Describe strengths and weaknesses of their current diet
Purpose: The purpose of this Exam/Power Point Project is to for a student to be able to:
Describe strengths and weaknesses of their current diet;
Describe positive behavior changes that they can make to improve their diet using relevant research to do so;
Analyze how a chronic disease related to their ethnicity could be a result of an unhealthy diet;
Examine how one of the following personal health risk factor such as age, genetics, lifestyle choices, environmental influences, income and education could impact the quality of their life now and in the future;
Examine how a person’s economic status and where they live affects their access to healthy foods;
Describe the current U.S. food model and its strengths and weaknesses;
Describe another country’s food model and its strengths and weaknesses;
Identify which food model appeals to you the most and explain how your choice will influence your wellness potential;
Identify factors of human diversity that influence both yours and another person that you know, wellness potential and explain why.
Directions: The Exam/Power Point Project on nutrition is worth 100 points. The format requirements for this exam/ power point project is as follows:
*Font size for each title is to be set at 36 and using another font size = -5 points;
* All slide text: font size is to be set at 20 and using another font size = – 5 points;
* All references in the body of the paper are to be set at a font size of 14 and using another font size = – 5 points;
*Students must use four or more scientific references in this project and failure to use a minimum of 4 references will result in a deduction of 10 points per missing reference.
*The text book for this course can be used only one time as a reference in the project. Do not use class notes or worksheets.= – 10 pts. if the text book for this course is used more than once.
*If there are no scientific references used in the project, the highest grade that can be earned is 20 points.
* DO NOT use a solid white background for the project. Select a background for the project. Failure to do so = – 15 pts.
NOTE: Refer to your text book and at the end of each chapter scientific journals, books, eBooks, and reputable websites are stated that students can use as your references. An example of a source NOT to use would be Runner’s World or some sites that end with .com.
Slide 1
Title: Type your name and your CCBC student ID#.
Text: Bullet one, two and three: Explain 3 purposes of this project. This question can be answered by stating what is supposed to be presented in the Power point project.
Slide 2
Title: Strengths of My Diet
Text: Bullets one and two: Describe two strengths of your diet and explain why you think each is a strength.NOTE: These are your own thoughts.
Slide 3
Title: Research Supporting Strengths (research needed)
Text: Select one of your strengths and provide quality research to support why this is a strength.DO NOT cut and paste the research. Reword the research into your own words.
At the bottom of the slide, reference your source(s) in APA style.
Slide 4
Title: Weakness of My Diet
Text: Bullets one and two: Describe two weaknesses of your diet and explain why you think each is a weakness.NOTE: These are your own thoughts.
Slide 5 (research needed)
Title: Research Supporting Weaknesses
Text: Select one of your weaknesses and provide scientific research to support why this is a weakness.DO NOT cut and paste the research. Reword the research into your own words.
Slide 6
Title: Behavior Changes
Text: Use 4 bullets and describe 4 behavior changes you will need to incorporate into your life to improve your diet and/or eating habits. NOTE: These are your own thoughts.
Slide 7
Title: Strategies for Behavior Change
Text: Use 4 bullets and for each behavior change stated in slide 6, describe what strategies you will implement to change that behavior.
Slide 8
Title: Personal Wellness Goals
Text: Bullets 1 – 4. Create four personal wellness goals that will assist you in eating a healthier and more nutritious diet.
Slide 9
Title: Ethnicity and Diet
Text: Bullet 1 – what is your ethnicity?
Bullet 2 – What is one chronic disease that your ethnicity is prone to developing as a result of consuming an unhealthy diet?
Bullet three- Analyze (this means to determine) how you think this chronic disease could be a result of an unhealthy diet?
Slide 10
Title: Personal Health Risk Factor
Bullet One: Choose one of the following personal health risk factors:age, genetics, lifestyle choices, environmental influences, income and educational background and explain why you selected this personal health risk factor.
Text: Bullet Two: Examine how this personal health risk factor could impact the quality of your life now and in the future?
Slide 11 (research needed)
Title: Economic Status and Diet
Text: Bullet one: Examine how you think a person’s economic status and where they live affects their access to healthy foods and explain your thoughts? Examples to think about are: food scarcity, types of grocery stores available in an area, transportation issues, etc.
Bullet two: Provide scientific research to support your thoughts. DO NOT cut and paste the research. Reword the research into your own words.
At the bottom of the slide, reference your source(s) in APA style.
Slide 12 (research – a picture is needed)
Title: “U.S. MyPlate”
Text: Insert a graphic representation of the US MyPlate. At the bottom of the slide, reference your source for the graphic in APA style.
Slide 13
Title: Description of U.S. MyPlate
Text: Use 4 bullet points to describe the current U.S. MyPlate.
Slide 14
“Strengths and Weaknesses of U.S. MyPlate”
Text: Use 4 bullet points and describe 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of the U.S. MyPlate food model.
Slide 15 (research – a picture is needed). NOTE: Before you start slide 15 choose another country of your choice and insert a graphic representation of their food model.
Title: State the country of the food model you selected
Text: Insert a graphic representation of the country you selected. At the bottom of the slide, reference your source for the graphic in APA style.
Slide 16
Text: Use 4 bullet points and describe the country of your choice food model.
Slide 17
Title: Strengths and Weaknesses – (state the country that you selected).
Text: Use 4 bullet points and describe 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of the country’s food model that you selected.
Slide 18
Title: Personal Reflection of Food Models
Text: Identify in 4 sentences which food model appeals to you the most and explain how your choice will influence your wellness potential?
Slide 19NOTE: The definition of diversity is “state of being different”.
Title: Diversity
Text: Bullet one – Identify 2 factors of human diversity that influences your personal wellness potential and explain why.
Bullet two: Identify 2 factors of human diversity that you have seen and known others to do that influences their wellness potential and explain why.
Slide 20 and possibly 21
State your 4 or more sources (references) used in this Power Point Project in APA style of documentation.
Answer preview Describe strengths and weaknesses of their current diet
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