Part A
Respond to the following questions in complete sentences and paragraphs. This section should be at least 200 words.
What is meant by the AMDR (Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range), and what is this range for carbohydrates?
What are the two types of carbohydrates, and at what rate is each type of carbohydrate metabolized/digested within the body? How does the rate of digestion impact energy levels?
What is one potential negative health impact related to carbohydrate intake?
What is one potential positive health impact related to carbohydrate intake?
Part B
Here is a sample one-day menu for Mr. Brown. His doctor just told him to cut down on added sugars in addition to increasing his fiber intake. He hopes to meet with a dietitian next week, but in the meantime needs some help making these changes. List five suggestions for Mr. Brown’s diet.
Make sure to provide only changes that address the meal planning goals mentioned above.
Tell him which food(s) you would have him omit or replace, and how you would alter these foods. You may also change portion sizes. Highlight (yellow only, ) or bold the item you are changing.
Then write the change next to that. You must also include if the change addresses reducing added sugars, increasing fiber, or both.
You only need to make five changes, thus you will only receive full credit when all changes correctly match the assigned directions. Additional changes, as well as changes that do not address added sugar or fiber, may be subject to point deduction.
Breakfast
1 cup sugar-frosted flake cereal
8 oz 1% milk
8 oz orange juice
2 scrambled eggs
Snack
1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwich (1 slice white bread, 1 TBSP Skippy peanut butter, 1 TBSP grape jelly)
Lunch
8 oz tomato soup
6 Saltine crackers
1 turkey sandwich (3 oz turkey, 2 slices white bread)
1/2 cup canned pears in heavy syrup
8 oz grape juice
Snack
6 oz sweetened yogurt
1 oz honey-roasted almonds
Dinner
5 oz BBQ chicken
1 medium baked potato with 1 TBSP butter
1/2 cup cooked broccoli
8 oz cola
4 oz 1% milk
Snack
1/2 cup chocolate ice cream
