Food and Fitness Journal
A WebQuery for Middle School 

Designed by

Emily Thomas
frenche@cwu.edu

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Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion

Introduction

Obesity is a growing problem among Americans and it is caused from poor diets and inactivity.  People with obesity have a high chance of dieing from heart diseases, cancer, and diabetes.  If people estabilsh healthy lifestyles early on in life, their chances are reduced for becoming obese.  Your job is to find out what  you can do to reduce your chance of becoming obese by raising your awareness of the foods you eat and how much activity you are getting.  You will learn what you need to eliminate or add to your diet to reach this goal as well as how much activity you need to be healthy and free from being at risk for abesity!

Task

Your assignment has two parts to it.  The first is to record everything you eat for two weeks.  This means you are to write down how much you eat and you may need to use measuring cups. You will need to write the calories for each meal and how many of those calories are from fat.   Make sure to read the food labels and write down the first four ingredients that are listed for each food item.  Also, take note of the time of day you eat meals and how much water you drink in a day.   For example, if you eat cereal for breakfast, you would write how many cups, calories, calories from fat, first four ingredients, and the time of day you ate.  Don't forget to include the information from the milk too!  
For the second part of this assignment, you are to record any physical activity that you do everyday for two weeks.  Physical activity is anything you do that requires your body to move.  Some examples include:  walking, jogging, cleaning, mowing,  swimming, playing sports, etc.

After the two weeks, you will turn in your food and fitness journal along with a 2-3 page summary of what you learned from doing this assignnment.   


The Process

Here are some questions to think about when writing your paper.  You don't have to use them but they might help you with your write-up.


How many calories were you averaging a day?
Were you eating too many, less, or equal to your reccommended calories based on your BMI?
What is your BMI?
Were most of the calories from fat?
Were the ingredients healthy or unhealthy?
Did you eat based off of the food guide pyramid?
What are some foods you aren't getting enough of ot too much of?
How many calories do you need to lose body fat?
Were you getting the reccommended amount of daily physical activity?
What is your target heart rate?
Were you doing the activities in your target heart rate zone?
Did you do any muscle strengthening activities?
What will you add to your exercise plan to meet the weekly reccommended activity levels?
Hoe has this assignment changed the way you will eat and exercise?





Resources


 

Evaluation


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Introduction (Organization)

The introduction is inviting, states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper.

The introduction clearly states the main topic and previews the structure of the paper, but is not particularly inviting to the reader.

The introduction states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the structure of the paper nor is it particularly inviting to the reader.

There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper.

Flow & Rhythm (Sentence Fluency)

All sentences sound natural and are easy-on-the-ear when read aloud. Each sentence is clear and has an obvious emphasis.

Almost all sentences sound natural and are easy-on-the-ear when read aloud, but 1 or 2 are stiff and awkward or difficult to understand.

Most sentences sound natural and are easy-on-the-ear when read aloud, but several are stiff and awkward or are difficult to understand.

The sentences are difficult to read aloud because they sound awkward, are distractingly repetitive, or difficult to understand.

Capitalization & Punctuation (Conventions)

Writer makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the paper is exceptionally easy to read.

Writer makes 1 or 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the paper is still easy to read.

Writer makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.

Writer makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and greatly interrupt the flow.

Support for Topic (Content)

Relevant, telling, quality details give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable.

Supporting details and information are relevant, but one key issue or portion of the storyline is unsupported.

Supporting details and information are relevant, but several key issues or portions of the storyline are unsupported.

Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic.

Word Choice

Writer uses vivid words and phrases that linger or draw pictures in the reader's mind, and the choice and placement of the words seems accurate, natural and not forced.

Writer uses vivid words and phrases that linger or draw pictures in the reader's mind, but occasionally the words are used inaccurately or seem overdone.

Writer uses words that communicate clearly, but the writing lacks variety, punch or flair.

Writer uses a limited vocabulary that does not communicate strongly or capture the reader's interest. Jargon or cliches may be present and detract from the meaning.

Sources (Content)

All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly.

All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly.

Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly.

Many sources used for quotes and facts are less than credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly.   




 

Conclusion

Congratulations on completing your two week journal and essay!  You are now aware of the choices you can make to beat the obesity trend.   Keeping a journal of food and exercise regularly will help keep you accountable living healthy lifesytles!

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