Healthy Diets Analysis

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Healthy Diets Analysis

AnalyzingDietsforHealthEating

Allofthefollowingdietshavescientificresearchsupportingthem.Theyarealsoofteninconflictwitheachother.Howcanweusetheinformationwehavetomakehealthyfoodchoices?

VeganDiet

PaleoDiet

RawFoodsDiet

MediterraneanDiet

VolumetricsDiet

AtkinsDiet

Glycemic-IndexDiet

RESEARCH

Researchoneoftheabovedietsandsummarizetheimportantcharacteristicsofit.Compareittothe

Western diet.Presentandexplainthekeyresearchfindingssupportingit.Provideresearchdiscreditingthisdiet.ReflectonhoweasythisdietcouldfitintothelifestyleoftheaverageW-O family. Evaluate both sidesoftheresearchanddevelopyourowninformedconclusionaboutthebenefitsofthedietyouhave chosen.

PRESENT

Besuretopresentallofyourinformationinaclearandinterestingmanner.Include visual aids to help get

yourpointacrossandkeeptheclassinvolved. ThepresentationcanincludeaPowerPoint, but this should not be the only component.Becreative!

REFLECT

Whilelisteningtothepresentationsmakenotesonwhatthebestattributesofeachdietareandwhat

makesthemlessideal.Attheendofthepresentations,reflectonwhatthekeypositivecomponentsare

foreachofthediets.Basedonthisinformation,writeaparagraphthatsummarizeswhatyouthinkare

importantelementsinahealthydiet.Inaparagraph,designyourownhealthywayofeatingthatincludes

thebestcomponentsofallofthesediets.

AnalyzingDietsforHealthyEating:Rubric

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GroupWork / Allgroupmembers
appeartoparticipateand
presentinformation. / Mostgroupmembers
appeartoparticipateand
presentinformation. / Only1or2group
membersappearto
participateorInformation
isonlypresentedby1or
2groupmembers. / Only1or2group
membersappearto
participateand
Informationisonly
presentedby1or2
groupmembers.
Clarityof
Presentation / Presentationisclear,
easytounderstandand
engagingtothe
audience.Presentation
isorganizedandflows
well. / Presentationisclear,
easytounderstandand
somewhatengagingto
theaudience.
Presentationisorganized
andflows. / Someofthepresentation
isclearandcanbe
understoodbythe
audience.Presentation
hassomeorganization. / Thepresentationcanbe
understoodbythe
audiencebutisnot
alwaysclearandcanbe
hardtofollow.
Creativity / Presentationusesa
uniquestrategyand
involvestheaudiencein
arelevantway. / Presentationisvisually
interestingandengaging
fortheaudience. / Presentationhassome
usefulvisualaidsbut
theyarenotunique.
Theseaidsprovide
interestfortheaudience. / Presentationhasvisual
aidsbuttheyarenot
relevanttothetopicordo
notprovideinteresttothe
audience.
Characteristicsof
Diet / Givesathorough,clear
andaccuratedescription
ofthediet. / Givesaclearand
accuratedescriptionof
thediet. / Givesanaccurate
descriptionofthedietbut
somepointsareunclear. / Givesamostlyaccurate
descriptionofthediet.
Comparisonto
WesternDiet / Showsaclear
understandingofthe
typicalWesterndietand
makesmanyrelevant
comparisons. / Showsanunderstanding
ofthetypicalWestern
dietandmakessome
relevantcomparisons. / Showssome
understandingofthe
typicalWesterndietand
makesatleastone
relevantcomparison. / Showsabasic
understandingofthe
typicalWesterndietand
triestomakesome
comparison.
Supportingand
OpposingEvidence / Evidenceforandagainst
thisdiethasbeenclearly
shownusingonly
respectable,reliable
scientificinformation.
Bothsidesofthe
evidenceareshownwell. / Evidenceforandagainst
thisdiethasbeenshown
usingonlyrespectable,
reliablescientific
information.Bothsides
oftheevidenceare
shown. / Evidenceforandagainst
thisdiethasbeenshown
usingmainlyrespectable,
reliablescientific
information.Bothsides
oftheevidenceare
shown. / Evidenceforandagainst
thisdiethasbeen
collectedusingsome
sourcesthatmaynotbe
reliable.Onlyonesideof
theevidenceisshown.
EaseofUse / Showsthoughtful,
detailedinsightintothe
effortsneededto
incorporatethisdiet. / Showsthoughtfulinsight
intotheeffortsneededto
incorporatethisdiet. / Showssomeinsightinto
theeffortsneededto
incorporatethisdietbut
missingsomekey
factor(s). / Showsabasic
understandingofwhat
wouldbeneededtouse
thisdiet.
GroupReflection / Grouphasshowncareful
considerationand
reflectionincomingup
withtheirconclusions.
Conclusionsarebased
ontheresearchthey
havecollected. / Grouphasshown
considerationincoming
upwiththeirconclusions.
Conclusionsarebased
ontheresearchthey
havecollected. / Grouphasshownsome
considerationincoming
upwiththeirconclusions.
Conclusionsaremainly
basedontheresearch
theyhavecollected. / Groupgivesclear
conclusions.Unclearon
whythehavedrawn
theseconclusions.
IndividualReflection
Paragraph
X2 / Showsanunderstanding
oftheprinciplesoutlined
inallofthesedietsand
canclearlysummarize
thekeyrecommendations.
Isabletousethistocreate
athoughtfulhealthy
eatingplan. / Showsanunderstanding
oftheprinciplesoutlined
inallofthesedietsand
cansummarizethekey
recommendations.Is
abletousethistocreate
ahealthyeatingplan. / Showssome
understandingofthe
principlesoutlinedin
thesedietsandcan
identifyakey
recommendation.Isable
tousethistocreatea
healthyeatingplan. / Canidentifythe
principlesoutlinedin
thesedietsandcan
identifyakeyidea.Is
abletousethistocreate
thebeginningsofa
healthyeatingplan.

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