Nutrition

NS 499 Capstone Assignments

Unit 1 Assignment

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

• Assess the role of nutrients and food in the prevention of disease.
• Assess the role of nutrients and food in the optimization of health.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS499-1: Explain the role of nutrients and food in the prevention of disease and optimization of human health.

Instructions

• This assignment will be the first step for your Capstone Project. Think about an area of nutrition that you are interested in studying and focusing on for your Capstone Project. All of the other Assignments in this course will build upon this first one.
• Write a descriptive essay that includes the following:
  • Describe the main health issues of your population or community.
  • Of the health issues you describe, choose one to be the focus of your Capstone Project.
  • Using the health issue that is the focus of your Capstone Project, explain the role of nutrients and food in the prevention of disease and the optimization of health.

Requirements

• Descriptive essay should be written in paragraph format.
• The paper you submit must be your own work.
• The viewpoint and purpose of this Assignment should be clearly established and sustained.
• Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).
• Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
• Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
• Include a title page and reference page.
• Follow APA style format, including Times New Roman 12 point font and double spacing. The minimum page requirement is 2 pages not including the title page and reference page.
• Include at least 2 references. References may include resources from the Library or additional internet sources. All internet sources must be original articles or government resources. Wikipedia is an example of a resource that is not acceptable. Use APA style for all in-text citations and the reference page.

For additional support utilize the Academic Success Center: Writing Center and review the Writing Center Resources in Course Documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 2 Assignment

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

• Assess various nutrition assessment tools and strategies.
• Analyze the benefits of various nutrition assessment tools and strategies.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS499-2: Evaluate an individual’s nutritional status using appropriate clinical assessment strategies and interpret food science information appropriate to consumer needs.

Instructions

• In this Assignment, you will be building on your Unit 1 Assignment. For this Assignment, you need to complete the following:
  • Create a case study individual who is among your chosen study population. Include the individual’s age, race, height, weight, BMI, and demographics.
  • Describe what a typical day’s worth of meals and snacks for this individual would include (what they actually eat before they have had any nutrition counseling).
  • Indicate and describe in detail what nutrition assessment tools you would use to evaluate the overall health and nutritional health of the case study individual.

Requirements

• This Assignment needs to be at least 1 page in length and include at least one reference.
• This Assignment should be in APA format and follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Be sure to use APA in-text citations and a reference page to attribute each source.

For additional support utilize the Academic Success Center: Writing Center and review the Writing Center Resources in Course Documents.

 

Unit 3 Assignment

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

• Assess how culture impacts food choices.
• Assess how economics impacts food choices.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS499-5: Analyze the impact of cultural and economic issues on client needs and dietetic practice.

Instructions

• In this Assignment, you will be building upon the case study you created in the Unit 2 Assignment. For this Assignment, you need to complete the following:
  • Discuss your case study’s cultural background
  • Describe how cultural and economic issues affect how your client makes food choices

Requirements

• This Assignment needs to be at least 1 page in length and include at least one reference.
• This Assignment should be in APA format and follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Be sure to use APA in-text citations and a reference page to attribute each source.

For additional support utilize the Academic Success Center: Writing Center and review the Writing Center Resources in Course Documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 4 Assignment

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

• Determine appropriate nutrition therapy based on nutrition status.
• Demonstrate how to create a meal plan based on nutrition status.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS499-4: Plan and implement individualized, appropriate nutrition therapy for clients.

Instructions

In this Assignment, you will be creating a meal plan for the case study individual you created in your Unit 2 Assignment.

• Part 1:
  • Start with the nutrient requirements for your case study individual
    • First, you need to calculate the calorie requirements for your case study
    • Next, you need to determine which dietary guidelines you want to follow to determine nutrient needs (Example: Joslin Diabetes Guidelines, DASH, American Heart Association – see Updated Dietary Guidelines in Course Documents)
    • After you determine the dietary guidelines, calculate and discuss the recommended nutrients (carbohydrate, fat, protein, micronutrients, etc.) based on those guidelines
  • Part 2:
    • Create a one day recommended meal plan indicating what you as the Nutritionist would recommend to your case study individual.
    • This meal plan needs to meet the nutrient requirements you calculated in Part 1 of the assignment.
    • Make sure to include the serving sizes for the foods, and ensure the types of foods are appropriate for your case study.
  • Part 3:
    • Include a nutritional breakdown of the meal plan you created to show the meal plan meets the nutritional requirements of your case study individual.
    • Include a complete nutritional analysis of the meal plan you created. This should include calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals (calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, sodium, potassium, etc.). You should show the actual intake from your meal plan vs. the recommended nutrient requirements for your case study.
  • Part 4:
    • Assess and write up how your meal plan meets your case study’s recommended nutrient breakdown (macronutrient distribution) as well as the vitamin/mineral requirement (micronutrient intake) from your nutritional analysis.

Requirements

• This Assignment needs to be at least 2 pages in length, not including diagrams/images/tables, and include at least two references.
• This Assignment should be in APA format and follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Be sure to use APA in-text citations and a reference page to attribute each source.

For additional support utilize the Academic Success Center: Writing Center and review the Writing Center Resources in Course Documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 5 Assignment

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

• Determine appropriate nutrition therapy based on nutrition status during the life cycle.
• Discuss how to implement nutrition therapy based on nutrition status during the life cycle.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS499-3: Assess diets, prepare foods, and promote consumption of foods to meet the nutritional needs of healthy people throughout the life cycle.

Instructions

In this Assignment, you will be assessing how the nutrient needs of the case study individual you created in your Unit 2 Assignment would change based on a different stage in their life cycle.

• There are a number of phases in the life of a person where they have specific nutritional needs. For example, nutritional needs are different in infancy, childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, adulthood, and older adulthood. Pick one phase of life that is different than that of your case study. Discuss in detail how your nutrition recommendations would change for your case study if they were in this different phase of life.

Requirements

• This Assignment needs to be at least 1 page in length, and include at least one reference.
• This Assignment should be in APA format and follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Be sure to use APA in-text citations and a reference page to attribute each source.

For additional support utilize the Academic Success Center: Writing Center and review the Writing Center Resources in Course Documents.

 

 

Unit 6 Assignment

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

• Explain how to interpret food science information to consumers.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS499-2: Evaluate an individual’s nutritional status using appropriate clinical assessment strategies and interpret food science information appropriate to consumer needs.

Instructions

For this Assignment, you are going to focus on now to interpret food science information for your chosen Capstone Project population. Please address the following:

• Which area of food science would you need to make sure your population understands?
• Why is this area of food science important to this population?
• Discuss in detail how you would explain this food science information to them.

Requirements

• This Assignment needs to be at least 1 page in length and include at least one reference.
• This Assignment should be in APA format and follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Be sure to use APA in-text citations and a reference page to attribute each source.

For additional support utilize the Academic Success Center: Writing Center and review the Writing Center Resources in Course Documents.

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 7 Assignment

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

• Discuss the components of various nutrition education programs.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS499-6: Plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition education programs for specific audience.

Instructions

For this Assignment, you are going create a nutrition education program based on your chosen Capstone Project health issue. In other words – take what you have already discovered about your community and case study individual, and develop a nutrition education program based on this information.

You will want to make sure you address the following points in the nutrition education program you create:

• Name of your program
• Purpose of the program
• Program goals
• Target Audience
• Components of the program
  • How is the program to be set up?
  • How many weeks or classes will you provide?
  • Where will your program be given?
  • What topics will be covered in each class? (Be specific!)
  • What materials will you need (handouts, props, food, PowerPoint®, etc.)?
  • Who will conduct the classes?

Requirements

• This Assignment needs to be at least 2 pages in length, and include at least two references.
• This Assignment should be in APA format and follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Be sure to use APA in-text citations and a reference page to attribute each source.

For additional support utilize the Academic Success Center: Writing Center and review the Writing Center Resources in Course Documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 8 Assignment

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

• Evaluate the importance of public policy for nutrition services.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS499-7: Advocate for the provision of food and nutrition services in public policy development.

Instructions

For this Assignment, you are going to write a proposal for a nutrition program you created in your Unit 7 Assignment.

This will be a continuation of the draft proposal you created in the Unit 8 Discussion. You will expand upon the proposal letter, and try to convince the person you contacted to implement your nutrition education program on a wide scale. Some things to consider when writing your proposal:

• State the purpose clearly at the beginning of the proposal.
• Define the problem and why this issue is of importance in your community.
• Describe the background information the reader will need to understand your proposal.
• Include an outline of the nutrition education program you created in your Unit 7 Assignment. You want to include enough information on the program you created so they understand how it will be set up.

Requirements

• This Assignment needs to be at least 2 pages in length, and include at least one reference.
• This Assignment should be in APA format and follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Be sure to use APA in-text citations and a reference page to attribute each source.

For additional support utilize the Academic Success Center: Writing Center and review the Writing Center Resources in Course Documents.