Food Choices are determined by cultural, geographic, and personal factors and are influenced by peers and advertising. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to discover the truth about you; your body mass index (BMI), Ideal Body Weight, your exercise needs, possible consequences for unhealthy lifestyle choices. Before starting on your mission you must arm yourself with some basic facts about yourself. See Passport- Document 1 for the information needed. Please keep this information for the portfolio you are assembling. 
  DOCUMENT 1

 
Next, you'll need to find the recommendations for Nutrients for your age and gender. You will need to go to the web site below, highlight and print the page with the Recommended Dietary Allowance table. Once printed, please highlight your age and gender information for future reference. Be sure to add  this information for your portfolio and label this "RDA's."
RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES

 
Your tasks have been somewhat simple until now- We hope you are ready for a greater challenge. Your next skills will need to be well-tuned. You will be expected to analyze two meals for calories, fat, protein, and nutrient content. You will be expected to consume one of these meals. Whichever meal you choose you must know the nutrient contents. 
  • Be sure to print off your results for both meals.
  • Be sure to note the dietary recommendations on the Menu 1 Analysis.
  • Print Document 2 and fill out required information.
  • Keep track of any additional information which you find of interest. 
This will be important for your portfolio.
Document 2

 

 
MEAL 1
MEAL 2
One quarter pound hamburger
Large order of french fries
Large cola drink
From your favorite fast food restaurant		 One half chicken breast with skin, roasted
Green beans-1/2 cup
Baked potato-1
Fruit cocktail- 1/2up
Salad, no dressing-1 cup
Salad dressing- Low calorie 1,000 Island
Menu 1 Analysis
McDonald's
Burger King
Wendy's
Menu 2 Analysis

 
Caution: Some of the web sites may no longer be available since the opposition may not want you to find the truth. Should you have this problem, be cautious in your search. Try to find the information from your own sources, but be careful who you trust and be dilligent in documenting where your sources are- you may need them in the future.

 
   Now that you have done the analysis- Which meal will it be? Which meal will you choose? Remember- this choice needs to be based on what meal you would actually be willing to eat. Nutrition doesn't get into your body unless you consume the foods listed. Choose, but choose wisely.......

 
 
 
Hamburger Meal
 
 

Chicken Dinner Meal