The purpose of this exercise is to help you examine the carbohydrate-rich foods in your diet, compare your intakes with recommendations, and help you obtain the recommended daily intake of carbohydrates and soluble and insoluble fiber. Use the Diet & Wellness Plus (D&W+) program to help you evaluate your nutritional intake and needs. If you haven't already, go to Track Diet and track your food in D&W+ for 3 days.

Consult with your instructor about how to submit reports for this assignment. You may also want to save the reports for your reference.

1. From the Home page of D&W+, select the Reports tab, and then select the Macronutrient Ranges report. Enter the first day you recorded your intake in the Start Date box and the last day you recorded your intake in the End Date box.

Did your intake meet the recommendation to consume between 45% and 65% of total calories as carbohydrate? What percentage of calories came from carbohydrates?

2. Determine the distribution of carbohydrate among the day's foods. Select Reports, and then select the Source Analysis report. Enter the first day you recorded your intake in the Start Date box and the last day you recorded your intake in the End Date box. Lastly, select Carbohydrate from the drop-down box.

Which foods were the greatest carbohydrate contributors? Which of these foods also contain added sugars and fats? List better alternatives.

3. From the Reports tab, select the Intake vs. Goals report. Enter the first day you recorded your intake in the Start Date box and the last day you recorded your intake in the End Date box.

List the types and amounts of grain products that you ate on that day, making a note of which are whole-grain and which are refined foods. How could you include more whole-grain options?

4. From the Reports tab, select the Source Analysis report. Enter the first day you recorded your intake in the Start Date box and the last day you recorded your intake in the End Date box. Lastly, select Dietary Fiber, Total from the drop-down box.

Which foods provided the greatest amounts of fiber for the day's intake?

If you are short on fiber, which fiber-rich foods could you add to your diet to increase your intake of both soluble and insoluble fiber?

5. Whole-grain foods add more than just fiber to the diet. Select the Track Diet tab, click the Select the Date box, and choose a day that doesn't have any dietary intake entered (do not alter one of your recording days). Enter the following two food items as a snack: 2.75 cups Froot Loops cereal and 0.5 cup prepared granola (these amounts are about equal in calories). From the Reports tab, select the Intake Spreadsheet report. Enter the same date that you used to record the cereals in the Select a Date box. Use the report to answer these questions:

Which cereal was higher in carbohydrates (g)? Which cereal was higher in dietary fiber (g)? In sugar (g)?

Review your responses to these questions. Based on your comparison, which cereal do you feel promotes nutritional adequacy best? Why?

6. Describe choices you can make in selecting and preparing foods and beverages that can lower your added sugars consumption.

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