Nutrition Project

The Challenge:  Select a meal, analyze the nutrient value of the meal, evaluate the impact of the meal on your health, create a poster showing the nutritional value of the meal and how the meal is digested including the organs, glands, enzymes, and hormones involved in the digestive process, and present your poster.

You will have two days to do the research and complete the poster.  Work should be shared among the group members and can be done as homework.  Posters will be presented after the quiz on Friday.

Each table has been assigned  a different restaurant.

Restaurant Assignments

Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Burger King
McDonald's
Arby's
Wendy's
Subway

Work days:  April 18 and 19.   Presentations:  April 21.

Everyone will use the Nutrition Data Web site to collect information.

Step 1.  Select a meal

Your meal must have a beverage and entree.  You may select appropriate side dishes, condiments, and deserts that would normally be purchased with your entree.

Step 2. Analyze the meal

Copy and paste the nutritional information into a word document to print out so that you have it for your poster. 

Step 3. Evaluate the meal

Note:  The recommended daily calorie intake for an average male age 11-14 is 2,220 calories and for the average female age 11-14 it is 1,845 calories.

Step 4. Digest the meal

How does your body digest the meal that you chose?  Use the diagram of the human digestive system on your poster.  Breakdown the meal to show how your body will digest the food including the organs, glands, enzymes, and  hormones at each stage of digestion.

Need clues about digestion?  Try Journey Through the Digestive System or your textook.

Step 5. Present the poster

Your group will present your poster after the quiz on Friday.

Grading Components

Analysis of Meal
10 points
Evaluation of Meal
10 points
Explanation of Digestion of Meal
30 points
Presentation
10 points
Spelling, neatness, details
10 points
Individual Contribution
30 points
Total points
100 points

Grading Checklist

Analysis of Meal

Total 10 points

Serving size

Nutritional Facts: Total calories, calories from fat, percentage of daily value for fats, cholesterol, sodium, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrate, and protein for each meal component

2 points each

  • Entree
  • Beverage
  • Sides and condiments
  • Total for Meal
  • Organization
Evaluation of Meal
Total 10 points
  • How does meal rate for health, weight loss, and weight gain? 
  • Which components have the greatest negative or positive effect on your health? 

5 points each

 

Explanation of Digestion of the Meal
Total 30 Points

Organs, glands, enzymes, and hormones involved in digestion clearly identified for digestion of

  • Starches
  • Other carbohydrates
  • Proteins
  • Fats

All meal components accounted for in digestion

6 points for each

  • Starches
  • Other carbohydrates
  • Proteins
  • Fats
  • All meal components digested
Spelling, Neatness, Attention to Detail
Total 10 Points

Presentation
Total 10 Points

Meal components clearly stated

Nutritional information clearly explained

Digestive process clearly described

3 points

3 points

4 points

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