from your log