Vince Rusbosin
SLM-521
Course Module
Nutrition Program
Content Overview: With the fast paced tempo of today's busy daily schedules more and more people depend on 'fast food' to help keep up with the hustle and bustle. A convenience that commonly turns into long term habits and ends up compromising health. It is essential that we pay close attention to what we consume to fuel our bodies. The food that we eat gives us the nutrients we need to, grow, function and be/stay healthy. We can use the internet as a research tool to learn and understanding the nutrient building blocks and the unique roles they play to support a healthy lifestyle is an essential skill that takes time, patience and practice. Not only do we need to consider our body compositions, age, the types of foods and nutrients that we consume and the amounts of nutrients, we need to factor in our individual lifestyles and habits. The internet provides the resources necessary to be able to learn to compose an appropriate individual nutrition program.
Goals: Students will learn the components of healthy nutrition through research and be able to compare and contrast the theories and philosophies of several nutrition based websites. Students will be able to effectively compose and follow a nutrition guideline that is constructed for individual requirements. Students must include age, height, weight, sex, environment, energy expenditure, and a running summary of each day's consumption and exercise.
Students will be able to:
Identify the building blocks of nutritional
Compare & contrast several theories/philosophies
Construct and follow a individualized nutritional dietary program
Summarize modifications and exercises
Provide a reflective summary based on the assignment
Motivation: Health has become a great concern and people have become more conscientious to what they consume on a daily basis. This has also taken place in athletic competition. In order to perform at optimal potentials, athletes will follow a carefully constructed individualized nutrition program down to the kilocalorie. The plan will vary for all individuals and all sports, from endurance to power events.
Reading & Discussion: The following links contain an array of information pertaining to the elements of nutrition and performance. To be able to compose an effective nutrition plan read through the links and pay close attention to proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins/minerals, water consumption, energy expenditure, and caloric intake. It is also important to consider special needs such as diabetes, asthma, and food allergies. These sites will provide you with the essential and adequate information needed to construct an appropriate program, but feel free to research more sites to gather more related information.
http://www.personalpowertraining.net/Articles/Why_Nutrition_is_so_Important_for_Athletes.htm
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/nutrition_4927_ENU_HTML.htm
http://calorielab.com/index.html
Activities:
Part 1)
The following websites include guides to help establish daily caloric intakes. Follow the steps/instructions and enter the appropriate information for each site. After entering your individual data record the results then compare and contrast similarities and differences between the sites and write a response summarizing your conclusions and why there may be any differences between the two. Be sure to include your findings when submitting the completed assignment.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx
http://www.powerbar.com/powercoach/default.aspx
Part 2)
From the information that you have gathered and learned from the previous readings and activities. Create an individualized nutritional program using an excel type spreadsheet for the next month. You will need to consider and include the following factors into your spreadsheet: Age, Height, Weight, Sex, Energy Expenditure (frequency & intensity), and Environment. Your plan should include a itemized caloric breakdown for at least 3-4 main meals per day for the next month with supplemental meals (snacks) depending on nutritional needs. Be sure to include in your spreadsheet the amounts of Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fat, in grams. At the bottom of the spreadsheet add each column together for a daily total for each category. After each day include a brief synopsis summarizing how well you followed your plan and if there were any modification made. This should also be followed by any exercises performed that day. The following is a guideline that you may follow.
Student Name:
Age/Sex:
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Part 3)
In a word document summarize your experience with this assignment. Some questions to consider. What were your findings? Did you project this activity to be difficult or easy to execute in the beginning? Was your feelings the same when complete? What did you take away from this assignment?
Submission: Students will submit their website comparisons, energy expenditure data, nutrition program spreadsheets, and a final summary via email by the due date to instructor@email.com
Rubric:
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Part1: Energy Expenditure |
Student provides results from individual data and provides an excellent summary and comparison of the two websites. |
Student provides data that correlates with individual dat but does not provide effective summary and/or website comparisons. |
Does not provide acceptable data, summary or comparisons. Results do not correlate with individual data. |
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Part2: Nutrition Program |
Student submits an organized, clear and information spreadsheet. Offering constructive feedback in the daily running summary. |
Student follows guidelines but is missing information, data, and/or summary. |
Does not follow guidelines with necessary requirements. |
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Part3: Reflectional Summary |
Student provides a thought provoking reflectional summary that is constructive and well written. |
Student provides satisfactory summary and attempts to reflect on the factors of this assignment. |
Does not provide a reflective summary addressing the assignment. |
Bibliography:
Calorie Lab- This site includes better than average calorie counters and energy expenditures calculators. Quick and easy resource tools.
http://calorielab.com/index.html
Eat Right- From the largest organization of food and nutrition the American Diabetic Association. This site is a great resource tool and offers many interesting facts regarding nutrition and health.
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/nutrition_4927_ENU_HTML.htm
Personal Power Training- This article provides general explanations and concepts to dietary nutrition.
http://www.personalpowertraining.net/Articles/Why_Nutrition_is_so_Important_for_Athletes.htm
PowerBar- This site offers another guide for general populations and athletes. It also includes interesting information on nutrition and dieting for active individuals.
http://www.powerbar.com/powercoach/default.aspx
My Pyramid Plan- Form the United States Department of Agriculture. Offers a guide for general populations over the age of 2 to be able to know the amount of each food group needed on a daily basis. Users input individualized data to receive quick results.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramid/index.aspx