Software Lesson Plan
for FoodWorks
Created by
Carla Dudack,
Family and Consumer Science
Introduction:
This lesson
is designed for 9-12th students learning about healthy eating/food
choices. The purpose of FoodWorks is to
help students examine their eating habits by analyzing daily food intake. The following lesson is intended for
individual students. Before using the
software, the students should be familiar with eating behaviors and factors
that influence eating. They should also
be comfortable with using the computer.
This lesson should take 2 class periods.
Objectives:
Students
will be able to:
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Complete
an analysis of foods consumed in 3 days by using FoodWorks software program
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Identify
factors that influence food intake
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Examine
factors that influence their own eating behaviors
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Evaluate
their current eating habits and determine any changes
Instructional Materials:
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Software:
FoodWorks
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Handouts:
Food Record sheet, Coding sheet, and 3-Day Analysis Summary Sheet
Lesson Sequence:
1. Students are introduced to the FoodWorks
software program and the teacher explains the meanings of certain icons and the
directions for using the program.
2. Each student is given a “3-Day
Analysis Summary” worksheet.
3. Students will enter their foods
eaten from their Food Record sheet into the FoodWorks software program, save
work and print analysis results.
4. Students will label each item on
their food record sheets with the code or codes that indicate why they chose to
eat that food or drink that beverage.
5. Students will record information
from nutritional analysis printout on the 3-Day Analysis Summary Sheet and
answer questions.
6. Students will turn in Food Record
sheet, nutritional analysis printout, and 3-Day Analysis Summary sheet and
questions.
Closure:
We will end
class with a discussion of the information received during this lesson. Students will share and compare results. We will also discuss what we have learned
about eating behaviors +and ways that we can change our eating habits.
Evaluation/Assessment:
Students
will be required to hand in their 3-day Food Record sheet, 3 day nutritional
analysis printout, and 3-day Analysis Summary sheet. Students are also required to answer
follow-up questions on the 3-Day Analysis Summary sheet.
Supplemental Materials:
Food Record
sheet
Coding
sheet
3-Day
Analysis Summary Sheet
Food Record Sheet
Directions:
Record
everything you eat and drink (even snacks) for the next 3 days. Do not alter your normal eating pattern. Be specific!
Record the amount of each food eaten.
Describe each food as completely as possible including the brand
name. This information will be entered
into the FoodWorks
software program and analyzed.
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Food Eaten |
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Coding Sheet
Code: Motivation:
A Personal
preference (I like it.)
B Habit
or tradition (It’s familiar; I always eat it.)
C Social
pressure (It was offered; I couldn’t refuse.)
D Availability
(I was hungry and it was nearby)
E Convenience
(I was too rushed to prepare anything else.)
F Economy
(It was a food I could afford.)
G Health
value (I think it is healthy for me to eat.)
H Advertising
I Other
(Explain.)
3-Day Analysis Summary
Sheet
Compile
your data by using the information on your 3 day printout.
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Day #1 |
Day #2 |
Day #3 |
Average
Day |
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Number of
Calories |
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Calories from Carbohydrates |
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Calories from Fat |
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Calories from Saturated Fat |
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Calories from Unsaturated Fat |
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Number of
Milligrams of Sodium |
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Number of
Different Vegetables |
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Number of
Different Fruits |
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Number of
Different Grains |
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Number of
Different Meats |
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*Note. The last 4 entries are designed to study the
diversity of your food choices. To
determine the number of different vegetables, count the number of different
vegetables that are listed on your Food Record sheet
Follow-up Questions:
1.
List
all vitamins or minerals that average over 150% of the RDA.
2.
List
any vitamins or minerals that averaged less than 100% of the RDA.
3.
What
changes would you make to more closely meet the RDA’s?
4.
Could
your diet benefit from more diversity?
Give specific examples that illustrate how you could realistically
achieve that goal.
5.
What
have you learned about your diet?
6.
What
have you learned about your eating habits?