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Name: Carson Ohl Date: November 24, 2020 Instructor: Dr. Breanna Naegeli

UNV-107 Topic 6 Collegiate Meal Planning Every student on campus has a meal plan, whether it is a GCU meal plan or a personal meal plan. This assignment will guide you through creating a meal plan for the entire semester. There are three parts to this assignment. Part 1 – Current Weekly Meal Spending In the table below, enter the dollar amount for each meal or snack you purchase. You may refer back to the Nutrition Worksheet that you completed in Topic 4 for this exercise. Day of the Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Weekly Total

Breakfas t $6 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $17.50

Snack

Lunch

Snack

Dinner

Snack

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$7.50 $8 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $10 $10 $58

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$12 $10 $10 $12 $10 $12 $14 $80

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Daily Total $25.50 $21.50 $21 $23 $21 $22 $24 $158

Reflection: In 50-100 words, summarize your daily and weekly food expenses. Were there any surprises in your meal spending habits? At the start of this semester my budget said I was supposed to spend about $18 per day and I definitely exceeded that amount per day. I realized that and started cutting back by eating breakfast that cost a smaller amount then I usually would. I also could not afford to just snack all the time when I wasn’t doing anything and I limited myself completely on that aspect. Even through I cut back on breakfast I was still exceeding my dollar amount per day and I felt like there was nothing I could do differently without starving myself. Hopefully, during season I can cut back on my meal plan when the team is traveling and limit the meal plan spending as much as I can.

Part 2 – Calculating a Meal Plan Budget Assume you are living on campus for at least 16 weeks. How much money per day should you budget for meals? This includes snacks and beverages. 1. Calculate the average for your daily food expenses. a. Add daily total for Monday through Sunday. Daily Total Monday-Sunday = $158 b. Divide the total by seven to determine the daily food expense average. c. What is your daily food expense average? Daily food expense = $22.50 2. If you have a GCU meal plan, locate the total dollar amount. If you don’t have a GCU

meal plan, consider using one of the GCU meal plans for this exercise. Go to https://www.gcu.edu/admissions/tuition-and-financing.php and scroll down and click on “Housing and Meal Costs.” 3. Divide the meal plan total by 112 days to determine how much per day can be allocated for meals. What is the total? $2,150 is my meal plan, divided 112 days puts me at $19.20 per day I can spend. Part 3 – Comparison of Current Weekly Meal Spending Versus Meal Plan Budget 1. Enter the results from Step 1 and Step 3 in the boxes below. Your daily food expense average from Step 1. $22.50

Your meal plan expense average from Step 3. $19.20

2. Is the daily food expense average from Step 1 above or below the daily meal plan expense average from Step 3? a. If it is below, fantastic! You are on the right track to having enough food for the entire semester. How would you mentor a classmate who is challenged with managing their spending? (50-100 words)

b. If it is above, refer to Exercise 1 and reflect on what expenses could be adjusted to ensure you have enough dining and snack dollars to last the entire semester? (50100 words) After cutting back a lot already, the only thing I think I can do to further my meal plan for the semester would be to maybe have a homemade protein shake to get me by a meal without spending money. Personally, I feel like that is the best way for me to limit my spending to make sure I make it to the end of the semester with eating properly and making my meal plan last....