Nutrition

Personal Analysis (do at home) - Use Nutritional Analysis Tool to record the food you eat on an "average" day.

Specify the correct proportions by using the appropriate pull-down menus.
When you have entered all foods, select the "Analyze Foods" button and the "Display all Nutrients" button.
Identify nutrients that are in excess in your diet.
Identify nutrients that are lacking in your diet.
Enter the percent RDA (% Rec) for each food from the far right column.

Corporate Analysis (for use in class) - Enter you data into the following form. Examine the graph of average class data. Write a brief analysis of the diet of your colleagues.

Identify nutrients that appear to be in excess in general.
Identify nutrients that appear to be lacking in general

Review the Resuls

Nutrition Analysis

Other Nutritional Resources for additional study

Nutritional Analysis Tool - University of Illinois - Anaylsis of daily diet
Mypyramidtracker - USDA - Anaylsis of daily diet
Analyze Fast Foods - Database of food facts of various fast food restaurants.
Nutrition Labels - Find nutrtion facts on common foods
Food and Nutrition Information Center - U.S. Department of Agriculture resources on nutrition.
Nutrition.gov - Federal Nutrition site