Health Medical Homework Help

Part 1: Evaluating Nutrient Content of Foods

This portion of the assignment does not need any in-text citations or references.  must show all of 

your work and include all pertinent information that you used to obtain your answers. Charts or bullet 

points are fine but you must use full sentences and grammatical structure.

a] Compare the 

Nutrition Facts Table

on a “healthy” breakfast cereal and an “unhealthy” breakfast 

cereal. Include a screen shot of the cereals and the 

Nutrition Facts

table for each in 

assignment. Remember to check the serving sizes of the cereals, they need to be the same 

(within 2 grams) for your comparison. 

Before you compare, state which cereal you think is healthy and unhealthy, and why

Explain:

1.How the total kCalories compare to each other

2.How the total carbohydrate, sugar, and fibre content compare from one 

cereal to the other.

3.Any differences and similarities between the 

vitamin and mineral content of each cereal.

4.Conclude with a statement about whether you think your initial assessment of

healthy and unhealthy is correct. What do you think now?

Be clear in comparisons.

b] Create a one-day meal plan for yourself that meets the following conditions. 

1.Includes 3 meals and 2 snacks, plus beverages

2.List and price all food items from each meal for the day

3.Explain how the foods you chose for your meal plan meets the “Healthy Food 

Choices” recommendations of Canada’s Food Guide.

4.Maximum total cost of $15. Show your calculations. Cost only the 

portions you used, use online stores to get prices. If you used one slice of bread, show how you

calculated the cost of one slice out of a full loaf. Do not show just the one slice cost

5.Do not include restaurant or fast food

6.Use food that is readily available at a local grocery or convenience store

7.You do not have to actually buy the food and make the meals.

c] Identify and analyse 2 of your favourite packaged snack foods, If you do not consume

packaged snack foods, simply choose two you have heard of.

1.State the energy, fat, and carbohydrate content in the suggested serving from the 

nutrition facts panel.

2.Estimate and state your usual serving size that you eat and how often you eat those 

snacks.

3.Calculate and state the energy, fat, and carbohydrates these snacks contribute to 

your intake in one year.

Part 2: Evaluating Nutrition Information

Prepare a 1-2 page short report addressing the following points, 

in full sentence form

Answer each 

question separately using the letter as the beginning of each section. 

a]Pick an advertisement from the internet for a NUTRITION-based product that makes a health

claim.

The product in question should be consumed (ie. supplement, drink, pill etc.). Include a 

screenshot of the chosen product with your assignment. Copy the claim to your page. If the 

webpage is large and/or you make reference to a number of sections of a website, you may 

screen capture the specific parts that you are discussing and paste them into a word document

b] Where was the article published? State the URL and date it was accessed in your report. 

c] Describe the claim being made. 

d] Describe 5 attributes of the claim that make it credible information or misinformation using the 

points discussed in class. You must pick a side. (all 5 attributes have to argue for or against, not a

blend). Do not list more than 5

e]Overall, based on the above attributes, what is your final verdict on the credibility of this 

information? Is it credible nutrition information, or misinformation?