Biochemistry Unit: Balanced Diet Development

Working alone or in Small Groups, students will be given a profile of a specific kind of person and will be expected to develop a balanced meal plan for 4 days, using material suggested by the Canada Food Guide. Students should write this meal plan down, with the total caloric intake of each meal. In doing so, students will help to prepare for looking after their own diets while learning in university, making their own meals and attending to the kinds of foods they're putting in their bodies.

Meal Plan Rubric

Criteria	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Completion /20	The meal plan demonstrates a full caloric diet for 4 days for the individual assigned	The meal plan demonstrates a partially complete caloric diet for 4 days for the individual assigned	The meal plan has significant aspects missing for a meal plan for 4 days for the individual assigned	Although handed in, demonstrates a lack of understanding of the appropriate 4 day diet for the person assigned
Personalization /20	The 4 day plan demonstrates a strong specificity for the kind of individual assigned to them and appropriate to their activity level	The 4 day plan demonstrates a weak specificity for the kind of individual assigned to them OR it is not fully appropriate to their activity level	The 4 day plan demonstrates a weak specificity for the kind of individual assigned to then AND it is not fully appropriate to their activity level	The 4 day plan is just a simple reading of the Canada Food Guide and does not represent any specificity for the individual assigned
Creativity /10	The group has demonstrated a strong effort to show variety in their meal plan, to make eating interesting for the individual assigned	The group has demonstrated a partial effort to show variety in their meal plan, making eating less interesting for the individual assigned	The group has demonstrated a weak effort to show variety in their meal plan, making eating less interesting for the individual assigned	The meal plan shows a lack of creativity, repeating meals and simply serving the needed calories for the individual assigned

Question: Develop a balanced meal plan for 4 days, using material suggested by the Canada Food Guide for any of the below potential individuals. Write this meal plan down, with the total caloric intake of each meal.

Potential Individuals for Meal Plan

1) 18 year old Weightlifter

2) 36 year old Commuting Accountant

3) 15 year old Gamer

4) 78 year old Widow Grandmother

5) 22 year old Long Distance Runner

6) 45 year old Homemaking Mother of 4

7) 29 year old US Marine (Soldier)

8) 52 year old Investment Banker

9) 42 year old ER Doctor

10) 3 year old toddler