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Assignment: BIO112 Phase 4 Lab Report

TITLE: Nutrition

INSTRUCTIONS: Enter the Virtual Lab cafeteria, and examine the food and any corresponding nutritional information to assess the diets of your patients. Please type your answers. When your lab report is complete, submit this document to the classroom.

For additional help or information on any of the foods or on aspects of a healthy diet, visit your Course Materials and Web resources, and consult this Web site.

Part I: Place each food or item in the appropriate category before proceeding.

1–7. Rank the 7 categories listed, from what should make up the highest portion of your daily diet to what category should contribute the least. List 2 examples of each category as well.

Category Examples
1. Proteins Steak, fish, nuts and pork

2. Veggies Lettuce, broccoli, potato, eggplant

3. Fruit Apples, bananas, oranges and grapes

4. Dairy Milk, yogurt and cheese

5. Grains Bread, pasta, and rice

6. Oil Olive oil, butter

7. Empty Calories Soda and candy

8. What are empty calories, and what foods are they typically found in? Empty calories are calories that are found in lots of foods and beverages where the calories come from solid fats and sugars. They have no nutritional value and are found in sodas, ice cream, energy drinks, cakes, cookies.

9. Is it healthier to bake or fry foods? Why? It is healthier to bake your foods because when you fry your foods it I s fried in oils which are not good for the body.

10. Why are refined grains not as “healthy” as whole grains? Refined grains are milled which removes both the bran and germ from a grain. Refining also removes the nutrients, to include fiber from a grain.

Part II: Record the necessary nutritional information of each patient’s diet, and then answer the corresponding