Health and nutrition
Compare dietary guideline recommendations for various food groups to your own diet (CO#4)
Evaluate a patient’s diet and discuss the impact it has on the systems of the body (CO#4)
Image of the my plate USDA logo with a plate divided into four segments. The largest, vegetables, followed by proteins, grains, and fruit in decreasing size. Next to the plate is a circle with the word dairy (the smallest of the 5 portions).

An active discussion is the key to an interesting and engaging online course. Discussion in this course is designed to simulate a classroom discussion.

Track your diet for at least 48 hours. Write everything down that you put into your mouth, including beverages.
If you drink coffee, for example, include that and indicate whether or not you add cream and sugar.
Then, visit the Choose My Plate (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. web site from the United States Department of Agriculture and evaluate your diet.
Then, write your post by answering the following question:
Did your diet include the appropriate balance of the food groups: vegetables, fruits, grains, proteins, and dairy?
If your diet was too heavy in one area or too light in another, what were the areas?
To reply, choose two of your peers’ posts to respond to. Act as if they are your patient and you are providing a nutritional consult. What food groups within their diet require adjustment? Why? Explain to your peers the significance of each food group to the health of the body, including specific organ systems.

This discussion will be graded using a rubric. Please review this rubric prior to beginning the discussion. You can view the rubric by clicking on “Discussion Rubric” on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here module. All discussions combined are worth 30% of your final course grade.