Objectives: Apply concepts from this course to
practice and investigate nutritional guidelines using meal tracking
software in Mastering Nutrition, MyDietAnalysis.

Directions: Keep a food record for three,
24-hour periods using the MyDietAnalysis in Mastering Nutrition.
Please track three consecutive days. The three days should consist
of typical days. Avoid holidays or unusual food intake days.

Creating Profiles in MyDietAnalysis in Mastering
Nutrition

To create a profile:

Choose the Profiles tab, select
New from the pull-down menu (if it’s not already
selected), and click Go.

Profile Information: Enter the
following required information, then click
Next.

Name: Enter either your name (spaces are okay)
or a profile name that more closely corresponds to your assignment,
such as name_date.

Birthdate: Enter in mm/dd/yyyy format, where
m=month, d=day, and y=year.

Tip: The program will accept a single digit for
month and day, and two digits for the year. This means you could
enter 8/5/88 instead of 08/05/1988 for August 8, 1988.

Gender: Choose from Male,
Female, Female (Pregnant), or Female
(Nursing).

Height: Enter your height. To enter in metric
units, select centimeters from the pull-down menu.

Weight: Enter your weight. To enter in metric
units, select kilograms from the pull-down menu.

Complete the Activity Assessment:
Answer the questions in the boxes on the following pages to
determine your activity level. After answering each question,
select Next in the box. The final box will display
your activity level. Click Next in the blue bar to
continue.

Weight Maintenance Goal: Either accept
Maintain, or choose Lose or Gain and
then enter the number of pounds per week. Then, click
Next.

Note: Depending on your height and weight, a
limit of 1-2 pounds per week is considered a safe rate of gain or
loss. For adequate nutrition, your minimum intake must be at least
1200 calories each day.

Activity Level: Choose either
Sedentary, Low Active, Active, and
Very Active based on the descriptions provided. Unsure
of which option to choose? Enter the activity level you
determined when completing the Activity Assessment. You will then
see a summary of the profile you just created.

You should now be ready to start entering your food
intake. Enter 3 days of food and beverage intake into the diet
tracker. Please remember to use 3 typical or normal days for your
food log. Do not log a day when your eating habits were sporadic or
atypical. Please type your answers to the question below in a word
document and upload it to the drop box in Canvas.

Select one of your 24 hour (1 day) food records. Visualize your
intake over the day as food categories on a plate. Describe how
your intake compares to the My Plate graphic. Then click on the
MyPlate report in the tracker and review the information. What do
you believe is the best way to utilize the new “MyPlate”
graphic?

Look at the report “Actual intakes-vs- recommended intakes.”
Describe how your food group intake compared to the recommendation.
If you are lacking any food groups can you predict what macro- or
micro-nutrients might be missing in your diet?

Continue looking at the report “Actual intakes-vs-recommended
intakes.” How does your average calorie intake compare with the
recommendation? How do your intakes of proteins, carbohydrates and
fats compare to the recommended intakes? Analyze your intakes and
describe any discrepancies in your intakes vs the
recommendations.

Consider all the reports and days of your food log. Describe at
least two potential problems you identified in your intake. List
three specific changes you might attempt to improve your diet. Be
reasonable and realistic, but be specific enough in your food
changes that you may actually promote a behavior change.