Question

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• What have you learned this week since beginning your learning activities?
• How might this information affect your choice of foods or diet plans?
• What are your favorite healthy sources of carbohydrates?
• What types of fats are listed on the labels of your favorite packaged foods?
• Let’s say that you and a friend need to eat the same amount of protein every day and one of you is vegetarian. What dietary precautions should you both take to ensure that you will get the protein quality you need?
• Consider citing or including references to relevant, current news sources that interest you and support your post and responses.

Answer 1

1.Role of nutrients in our body and effect of these nutrients on our body when taken in excess or low quantity.

2.We should always check every food and its nutrient before eating it directly it changes our body's functionality because every green food is not healthy and Carbs are not evil.

3.Carbohydrates are found in a wide array of both healthy and unhealthy foods—bread, beans, milk, popcorn, potatoes, cookies, spaghetti, soft drinks, and corn

My favourite source of carbs is soft drinks

4.Saturated fat and trans fat are listed on the food labels.

5.The DRI (Dietary Reference Intake) is 0.3 grams of protein per pound of body weight so if you are vegetarian best source of protein are tofu, beans, lentils, yogurt, milk, cheese, green peas, nuts, seeds, whole grains, peanut butter, eggs, and white button mushrooms.