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Students Name: Graham Meyer Date: 9/27/2019 Class: BIOL 1383 Assignment: Carbohydrate Summary Please complete and answer each of the 5 sections below. If you see any italics wording, remove it and answer the question accordingly. •

According to the text, what is the RDA for Carbohydrates (2pts): 130 g

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List each of your five days for carbohydrates in the table below. Also, total the five days and find the average for those days (2pts): Dates from your Food Diary

Total

September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 18

188 g 107 g 24 g 14 g 73 g Total: 406 g 5 day average (total/5 or # of days): 81.2 g

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In one to two paragraphs, please describe how you did on your carbohydrate consumption (2pts): I noticed a lot about my carbohydrates consumption during the food diary. According to the diary, I need to be eating much more carbohydrates. Now that I am aware of how little carbohydrates I am consuming, I am trying to stay on a consistent eating schedule and have a healthy amount of what my body needs. As I am also trying to gain some weight, eating little carbohydrates isn't helping with that goal. I'm not too satisfied with the results I found.

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List 3-5 food examples (if any) from your food diary (2pts): •

Complex Carbohydrates:

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Simple Carbohydrates: Bananas, Apples, Milk,

In one to two paragraphs, what kinds of carbohydrate consumption changes would you make to your diet (2pts)? There are not too many changes I think need to be made to my carbohydrate consumption. One thing I want to change is simply how much food I am consuming, as I feel I am eating healthy food most days, but am not consuming enough. As I mentioned earlier, getting myself to stay on a consistent schedule is what I ideally would like to

have. Not only would it cause me to be healthier and feel better about myself, but also it would be good for the people around me....