Diet Tracker Project

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Miranda Bright

Lesson Topic:

Diet Tracker Project

Lesson Description:

Students will use MyFitnessPal or another teacher-approved website to record their food and drink consumption for 10 days. Then students will complete a reflection focused on analyzing if students met their recommended daily nutrition goals and nutrients.

Learning Goals/Outcomes:

Students will be able to record their food and drink consumption for 10 days.

Students will be able to analyze if their current diet meets recommended daily nutrition goals and nutrients.

Students will be able to provide recommendations to alter their diet to meet recommended daily nutrition goals and nutrients.

Nebraska Standards:

NE.BMM.HS.1.17.A Record and analyze foods eaten over a period of time.

NE.HSE.HS.3.11.A Record and analyze foods eaten over a period of time.

NE.HSE.HS.4.15.A Record and analyze foods eaten over a period of time.


Teacher Planning:

Equipment/Materials Needed:

Time Required for Lesson:

2 45-minute class periods 11 days apart

Lab Set-up:

NA

Technology Use:

__X__ YES               _____NO

Instructional Plan:

Anticipatory Set/Pre-Activity:

Review how to read the Nutrition Facts Label with the "The Food Label and You: Game Show Review (Are You Smarter Than A Food Label?)" video created by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 

Benefits/Explanation/Career Readiness Standards:

Nebraska Career Readiness Standard 2: Communicates effectively and appropriately

Nebraska Career Readiness Standard 9: Utilizes technology

Nebraska Career Readiness Standard 11: Attends to personal and financial well-being

Activities (i.e. instructions, lesson, lab or project):

Day 1:

  • Create accounts on the MyFitnessPal website for each student
  • Provide students with a paper or digital copy of the Diet Tracker Project
  • Discuss the guidelines and expectations for the project
  • Demonstrate how to add meals using the website
  • Add food and drinks already consumed for the day

Days 2-10:

  • If possible, give students 5 to 10 minutes each day to record their food and drink consumption from the previous day and already consumed that day.
  • Consider using these days to review or teach the Nutrition Facts Label, essential nutrients, macronutrients, and MyPlate

Day 11:

Closure:

Reflect as a class about the challenges, ah-ha moments, and lessons learned during this project.

Assessment :

Formative: Rubric provided for the Diet Tracker Project

Supplemental Information:

Modifications:

The project and rubric could be simplified as needed to accommodate students' needs. 

Safety Precautions:

This project may present challenges students are facing including but not limited to poverty (i.e. limited access to food), eating disorders, and religious food restrictions (i.e. fasting). 

Comments (adaptations for various grades/ages, teaching styles, etc.)

This lesson just focuses on using a diet tracker and analyzing food and drink intake. This lesson should be supplemented before or during with lessons focusing on the Nutrition Facts label, essential nutrients, macronutrients, and MyPlate. 

Please note the reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement or bias against those not mentioned. 

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