Transcript Final Project Presentation

Final Project
Presentation
By Monique v
“Nutritional Flaw”
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When analyzing my diet for the food analysis
project done earlier, I noticed a “nutritional
flaw”
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The biggest flaw I found in my diet was not
having enough protein.
How did I know I didn’t have
enough protein?
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According to Choosemyplate.org, as a 18
year old girl, I am supposed to consume 5
oz equivalents of protein
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However, some days I had under 1 oz of
protein
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This was evidence that I should change my
diet by adding more protein to my daily
meals
What is protein?
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Protein is a huge variety of foods
including:
 Meat
 milk
 cheese
 Other dairy products
 fish
 soy
 eggs
 beans
 legumes
 nut butters.
Why don’t I eat enough
protein?
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Most people eat more protein than I do
because there are many meats I cannot eat
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I don’t eat any kind of red meat, pork, or duck
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Since I only eat chicken and fish, if I eat at
school and they don’t have either, I go for a
vegetarian option, without that extra protein
meat provides
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However, if I were to go for lets say a salad, I
could compensate for no available chicken by
adding beans, cheese, and eggs, all of which
contain protein!
Why is my nutritional flaw
harmful to my diet? AKA Why
is protein important?
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The body uses protein for energy
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Protein works as an enzyme in the body, used
for the body’s metabolism and growth/repair of
tissue!
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Protein is used by the body to carry signals
from different parts of the body to the other
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Used to form structures like building muscle!
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It’s the building block of bones, muscles,
cartilage, skin, and blood.
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hair and nails are mostly made of protein:
protein is a part of every cell in your body
Harmful effects of not eating
enough protein:
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If the food you are eating does not contain
the amino acids needed, your body will
access it from protein rich parts of your body
like your muscles- leading to muscle loss
and weakness
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Since your immune system uses protein for
antibodies and other immune molecules, you
could suffer from more infections

You can become irritable, suffer changes in
your skin and hair texture
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Extreme protein deficiency is a serious issue
as it can lead to shock or death
How can I add more protein
to my daily meals easily?
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I’m a huge salad and soup fan which has
many ups because this means I eat lots of
veggies
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The downside to this is I personally never
reach for protein to add to my vegetarian
salad or soup
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The only meat I do eat is chicken or
seafood, so that makes things extra difficult
at times
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An easy fix is to add some chicken or
seafood to whatever I am eating
Examples of meals I could eat
that would satisfy my protein
requirement
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Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with Peanut
butter and strawberries and turkey sausage
links on the side
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Lunch: A spinach salad with chicken, apples,
Dinner: Chicken with oven-roasted balsamic
cauliflower and watermelon on the side
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Dinner: Chicken with oven-roasted balsamic
cauliflower and watermelon on the side
My Final Project Dish
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One of my favorite recipes is a salad called
Beautiful Salad that I found on
Allrecipes.com a while back
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The recipe calls for many nutritious foods
that satisfy a healthy diet, however there is
not much protein in the salad recipe
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In order to add more protein and make it a
dish that would fully benefit me, I decided to
add cut up strips of turkey bacon, adding
extra protein to my salad while avoiding high
levels of fat by going for turkey bacon
instead of pork
DON’T FORGET to Eat
Your Protein! 
Works Cited
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Annigan, Jan. "The Effects of Low Protein Intake." Healthy Eating. Hearst
Corporation, n.d. Web. 14 May 2015. <http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/effects-lowprotein-intake-7123.html>.
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"Protein Nutrition Facts - MyFoodDiary." Protein Nutrition Facts - MyFoodDiary.
Myfooddiary.com, n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.
<http://www.myfooddiary.com/Resources/nutrient_facts/nutrient_protein.asp>.
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"The Importance of Protein in Your Diet." The Importance of Protein in Your Diet.
Forward Foods, n.d. Web. 14 May 2015. <http://www.detourbar.com/proteinbasics/the-importance-of-protein-in-your-diet>.
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"USDA MyPlate Protein Foods Group -- All about the Protein Foods Group." USDA
MyPlate Protein Foods Group -- All about the Protein Foods Group. USDA, n.d.
Web. 14 May 2015. <http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/proteinfoods.html>.