Unit 6 directions- go to p. 455-456- not what the directions say

Unit 6 directions are not correct. The page numbers in the text book for the BSE p. 455 -456.
I am sorry that the directions were wrong.

Fondly,

Dr. Kathy

Unit 6 Help - discussion and project

Here is some discussion help:

With this units discussion you need to look at complementary proteins. Proteins are made up of amino acids and there are 20 in your diet. Some proteins or foods, do not have all the amino acids you need. That is what complementary proteins are about- getting foods that balance out the amino acids.

Here is a great link:

http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html

Project help

The project asks for one page but you need to get ALL the information to answer the question in there. If it takes more than one page, the person who makes the poster, can fit it on 1 page!!!!

Thus, to limit this to 5 lines will not do and will not pass.
There may not be a word requirement, and some students can write well enough to condense the information correctly and do it very well.
Many of you will not be able to condense the information to fit on one page. You will need to do more.

Remember, I will look at the content and if you do not talk about abroad vs. at home and address this to college students, that is looked at too.

Many students do a few statements past 1 page and usually I see those do well.

I do not grade on that fact if you do this on one page or  not. I LOOK AT the CONTENT!!!!

Hope this helps.

Fondly,

Dr. Kathy

MyFoodapedia

A student found this site a little too late to help you but I will be able to use it in the future and you may also.


http://myfoodapedia.gov/Default.aspx

Part of MyPyramid.gov website.

PDF File Creation in Diet Analysis

When you get to the end of getting all of your forms together you need to email the document to yourself.

After you get it in YOUR email, it will be in PDF form. Then you upload it in the dropbox.

Do NOT email to me or the course....it will not let you.

Hope this helps any confusion.

~Dr. Kathy

Audio directions for Unit 5. Give it a try if you are confused at all.

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Unit 5 Project important Guide

Unit 5 Chart

Here is a copy I made in Google. You can use it. I added discretionary calories to it.

http://docs.google.com/View?id=df89258m_678m43v5dg

Use this if you prefer. You can use the one online too- but this has discretionary added.

PROJECT GUIDE

1. This has a 500 words expectation.

2. This requires that you think. It is not just reporting information. You need to analyze. You need to compare.

3 You are doing an "Analysis" of your diet. On the first day of class, I think that the majority of you would have agreed, you needed to improve your diet. You also knew that you probably needed more fruits and veggies and less fat in your diet. You do not need a college class and a big textbook to tell you that.

4. Thus, I do not accept that type of response.

I expect an analysis. Where you look at the findings from the diet analysis. You then look at the pyramid. You analyze your own pyramid via "food servings" which is not the same as amounts of food- see earlier blog where I talk about servings size.

This analysis means you really think about what you discovered. You write MORE than 2 sentences. I expect close to 500 words in the analysis. You go to the textbook and back up what you are saying about your diet.

This project is worth 100 points- it means that it takes longer. Yes, it will. It will take you up to 3 times as long as any other project- but it is worth 2.5 times more points.

Please think about what you are writing. Analyze, critique, be critical of your diet and see what you can do to make it better. Watch discretionary calories.

I hope this helps you a little plan your project carefully. Use the writing coach for help organizing this.

Good luck!!

How to determine Portions size for unit 5 project

I hope that you review this carefully as this is reviewed in the unit 5 mini-project carefully when grading. IT IS WORTH 100 POINTS.

The new dietary guidelines on which MyPyramid is based, promoted fruits and vegetables and whole grains. At the 2,000 calorie level, here's what the guidelines would suggest.

* Fruit Group should provide 4 daily servings, or 2 cups.
* Vegetable Group should provide 5 servings, or 2.5 cups.
* Grain Group should provide 6 ounce-equivalents (1 ounce-equivalent means 1 serving), half of which should be whole grains.
* Meat and Beans Group should provide 5.5 ounce-equivalents or servings.
* Milk Group should provide 3 cups/servings.
* Oils should provide 24g or 6 teaspoons.
* Discretionary Calories: These are the remaining amount of calories in each calorie level after nutrient-dense foods have been chosen. Up to 267 calories can be consumed in solid fats or added sugars if the other requirements have been met.

Common Servings and Portion Sizes - What's the Difference?
Though "portion size" and "serving size" are used interchangeably, there is a difference. Knowing the difference makes it easier to compare what you eat to the MyPyramid's daily recommendations.

The USDA MyPyramid provides food group recommendations in "ounces" and "cups."

Recommendations for the Grain Group and the Meat Group are provided in ounces, while recommendations for the Milk Group, Vegetable Group and Fruit Group are in cups.

The serving size that is equal to an "ounce" or "cup" are provided for each food group.

For example:

1 1/2 ounces of hard cheese or 8 fluid ounces of yogurt count as 1 cup from the Milk Group, and 1 slice of bread or 1/2 cup of cooked pasta counts as an ounce from the Grain Group.

For your chart: You are to use these as to the way to fill out the chart you submit for grading.

If you have 8 ounces of yogurt, that is equal to 1 serving of a Milk group. So you put 1 in the column for Milk.

If you have 1 slice of bread - you would put 1 serving in the Grain group.

The total at the bottom is the total of each group that you had in servings. The pyramid, that is how it is configured.

UPDATE ON SOME OF WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO EARN AN "A"

Hello all,
NOTICE, I SAID EARN AN A IN THE TITLE. THAT HAS A LOT OF MEANING ATTACHED TO IT!!

I have several items here that you may want to refer to at other times. After grading the last unit, I have some feedback for many of you here. Many of you are doing FANTASTIC and are doing most or all of the following- but some are not- so, this is a good place to put a reminder.

1. References go at the bottom of the article you wrote. It is a list of what you cited in the body of your work. If you used the text here is the correct format:
Sizer, F. S., & Whitney, E. N. (2008). Nutrition: the Science of Eating (11th ed.). Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning.

Use that from now on. Just save it and you can reuse it.

2. Citations: These are in the body of your work. If you reworded some information, it MUST be cited. To do this, e.g. the book (Sizer & Whitney, 2008). If you quoted then you add the page.
You do BOTH  citations and references in any paper you write. 

3. You are limited to 10% direct quotes. More than that is plagiarizing. This is a Kaplan policy and in the syllabus.

4. Make sure you re-read your paper. Read it outloud. Make sure it makes sense. Use the spell check.

5. If I tell you to go for writing support--- Go. I am telling you for a reason and it is to help you.

6. In the discussions- you need to write college level writing. Just because it is on a discussion board does not mean you do not capitalize the letter i, or not capitalize sentences--or for that matter not even write sentences.

7. When you do a project make sure you answer ALL questions. Go back, check. So many lose points due to that.

8. Many students are losing points for NO references.

9. Many students continue to lose points for not naming their file: last name_unitX.doc  The loss of points is going to increase in week 5.

10. UNIT 4 MINI-PROJECT  Do not forget to answer the library related questions. No work from the web is accepted. ONLY FROM KAPLAN LIBRARY IS ACCEPTABLE- ALL THE REST WILL BE AN F. 

This is an old picture but I love the diapers so I thought I would share!!

I hope this helps you get better grades. I would LOVE to see everyone get an A!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Fondly,


Dr. Kathy