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Dietary Guidelines You Consume. This Will Give You A Chance To Review The Recommended Amounts, and See

This document provides information and worksheets for analyzing a person's nutritional intake over 3 days compared to the 2015-2020 USDA Dietary Guidelines. It includes the guidelines for daily servings of dairy, protein, fruits, vegetables, grains, sugar and fat. It also contains a food log to record all food and drink consumed over 3 days and a table to analyze intake versus the guidelines and answer self-evaluation questions.

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Dietary Guidelines You Consume. This Will Give You A Chance To Review The Recommended Amounts, and See

This document provides information and worksheets for analyzing a person's nutritional intake over 3 days compared to the 2015-2020 USDA Dietary Guidelines. It includes the guidelines for daily servings of dairy, protein, fruits, vegetables, grains, sugar and fat. It also contains a food log to record all food and drink consumed over 3 days and a table to analyze intake versus the guidelines and answer self-evaluation questions.

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Human Nutrition

Module 03 Nutritional Intake Worksheet

Name:

Directions: This worksheet is designed to help you determine how many servings of the 2015-2020
Dietary Guidelines you consume. This will give you a chance to review the recommended amounts, and see
how you compare.

1. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines are listed in the chart below and will be used to analyze your
food intake.
2. Page 2 contains a food log, where you will record all of the food and beverages you consume.
3. Page 3 contains a table where you will analyze your nutritional intake compared to the USDA
Dietary Guidelines and then answer a series of self-evaluation questions.

2015-2020 USDA Dietary Guidelines

Note: The following are based on a 2000 calorie diet for an 18+yr old adult according to the 2015-2020
Dietary Guidelines.

Dairy: USDA Recommended amount: 3 cups/day


 What counts as 1 cup: 6 ounce portion of fat-free yogurt is equal to 3/4 cup-equivalent dairy;
1 1/2 ounces portion of cheddar cheese is equal to 1 cup-equivalent dairy

Protein: USDA Recommended amount: 5.5 ounces/day


 What counts as 1 ounce: 1 large egg is equal to 1 ounce-equivalent protein foods; 2
tablespoons of peanut butter is equal to 2 ounce-equivalents protein foods; 1 ounce portion of
walnuts is equal to 2 ounce-equivalents protein food; 1/2 cup portion of black beans is equal to
2 ounce-equivalents protein foods; 4 ounce portion of pork is equal to 4 ounce-equivalents
protein foods

Fruits: USDA Recommended amount: 2 cups/day


 What counts as 1 cup: 1/2 cup portion of strawberries is equal to 1/2 cup-equivalent fruit;
3/4 cup portion of 100% orange juice is equal to 3/4 cup-equivalent fruit; 1/4 cup portion of
raisins is equal to 1/2 cup-equivalent fruit

Vegetables: USDA Recommended amount: 2.5 cups/day


 What counts as 1 cup: 1/2 cup portion of green beans is equal to 1/2 cup-equivalent
vegetables; 1 cup portion of raw spinach is equal to 1/2 cup-equivalent vegetables

Grains: USDA Recommended amount: 6 ounces/day


 What counts as 1 ounce: 1 slice of bread is equal to 1 ounce-equivalent grains; 1/2 cup
portion of cooked brown rice is equal to 1 ounce-equivalent grains

Sugar: USDA Recommended amount: minimal/day


 Consume less than 10 percent of calories per day from added sugars

Fat: USDA Recommended amount: minimal/day


 Consume less than 10 percent of calories per day from saturated fats

Retrieved from https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/resources/2015-2020_Dietary_Guidelines.pdf on 04/08/2019.

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Human Nutrition
Module 03 Nutritional Intake Worksheet

Food Log: Nutritional Intake Tracking

Directions:
Record your meals, snacks, drinks, etc. over a 3 day period. For each meal, provide the date, your meal
content, and determine the number of servings from each food group. Provide complete details and data
(see example row below).

Record servings and of which food


Date Record meal content here
group
Example ½ cup of oatmeal (made with water), ¼ of Grain: 1 oz. serving
: raisins, 2 cups of coffee (with 1 tsp. sugar each). Fruit: ¼ cup dried fruit = ½ cup fresh fruit
5/12 Sugar: 2 tsps.
Breakfast

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Human Nutrition
Module 03 Nutritional Intake Worksheet

Nutritional Intake Analysis and Self-evaluation

Directions:
Review the Food Log of your intake for the 3 day period. In the chart below, for each day, record the
number of servings you consumed from each category. Analyze your intake compared to the USDA
guidelines and answer the self-evaluation questions in complete sentences, using proper spelling and
grammar.

Dairy Protein Fruit Vegetable Grain Sugar Fat


Servings Servings Servings Servings Servings Servings Servings
Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Daily USDA 3 cups 5.5 ounces 2 cups 2.5 cups 6 ounces minimal minimal
Dietary
Guidelines
for an
Adult*
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet for an 18+yr old adult according to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines.

Self-evaluation Questions:

1. In which areas of your nutritional intake did you do well?

2. Which areas of your nutritional intake need adjustment?

3. What are some specific eating/drinking changes you could make to better balance your nutritional
intake?

4. After analyzing your nutritional intake and comparing it to the USDA guidelines, what surprised
you?

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