Write a four (4) page essay responding to the following: (50 points, details below) Depth, Accuracy, Relevance, Implication, Purpose, and Logic Instructions for the essay: This is a four page paper discussing strengths and weaknesses in your diet, risk factors, strategies, and implications. Discuss what made these days typical. See below. Strengths and Weaknesses (20 points) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses in your diet based on the Nutrient Chart Worksheet 1, the Nutrients Report, and Food Groups and Calories Report from your original menus. Review the Dietary Tools (Chapter 2). Review the chapter and summarize the nutrients in each food group and the dietary goals chart. How was your macronutrient distribution? Were your intakes of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in an acceptable range? Remember that the minimum goal for carbohydrates is 130 grams per day and the range is 45-65% of calories eaten. The goal for total fat is <30% of total calories, the goal for saturated fat is < 10% of total calories and the goal for polyunsaturated fat (essential fatty acids) is 5-10% of total calories. Most Americans have too much total fat, saturated fat and not enough polyunsaturated fat. Look at the distribution of your carbohydrates. Did you have too much added sugar? Did you have enough fiber in your diet? Are there any changes you may want to make here? Did you meet your goals for the food groups according to MyPlate? How did your intake affect your vitamins and minerals? Vitamins A and C and potassium are mainly found in fruits and vegetables, calcium mainly found in dairy and iron and folate are high in the grain group. Risk Factors (5 points) Identify your genetic, health and behavior risk factors for disease. Review the Dietary Tools in chapter 2 and the connection between diet and disease and the risk factors for heart disease and cancer. Do you have family health issues that you need to address? For example, do you have close relatives with diabetes, or obesity? Using a family tree, discuss the disease risks in your family. Show breadth by discussing effects fo diet, exercise, smoking and other health behaviors on your risks. Will this affect your future food choices? Strategies (20 points) What were the four (4) strategies you chose to improve your diet? Why did you choose these? Discuss the changes you made in each menu for your three (3) days. How did these changes affect the nutrient content of your diet? (Review your Nutrient Chart Worksheet 2 and the Nutrients Report and the Food Groups and Calories Report for your revised menus.) Did you have less fat, saturated fat or sodium or more fiber, vitamins or minerals? Which foods helped to make these improvements? Implication (5 points) What are the immediate and long-term implications for your health if you follow these strategies? How would you feel? Will you get sick less often? Will your risk for disease decrease? What else have you learned from this assignment? Responses should be detailed and thoughtful. September 1-3, 2015 are typical of my eating habits