NUTRITION PLAN

Design a 3 Meal Nutrition Plan for One Day

NUTRITION PLAN OVERVIEW: Your Plan Must Include:

Your Nutritional Needs: Your Body Mass Index (BMI) Calories/Day recommended for your:

Age Height Gender

3 Meals Planned Out with a(n): Caloric Analysis Fat Analysis Sodium Analysis Protein Analysis Vitamin Analysis

Summary of why this is a “Nutritional” plan or not. Include a detailed explanation as to why.

FORMAT: You many use the following formats for your nutrition plan:

PowerPoint Prezi And any other format, as long as I approve it.

I strongly suggest using Excel to help you with the calculations All Formats need the following information - It is presented

here as PowerPoint slides. 1 Title Slide

Image and DMS Heading 3 Meal Description Slides

On each slide describe one meal; breakfast, lunch or dinner Name each part of the meal (a typical meal has 4 parts, including

beverage; it doesn’t have to though i.e.. Caesar Salad with Chicken) For example:

Dinner Baked Chicken Breast Baked Potato with butter and salt & pepper Spinach with butter and salt & pepper Glass of Ice Water with lemon

MEAL DESCRIPTION PAGES

3 Meal Description Slides On each slide describe one meal; breakfast,

lunch or dinnerName each part of the meal (a typical meal

has 4 parts, including beverage; it doesn’t have to though i.e.. Caesar Salad with Chicken and a glass of O.J.) For example:

Dinner Baked Chicken Breast Baked Potato with butter and salt & pepper Spinach with butter and salt & pepper Glass of Ice Water with lemon

NUTRIENT ANALYSIS You are going to analyze your meals for

the amount of Calories and Nutrients it contains

5 Slides - You may add an Excel spread sheet into each page if you wish.

1 page for Calories – How many calories does each food item contain,

and the overall total.1 page for Fats –

How many grams of total fat does each item contain, and overall total.

What is the percent daily value for each item and what is the total percentage for the day.

NUTRIENT ANALYSIS 1 Page for Minerals –

How many milligrams (mg) of Sodium and Potassium does each item contain, and then the overall total for the plan. (If either is not mentioned = zero)

What is the percent daily value for each item and what is the total percentage for the day.

1 page for Proteins – How many grams of total Protein does each item

contain, and the overall total for the day. What is the percent daily value for each item and

what is the total percentage for the day. 1 page for Vitamins – Is this food item a Good,

Partial, or Poor source of vitamins. (In the last section you will discuss the total for the day.)

COMPARISON TO NEEDS AND GOALS Slide 12 - On this slide you will compare

your caloric needs for the day, to what the plan provides. Are you over, under, or about rightState your goals. Does this plan meet your

goals? Slide 13 – Where you over, under, or

about right for your daily nutrient needs for: Fats?Proteins?Minerals? (Sodium & Potassium)

COMPARISON TO NEEDS AND GOALS Slide 14 – How does this plan match up

to your daily vitamin needs?Are a few, many, most, or all of your

vitamin needs met?Explain your answer – Comment on any

food items a that are helpful or not valuable.

PLAN SUMMARY Slide 15

What is your final analysis of this plan? Is it a good plan and if not, how would you

change it?

There are Resources linked to my website under Nutrition Project.