(The instructions for Diet Analysis part 2 are on a separate document)
Useful websites for completing Diet Analysis, Part 2:
www.myplate.gov
http://www.wadsworth.com/nutrition_d/templates/stripped_features/0-534-558986-7_C.pdf
this chart contains the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for vitamins and minerals
http://www.wadsworth.com/nutrition_d/templates/stripped_features/0-534-558986-7_B.pdf
this chart contains the RDAs and AIs for vitamins and minerals
http://www.wadsworth.com/nutrition_d/templates/stripped_features/0-534-558986-7_A.pdf
this chart contains the DRIs for water and energy nutrients
http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/g1981.pdf
Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for some nutrients have been determined in other countries
but not the USA.
Also, use vitamin and mineral chapters in your book and inside the front and back book covers.
Diet Analysis Part 2 –Your Personal DRIs
This assignment is due before 11:00am CT on Friday, February 21, 2020
This assignment is worth 21 points and may be completed before diet analysis part 1.
1) Be careful to be accurate when completing this information – it will be used later for diet analysis and planning.
Use the “helpful websites” list (separate document) to complete part 2.
2) All of the information entered here and turned in to me will be held in the strictest of confidence – no different from your exam
grades. If you are pregnant, be sure to indicate this fact on the first page as it will make a difference in your DRIs. Your
biological sex will also make a difference in some of your DRIs.
You are not being graded on how you compare to an ideal level of fitness or diet. You are being graded on accuracy. Being honest
helps you evaluate your nutritional status today and where you might consider improvements. My hope is for you to live a
very long and very healthy life and knowing your nutritional requirements helps you toward that achievement.
3) This assignment is due at 11:00am CT, on Friday, February 21, 2020. You may turn it in anytime before that date if you wish.
Since you have several weeks to complete this assignment, I will not accept any late work, even one minute late! In other
words, failure to turn this in before the due date/time results in zero points for the assignment. Please be responsible!
As directed in the syllabus, please send as a Word doc or PDF.
4) Diet Analysis Part 2 is independent of Diet Analysis Part 1 and may be turned in before part 1.
5) Be sure to keep a copy of this completed assignment for yourself before you turn it in for grading.
NAME _______________________AGE _______ Sex __________ If female, are you pregnant or breastfeeding? ___________
Using your book and the “helpful websites” list on D2L, answer the following questions. Pay attention to the small print at the bottom
of the tables – it might apply to you.
+DON’T FORGET TO PROVIDE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT! (grams, milligrams, liters, etc.)
1) What is your AI for water:______________________________
2) What is your AI for fiber: ______________________________
3) What is your AI for linoleic acid:___________________________
4) What is your AI for linolenic acid: __________________________
5) What is your RDA for Protein in g/kg/day:______________________
6) Divide your weight in pounds by 2.2 to get kilograms, then multiply this number by your answer in #5 to get your RDA for
Protein in g/day:_______________________________
7) Using the calculator at https://www.bcm.edu/cnrc-apps/caloriesneed.cfm , what is your BMI? _____________________
8) Using Table IV-2 at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/e_txtbk/txgd/4142.htm , what is your disease risk (for
type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases)
My level is (low, increased, high, very high, extremely high): ________________________________________
9) Using the calculator at https://fnic.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dri-calculator/ enter your biological sex, age, height, weight, and activity level,
then “submit”. What is your EER (also called Estimated Daily Caloric Needs)?
Your EER is:________________________ calories/day (this is likely about 5% too high so don’t be alarmed)
10) Since the EER is usually a range of +10% or – 10% of the number you calculated in question 9, give your EER range here:
_________________calories/day to _____________________ calories/day
11) The AMDRs for the macronutrients are:
Carbohydrates: 45% to 65% of daily calories
Lipids: 20% to 35% of daily calories
Protein: 10% to 35% of daily calories
Using your EER (from #9) and the AMDR ranges above, what is your:
Daily range of calories from carbohydrates:________________________calories/day
Daily range of calories from lipids:_____________________________calories/day
Daily range of calories from protein:_____________________________calories/day
12) Use the Food Guide buttons at http://www.choosemyplate.gov to find the serving level closest to your age/gender group.
What is your recommended daily intake of:
Fruits:__________________cups
Vegetables:______________cups
Grains:_________________ounce-equivalents
Whole grains:__________________ounce-equivalents
Lean meat, beans, eggs, nuts:________________ounce-equivalents
Milk:_______________cups
Oils (with no trans fat):_______________grams or teaspoons (specify which)
[Information about oils are found here: https://www.choosemyplate.gov/eathealthy/oils ]

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