BIO150 – Nutrition
Unit 3 Assignment: NutritionCalc Plus Report
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Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 3
Points: 50
Overview:
For this assignment, you will follow the NutritionCalc Plus Instructions document to input
the information from your Food Journal assignment in Unit 2. You will analyze your
report using the information from NutritionCalc.
Instructions:
• Using the Word document attached to this assignment, create your NutritionCalc
profile.
o Enter your data from the Food Journal assignment into NutritionCalc.
• View and save your All Daily Reports in a PDF document. This document should
include:
o Recommendations.
o Bar Graph Report.
o Spreadsheet Report.
o Macronutrient Distribution.
o Calorie Assessment.
o Nutrition Facts.
o My Plate.
o Food List Report.
• Include the following information in a separate document:
o Refer to your All Daily Report from NutritionCalc. On the MyPlate Report, you will
see Intake vs. Recommendation.
§ Take a look at either the fruit or vegetable category.
§ Explain why underconsumption of this food group can be a concern for
well-being.
§ Discuss how this food group functions in relation to health.
§ Identify and discuss two specific nutrients found in this food group. What
health issues or symptoms can arise if these nutrients are missing from
the diet?
§ Compare and contrast your intake vs. the recommendation.
• How do you plan to increase your consumption if necessary?
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Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA format for the questions.
• Submit a PDF document containing all of the areas listed for the NutritionCalc
Report.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
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Evaluation Rubric for Unit 3 Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
(0-25 points) (26-49 points) (50-69 points) (70-80 points)
NutritionCalc
Report
The
NutritionCalc
Report is not
attached or is
missing most
of the key
components.
The
NutritionCalc
Report is
missing some
of the key
components.
The
NutritionCalc
Report is
missing one or
two key
components.
The
NutritionCalc
Report
includes all of
the key
components.
(0-8 points) (9-14 points) (15-18 points) (19-20 points)
NutritionCalc
Analysis
Questions
The follow-up
questions
about the
NutritionCalc
report are not
answered.
Some of the
follow-up
questions
about the
NutritionCalc
report are
answered.
Most of the
follow-up
questions
about the
NutritionCalc
report are
answered.
All of the
follow-up
questions
about the
NutritionCalc
report are
answered.
