Individual Dietary Analysis (IDA) Instructions This exercise is designed for you to have a better understanding of your dietary recommended intake needs and how it compares to your current diet. Examine your personal profile and see if your diet should be altered as a result of your findings. You will need to compile the information below along with your food intake for two days and then give a summary on your findings. If you go out to eat and the restaurant or fast food establishment does not supply you with a nutrition analysis then use the appendix in the back of the book and find something close. Almost all the foods you will have consumed or something very similar will be listed in the back of your text (appendix) with all the information you need. List the information based on Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner, and Dessert. On your spreadsheets, state the serving size listed in the textbook and the quantity you consumed. You will need to make the calculations for each nutrient just like the spreadsheets used in Todd and Edna’s case study. Complete the spreadsheets with all the nutrient information before doing your personal assessment. Your book will supply you with all the information you need to complete this exercise with the exception of the information on your diet consumed for two days which you will complete on the spreadsheets and your personal profile. Any data entered on the spreadsheet in the form of percentages will result in a zero points for this project. The appropriate analysis can not be done using percentages as part of your data. Part One - Collecting Information Answer the following questions Personal History: When setting up your individual diet analysis, first, you will need to provide answers to the following questions: Brief history about yourself. List current health conditions Family history of health conditions such as CVD, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc. What influences your food selection? Any medications currently taken and how they influence your diet. Physical Activity; how much exercise do you get each day? How much attention do you pay to food labels, do they influence what foods you eat. Height: Weight: BMI: Where does your number fall on the charts? Underline one. (Underweight, Healthy, Overweight, Obese) EER: This formula is in the book, as well as in your case study exercise. Place your EER at the bottom of your spreadsheet just like in the case studies. Enter your EER___________. DRI's the charts for DRI are located in the front cover of the book. Fill the DRI in for all the nutrients on your spreadsheet including protein, carbohydrates, fiber, fat, cholesterol, iron, calcium, potassium, sodium, vitamin A, and vitamin C. Physical Activity (Sedentary, Low Active, or Active): Underline activity level Food Guide Pyramid The Food Guide Pyramid has been revised as of 2005. You can now get a guideline based on kcal intake, age, and physical activity. Below I have provided the Food groups an.

1. Individual Dietary Analysis (IDA)
Instructions
This exercise is designed for you to have a better understanding
of your dietary recommended intake needs and how it compares
to your current diet. Examine your personal profile and see if
your diet should be altered as a result of your findings. You will
need to compile the information below along with your food
intake for two days and then give a summary on your findings.
If you go out to eat and the restaurant or fast food establishment
does not supply you with a nutrition analysis then use the
appendix in the back of the book and find something close.
Almost all the foods you will have consumed or something very
similar will be listed in the back of your text (appendix) with all
the information you need. List the information based on
Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner, and Dessert. On your
spreadsheets, state the serving size listed in the textbook and
the quantity you consumed. You will need to make the
calculations for each nutrient just like the spreadsheets used in
Todd and Edna’s case study. Complete the spreadsheets with all
the nutrient information before doing your personal assessment.
Your book will supply you with all the information you need to
complete this exercise with the exception of the information on
your diet consumed for two days which you will complete on
the spreadsheets and your personal profile. Any data entered on
the spreadsheet in the form of percentages will result in a zero
points for this project. The appropriate analysis can not be done
using percentages as part of your data.
Part One - Collecting Information
Answer the following questions
Personal History: When setting up your individual diet analysis,
first, you will need to provide answers to the following
questions:
Brief history about yourself.
List current health conditions

2. Family history of health conditions such as CVD, diabetes,
osteoporosis, etc.
What influences your food selection?
Any medications currently taken and how they influence your
diet.
Physical Activity; how much exercise do you get each day?
How much attention do you pay to food labels, do they
influence what foods you eat.
Height:
Weight:
BMI: Where does your number fall on the charts? Underline
one. (Underweight, Healthy, Overweight, Obese)
EER: This formula is in the book, as well as in your case study
exercise. Place your EER at the bottom of your spreadsheet just
like in the case studies. Enter your EER___________.
DRI's the charts for DRI are located in the front cover of the
book. Fill the DRI in for all the nutrients on your spreadsheet
including protein, carbohydrates, fiber, fat, cholesterol, iron,
calcium, potassium, sodium, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Physical Activity (Sedentary, Low Active, or Active): Underline
activity level
Food Guide Pyramid
The Food Guide Pyramid has been revised as of 2005. You can
now get a guideline based on kcal intake, age, and physical
activity. Below I have provided the Food groups and the general
amounts per kcal intake; you can use these or look up your own
personal requirements from the link, HYPERLINK
"http://www.mypyramid.gov/"http://www.mypyramid.gov. A
guide to serving size comparisons is located in the book.
Recommended Daily Amounts
Food Group
1600 kcal
1800 kcal
2000 kcal
2200 kcal

3. 2400 kcal
2600 kcal
2800 kcal
3000 kcal
Fruits
1.5 cups
1.5 cups
2.0 cups
2.0 cups
2.0 cups
2.0 cups
2.5 cups
2.5 cups
Vegetables
2.0 cups
2.5 cups
2.5 cups
3.0 cups
3.0 cups
3.5 cups
3.5 cups
4.0 cups
Grains
5.0 ozs
6.0 ozs
6.0 ozs
7.0 ozs
8.0 ozs
9.0 ozs
10.0 ozs
10.0 ozs
Meat and Legumes
5.0 ozs
5.0 ozs
5.5 ozs
6.0 ozs

4. 6.5 ozs
6.5 ozs
7.0 ozs
7.0 ozs
Milk
3.0 cups
3.0 cups
3.0 cups
3.0 cups
3.0 cups
3.0 cups
3.0 cups
3.0 cups
Discretionary Calorie Allowance
132 cals
195 cals
267 cals
290 cals
362 cals
410 cals
426 cals
512 cals
Based on your current calorie intake (EER), list the
recommended amounts of each food group you should be
consuming according the chart provided in the Recommended
Daily Amounts table below. This information should help you to
compare what you should be consuming vs. your findings from
your two day diet.
Fruits
___________
Vegetables

5. Grains
Meat and Legumes
Milk
Discretionary calorie allowance (the “extras”)
____________
Instructions
List your findings from this exercise by reviewing all of the
amounts from your intakes for two days compared with your
DRI and note if there were any differences in the amounts of
kcal, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, fat, iron, calcium, sodium,
vitamin A, and vitamin C. Explain your findings and answer the
questions below. After answering all the questions save them to
your computer and then use the course dropbox below to submit
your completed dietary analysis form.
Making Conclusions
During your two day diet intake, how many servings did you
have in each group?
Day 1Day 2Fruits
Vegetables
Grains
Meat/Legumes
Milk

6. Discretionary calorie allowance (the “extras”)
Answer the questions below providing detailed explanation.
Did you eat the correct amount of fruits, vegetables, grains,
meat/legumes and milk/dairy, according to your kcal intake? If
you did not hit your target, maybe you fell short or was too
high, explain why.
Part 2 – Researching Spreadsheet Nutrients
1) Before analyzing your diet, I want a paper identifying the
upper limits (toxicity) and lower limits (deficiency) of each
nutrient on your spreadsheet. You will also need to state the
side effects of each nutrient’s limits. Please refer to the
appropriate chapters for this information. Remember, when
discussing things like fiber there are two types: In your paper
you should identify them and discuss the differences and
advantages of both. The same holds true for the Vitamins A and
C. In addition to their separate functions, what else sets them
apart? This part of the project should be 2-3 typed pages in
length. If you use a source, such as a book or Internet site make
sure you properly reference the source. Copying any one’s
work is plagiarism and any signs of plagiarism will result in a
zero for the project along with notifying the college of the
student’s actions. Below is a paper for you to type the
information on. Please note that you can keep on typing in each
of the sections provided, you are not limited to space.

7. Protein-
Carbohydrates-
Fiber-
Fat-
Saturated Fat-
Cholesterol-
Iron-

8. Calcium-
Potassium-
Sodium-
Vitamin A-
Vitamin C-
Part Three- Final Conclusion for the IDA findings
Fill in the chart below using the totals from your spreadsheets
and review your numbers noting any variances. When you write
your final conclusion paper you will be analyzing your two day

9. diet noting any variances, make suggestions as to how you
could correct the areas where there are overages/shortages in
comparison to your DRI’s. This paper should be 1-2 typed pages
in length. I will be looking for your insights, evidence of
critical thinking and suggestions on how you could improve
your diet by the types of food choices you might make in the
future. For example, if you have a diet high in fat, especially
saturated fat, and you are consuming 4-5 glasses of whole milk
a day, you might suggest that you could still get your calcium
and valuable nutrients by consuming 4-5 glasses of skim milk
instead. The paper you wrote on the overages (toxicity) and
shortages (deficiencies), along with your other compiled data,
will help you to analyze your two day diet. Remember, the
work you put into this paper will help you in the future. Please
refer to the grading rubric attached to this exercise to see how
the report will be graded.
DRI’s Day 1
Day 2
Protein (g) _____ _____
_____
Carbohydrate (g) _____ _____
_____
Fiber (g) _____ _____
_____
Fat (g) _____ _____
_____
Saturated Fat (g) _____ _____
_____
Cholesterol (mg) _____ _____
_____
Iron (mg) _____ _____
_____
Calcium (mg) _____ _____
_____

10. Potassium (mg) _____ _____
_____
Sodium (mg) _____ _____
_____
Vitamin A (µg) _____ _____
_____
Vitamin C (mg) _____ _____
_____
Individual Dietary Analysis Form - Day 1
Food Descriptionserving size
qtykcalprotein
(g)carb
(g)fiber
(g)fat
(g)saturated
fat (g)cholesterol
(mg)calcium
(mg)iron
(mg)potassium
(mg)sodium
(mg)vit. A
(µg)vit. C
(mg)DAY 1 Breakfast
Lunch
Snack
Dinner Totals DRI
EER Individual Dietary Analysis Form - Day 2
Food Descriptionserving size
qtykcalprotein

11. (g)carb
(g)fiber
(g)fat
(g)saturated
fat (g)cholesterol
(mg)calcium
(mg)iron
(mg)potassium
(mg)sodium
(mg)vit. A
(µg)vit. C
(mg)DAY 2 Breakfast
Lunch
Snack
Dinner Totals DRI
EER
Grading Rubric
The Individual Dietary Analysis is graded as follows:
Criteria
Points
Collection of Information, History, EER, BMI, Food Guide
Pyramid, DRI’s, answers questions thoroughly providing detail
and critical thinking
maximum 10 points
Two Day Diet Analysis Spreadsheets, filled out completely
using proper data for all nutrients (any percentages used on
spreadsheets will result in zero points).
maximum 10 points
Final Conclusions Part 1, Paper, 2-3 pages in length, provide
details of each nutrient’s (on spreadsheet) upper and lower
limits a long with side effects, provides proper references for
materials used
maximum 15 points
Final Conclusion Part 2, Paper, 1-2 pages in length on your
findings from the two day totals verse DRI’s, evidence of

12. critical thinking based on data adding own thoughts and
opinions of the exercise
maximum 10 points
Proper grammar and spelling, followed directions, assignment
submitted on timemaximum
5 pointsTotal Possible50 Points