Instructions

Please submit Meal Planning for Carbohydrates Assignment here.

Part A 

Please respond to the following questions in complete sentences and paragraphs. This section should be at least 200 words.

What is meant by the AMDR, and what is this range for carbohydrates?

How does the type of carbohydrate impact health?

What is one negative health impact from carbohydrate intake?

What is one positive health impact from carbohydrate intake?

Part B 

Here is a sample one-day menu for Mr. Brown. His doctor just told him to cut down on added sugars in addition to increasing his fiber intake. He hopes to meet with a dietitian next week, but in the meantime needs some help making these changes. List five suggestions for Mr. Brown’s diet. Make sure to provide only changes that address the meal planning goals mentioned above. Tell him which food(s) you would have him omit and how you would replace these items. You may also change portion sizes. Highlight (yellow only, please) or bold the item you are changing. Then write the change next to that. You may make more than five changes, but if you do so, you will only receive full credit when all changes correctly match the assigned directions.

Breakfast
1 cup sugar-frosted flake cereal
8 oz 1% milk
8 oz orange juice (100% fruit juice)
2 scrambled eggs

Snack
1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwich (1 slice white bread, 1 TBSP Skippy peanut butter, 1 TBSP grape jelly)

Lunch
8 oz tomato soup
6 Saltine crackers
1 turkey sandwich (3 oz turkey, 2 slices white bread)
1/2 cup canned pears in heavy syrup
8 oz grape juice (100% fruit juice)

Snack
6 oz fruited yogurt, sweetened
1 oz almonds

Dinner
5 oz BBQ chicken
1 medium baked potato with 1 TBSP butter
1/2 cup cooked broccoli
8 oz cola
4 oz 1% milk

Snack
1/2 cup chocolate ice cream

Rubic Rules

Part A

Student has responded to all parts of the question.  Uses complete sentences/paragraphs.  Demonstrates strong English skills.  Uses  supporting evidence from appropriate academic references.  Meets length requirement.  References in APA format.

Part B

Student has provided 5 appropriate suggestions.  These eliminate the targeted food/nutrient while increasing the desired food/nutrient.

Students that have provided more than 5 changes and some of those changes are incorrect (with at least 5 correct changes) for the assigned task will earn 9 points.  Unless made clear which changes are targeting the nutrient assigned, the changes made can’t accurately assess understanding of food sources of the nutrient.