BIOL 1322  Nutrition & Diet Therapy

Assignment 5 (10 points)
Fat-Soluble and Water-Soluble Vitamins Analysis - Supertracker

To Complete this assignment:
1. Go to www.choosemyplate.gov
2. On top of the ChoseMyplate home screen, click at “Online Tools”

3. Click at “Online Tools” Then you will see helpful links such as SuperTracker, 
    What’s Cooking? etc.  CLICK at the “SuperTracker” link and log in (In 
    assignment 1 you created a profile to log in.  If you cannot log in or need to 
    create a new profile, follow these steps: 
    3a. Click the upper right corner at “Log In/Create Profile” and choose “Create 
         Profile”
    3b. Choose a username and password that you will easily remember as you 
         will be using the SuperTracker tool for other assignments in the course.

    3c. After submitting your information and creating your profile, 
          you will see the 
         SuperTracker Home screen:

5. Click at “Track Food and Activity” option. 
6. Record your food and beverage intake for one (1) day that most reflects your 
    typical (common) eating patterns.  Enter each food and beverage you 
    consumed into the food tracker.  Note that there may not always be an exact 
    match to the food or beverage that you consumed, so select the best match 
    available.

7. Once you have entered all your food and beverage choices, on the right 
    side of the page under the bar graph, you will see Related Links: View by Meal 
    and Nutrient Intake Report.  Export these reports as PDF or Word 
    Document to your computer and use them to answer the following questions 
   (TYPE your answers in the next page at the spaces after each questions):

BIOL 1322	 Assignment 5
Name: 
Date

A. Did you meet the target recommendations for the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) and the water-soluble vitamins on the days that you selected?  If not, which vitamin intakes are below the target numbers?  List them.

B. For each vitamin target that you missed (from your list above in letter A), list two (2) specific foods that you could eat to increase your intake of that vitamin.

C. Was your intake above the targets for any fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins?  If so, which ones?  List them.

D. Are there any issues with toxicity that are associated with the vitamins that you listed in letter C above?  Explain.

8. To get credit for your Assignment 5, you must submit the following:
-this page with your typed answers to questions A-D.  Also type your name to this sheet (see above) and type the date.  Then Save this page to your computer as a PDF or rich-text format (rtf).
-Your Nutrients Report that you got from the Supertracker (it includes the date when you did it, which must fall within Week 8th assignments: Oct 17-24)

Submit your two files (answers to questions A-D file and your Nutrients Report file) to “Assignment 5 - Vitamins Analysis” in the Assignments tab located on the left side of the Home screen in Canvas.  Submit your two files before the deadline, Oct 24th before 2:00 pm.

How to submit your files in the Assignment link in Canvas:
	-click at Assignment 5 – Vitamins Analysis
	-click at the Submit Assignment button
	-Select File Upload tab to submit your files from your computer
	-Click the Submit Assignment button
	-After submitting your work, you will see information in the sidebar about 
            your submission (for example, the date and time when you submitted 
             your assignment.)