I have  nutrition homework that is due at 9pm tonight. My assignment is case 2 listed below.

Assignment Instructions

For your first assignment, you analyzed the diet of an athlete.  For this assignment, you are going to take the other athlete’s diet and modify it based on what you have learned is essential for that type of sport.  Then answer the questions.

First letter last name

Case

Sport

A-J

Case 2

Track

K-Z

Case 1

Football

To analyze the athlete’s diet, again, you can use any diet analysis program.  Your analysis must include the following nutrients: total calories, protein (g), carbohydrate (g), dietary fiber, total sugars, total fat, calcium, potassium, sodium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin. If you need help finding a diet analysis program, contact your instructor.

Questions to answer: Answer the following questions for the case you picked.  Your response must be at least 500 words.

1. What are your diet goals? Complete the following table:

Nutrient

Goal

Carbohydrate

Fat

Protein

1. When should the athlete eat each meal and snack relative to their workout or competition?
2. What foods did you add to the diet and explain why?
3. What foods did you take away from the diet and explain why?
4. How many different food groups are included in the diet?

In the assignment area, submit the following:

• Diet analysis showing the foods the athlete ate and the nutrient analysis
• Your response to the questions in a Word document

Case 1:

Jamar is a 19-year-old high school junior who has a chance of starting as a linebacker on the football team his senior year. He is 6′ tall and weighs 175 pounds. His coach has recommended that he gain 15 to 25 pounds over the next eight months, but not at the sacrifice of his speed and quickness.

Breakfast

Greek yogurt with strawberries and oats,
Mega-protein supplements (56 g protein)

Snack

Protein bar (20-24 g protein per bar)

Lunch

Tuna sandwich, potato chips, milk

2-hour workout

Snack

Protein bar (20-24 g protein per bar)

Dinner

Broiled salmon, served with brown rice and vegetables

Snack just before bed

Mega-protein supplements (50-56 g protein)

Case 2:

Kay is an aspiring Division 1 college 800 m track athlete who is 5’5” and weighs 120 lbs. She has read various nutrition books with the hope of finding the ideal diet for her sport. From her reading, she has learned that fats yield more calories per gram than carbohydrates. In addition, she knows that dietary proteins are needed to help her muscles recover from training and additionally can be used for energy. She is now convinced that one of the popular high-fat, high protein, low carbohydrate diets is her best choice. Here is what she is eating.

Breakfast

Bacon
Eggs fried in bacon with canola oil added
Tomatoes

2-hour workout

Snack

Olives

Lunch

Chicken salad with olive oil and feta cheese

Snack

Gouda cheese chunks

Dinner

Salmon cooked in olive oil
Asparagus cooked in butter

Overview of Grading Rubric:

Points (100 total)

Content

15

Diet goals appropriate for the sport

15

Timing foods should be eaten provided

10

Foods added to the diet

10

Foods taken away from the diet

10

Free of grammar and spelling errors

10

Greater than 500 words

10

Submitted by the due date

20

Included diet analysis