Interactive NutritionA tour of West Georgia

By: Corey Jones and Aubrey Biddle

Scenario

• It’s your freshman year at the University of West Georgia• You want to maintain your weight• Try to navigate through the PowerPoint and maintain

your current weight for five days by:• calculating caloric intake• calculating caloric expenditure from exercise• calculating calories needed to maintain weight

Directions

• Navigate the PowerPoint and chose options to try and best estimate the combinations to maintain your weight.

• You do not want to lose or gain weight.• Use these websites to calculate calories:• How many calories do I need to maintain my current weight

?• Caloric Intake• Caloric Expenditure

Day 1: Breakfast at the Z-6

Choose a breakfast option:• Waffles (homemade)• Omelet (2 large eggs, cheese, etc.)• Whole wheat toast with peanut butter• Cereal of your choice (plus milk)

Day 1: Lunch at McDonalds

• Choose what you would eat for lunch at McDonalds• Go to their website (click on the image below) and record

your calories.

Day 1: Dorm Room Dinner

Pick a food that you could have in a dorm room. Remember, you more than likely only have a microwave and a mini fridge.

Examples:• Ramen Noodles• Sandwich of your choice (make sure you count, bread,

meat, cheese, condiments if applicable)• Hot Pockets• DON’T FORGET YOUR DRINK!!!

Did you snack today?

• Pick at least one snack to add into your calculator:Examples:• Snickers• Potato chips• Fruit• Granola Bar• Coke• Marathon Ice Cream

Did you exercise?

• What type of exercise?• How long?• Calculate Calories (link on slide 3)

Day 1: Record Results

• Calculate total calories taken in• Calculate total calories expended• Subtract calories expended from calories taken in• Did you meet your goal for day 1?

Day 2: Breakfast at Chick-fil-a

• Choose what you would eat for breakfast at Chick-fil-a• Go to their website (click on the image below) and record

your calories.

Day 2: Dorm Room Lunch

Pick a food that you could have in a dorm room. Remember, you more than likely only have a microwave and a mini fridge.

Examples:• Ramen Noodles• Sandwich of your choice (make sure you count, bread, meat,

cheese, condiments if applicable)• Hot Pockets• DON’T FORGET YOUR DRINK!!!

Day 2: RA Orders Pizza for Dorm Hall

• Free Pizza! College freshmen do not turn down a free meal. You had (how many!?!?) slices of greasy pepperoni pizza from Little Caesars.

• the picture is a link to the nutrition guide

Did you snack today?

• Pick at least one snack to add into your calculator:Examples:• Snickers• Potato chips• Fruit• Granola Bar• Coke• Marathon Ice Cream

Did you exercise?

• What type of exercise?• How long?• Calculate Calories (link on slide 3)• Remember:

exercise = -calories

Day 2: Record Results

• Calculate total calories taken in• Calculate total calories expended• Subtract calories expended from calories taken in• Did you meet your goal for day 2?

Day 3: Running low on cash? Eat at the Z-6.

• Today you ate three meals at the Z-6, because you have a meal plan.

• They offer a variety of options such as:• Pizza bar • Dessert bar• Salad bar• Hot item (today was spaghetti and meatball day)• Sandwich bar• International (today was Chinese teriyaki chicken)• Remember to record your drinks!

Did you snack today?

• Pick at least one snack to add into your calculator:Examples:• Snickers• Potato chips• Fruit• Granola Bar• Coke• Marathon Ice Cream

Did you exercise?

• What type of exercise?• How long?• Calculate Calories (link on slide 3)• Remember:

exercise = -calories

Day 3: Record Results

• Calculate total calories taken in• Calculate total calories expended• Subtract calories expended from calories taken in• Did you meet your goal for day 3?

Day 4: You overslept!

• You overslept and almost missed class. In your rush to get to class, you had to skip breakfast. You are forced to pick a meal from the vending machine which contains:

• Coke (can or bottle)• Diet Soda (can or bottle)• Dr. Pepper (can or bottle)• Sprite (can or bottle)• Powerade • Water• Vitamin Water• Orange Juice• Lemonade• Apple Juice

• Snickers• Reeses• M&M’s plain• M&M’s peanut• Peanut Butter Crakers• Cheese Crackers• Cheez-its • Pretzels• Lays Potato Chips• Baked Lays • Peanuts

Day 4: Lunch, you pick.

• You had time to eat anywhere you want.• You may choose a meal from a previous slide or pick

one on your own. • If you chose a fast food restaurant, you need to Google

the restaurant and then nutrition ex. “Zaxby’s nutrition”

Day 4: Dinner with friends at LaSalsa

• Pick any Mexican entrée • Don’t forget the chips and salsa!• Use the picture link below to calculate generic Mexican

entrée calories.

Did you snack today?

• Pick at least one snack to add into your calculator:Examples:• Snickers• Potato chips• Fruit• Granola Bar• Coke• Marathon Ice Cream

Did you exercise?

• What type of exercise?• How long?• Calculate Calories (link on slide 3)• Remember:

exercise = -calories

Day 4: Record Results

• Calculate total calories taken in• Calculate total calories expended• Subtract calories expended from calories taken in• Did you meet your goal for day 4?

Day 5: Z-6 Breakfast

• Choose a breakfast option:• Waffles (homemade)• Omelet (2 large eggs, cheese, etc.)• Whole wheat toast with peanut butter• Cereal of your choice (plus milk)• Hot breakfast bar (bacon, sausage, eggs, biscuits)

Day 5: You choose lunch and dinner

• You may choose anywhere you want for lunch and dinner. Remember you are a college student on a budget.

• You may choose a meal from a previous slide or pick one on your own.

• If you chose a fast food restaurant, you need to Google the restaurant and then nutrition ex. “Zaxby’s nutrition”

• Take into consideration: You are going to the bar with your friends later.

Day 5: Pub with friends

• You go out to a bar with your friends. What do you drink?• Soda• Water

Assuming you are of age:• Beer• Shots • Mixed drinks• Wine

Did you snack today?

• Pick at least one snack to add into your calculator:Examples:• Snickers• Potato chips• Fruit• Granola Bar• Coke• Marathon Ice Cream

Did you exercise?

• What type of exercise?• How long?• Calculate Calories (link on slide 3)

Day 5: Record Results

• Calculate total calories taken in• Calculate total calories expended• Subtract calories expended from calories taken in• Did you meet your goal for day 5?

Did you gain weight?

• Calculate your results for all five days and decide if you gained, lost or maintained weight

• Remember: the goal was to maintain• 3,500 calories =1 pound

• What does this say about:• Lifestyle?• Eating habits?• Exercise?• Healthy choices?

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