8th Grade Health - Dietary Analysis Report
This page has all the links and video tutorials you need to complete this project. All links open in a new window or new tab. Mr. Schmitz
MyPyramid Tracker - The website for this project
Written Directions and Data Worksheets - Mr. Hartberg's written directions, data worksheets, and questions (.pdf file)
Daily Food Diary - The food log for this project in .pdf format
24 Hour Activity Log - The exercise log for this project in .pdf format
8th Grade Health Blog - Mr. Hartberg's Class Blog
MyPyramid Video Tutorials:
Getting Started:
Your Account, Profile, and Navigation (2:39) - Create your account and profile, and learn how to navigate MyPyramid
Entering Food:
Entering Food Items (2:21) - Directions on how to enter food items including frequently used foods
Portion Size and Quantity (2:42) - Entering quantities and number of servings
Entering Physical Activity:
Entering Physical Activity (2:35) - How to find your activities in the database
Entering Activity Duration (1:37) - Entering in your minutes for each activity
Analyzing Your Data:
These videos show how you'll use each area to answer the questions on the data worksheets.
Nutrient Intakes (2:12) - Working with the chart to enter nutrients
Healthy Eating History (1:43) - Use this data to get your averages for Carbs, Proteins, and Fats
Meeting Dietary Guidelines (2:08) - Compare your daily food intake to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines
MyPyramid Recommendations (1:43) - Compare your daily food intake to the MyPyramid recommendations
Make a Bibliography with EasyBib
EasyBib - an online tool to make bibliographies
EasyBib Tutorials:
EasyBib Introduction (2:11) - Find the site, register your account, logging in, etc.
EasyBib Magazines and Journals (5:02) - Examples of how to create citations for Magazine and Journal articles
EasyBib Newspaper (3:44) - Example of how to create a citation for a newspaper article
EasyBib Website (3:32) - Example of how to create a citation for a website using Autocite
EasyBib Book (1:55) - Example of how to create a citation for a book
EasyBib Create Your Bibliography (1:28) - Create a Word document of your bibliography using EasyBib