Diet Project

This activity will allow you to take an objective look at your eating habits and determine if they should be changed. The value of each task is shown in parentheses.

1. Before you begin, write down a brief summary of how healthy you believe your eating habits to be.  (1)

2. For one week, record everything you eat. Make sure to note details such as the time, the specific food, and the approximate amount. This will be handed in with your project.  (2)

3. At the end of the week, organize your records into a chart such as the one below. Leave enough space in each block to record the approximate number of servings in each category. Use Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating to help you determine serving sizes. For the categories, “High Fats,” “High Proteins,” and “High Carbs,” simply indicate whether the food you ate that day was high in each of those categories. In the last category, indicate whether the food you ate that day met the guidelines of the Canada Food Guide.  (15)

4. Discuss any patterns in your eating habits. For example, did you eat differently on weekends, or did you eat differently on days that you had to work?  (10)

5. Did you make any startling discoveries about your eating habits?

6. Did your eating habits match your original prediction?

7. Describe any changes you will make to your diet as a result of this exercise.

8. What are some possible long term effects of continuing to eat the way you do?

9. Considering the types of foods you eat and where they come from, what are the environmental effects of eating the way you do?