Unit 8 and Seminar Next week (posted 7/31)

Hello everyone!!!

Next week I am traveling (yes, again- but vacation this time!). So, I am having seminar covered both classes (section 01 and 06). I am not going to be around Internet access both seminar times- but I will be in class all week. The only thing I am missing is seminar.

Now as to UNIT 8 PROJECT

1. Read directions carefully. They will walk you through everything you need to do.
2. Make sure you follow all of the directions and submit everything you are supposed to. Just upload everything in the drop box as multiple files can be put in one dropbox.
3. It is worth 150 points THUS, I expect to see some good work and more than your normal projects.

a. Use references and citations- refer to the textbook A LOT!!!! I want to see critical thinking. I want to see that you integrate the material from the book to what you found in your diet.

DO NOT SAY: I NEED TO EAT HEALTHIER. I NEED TO ADD FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. I KNOW THAT ALL READY AND SO DO YOU. You did not take 8 weeks of a college nutrition class to learn that. I will not accept that as an answer to anything.

I hope everyone is reading what I send back to you graded. Many students are not doing references nor are they naming their files right. Extra points will be deducted on this project for those issues.

I expect I will read a lot of WONDERFUL work and look forward to seeing them.

I will be available pretty much as normal. I fly on Monday in the afternoon, so I won't be available Monday.

Good luck!

Fondly,

Dr. Kathy

Interesting links" coconuts and sea salt

Hello all,
Here are a few interesting facts:
Coconut milk is high in saturated fat: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3113/2

Sea salt vs regular salt: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sea-salt/AN01142 No real difference in sodium content

7/22 - 7/26 Travel Again!!!

Hello all!

I am traveling tomorrow through Saturday late at night. For Wed. Seminar - section 06- I will not be conducting seminar but another peer will be there for me.

I would have said something earlier but I did not know about that- I assumed they wanted us to leave the meetings- but our dept. chair has set this up. You will have a good seminar with Conneye Kuratko who is a friend of mine as well as instructor at Kaplan.

I will post more about your projects soon. I am going to try to keep up with grading.

I will be at Kaplan's graduation on Saturday and look forward to meeting some of my past students graduating.

So, have a great seminar and I will see you at the next one!!

Fondly,

Dr. Kathy

Update on my activity 7/14

Hello all!!

Right now I am in Washington DC and am presenting on the use of blogs, RSS feeds and updates inside a course management systems such as the one you use, except called Blackboard.

I have been really busy and am trying to keep up. If I do not get back as fast as normal, it is because I have been in meetings all day.

I get home on Saturday- but I am here- I just can't really call anyone until then.

I will be posting some information about unit 6 and hints on what you need to do- probably tomorrow night!!!

So, be patient with me for a few days!!!!

Wed night seminar- see you tomorrow night!!!!

Monday- I will get the grading for seminar done by tomorrow night.

That is a crazy picture of my dog- who is an irritable, sick, old lady- she does not like my grandson- and he crawls faster than she can go- so it is a challenge to have to little movable objects underfoot!!! My grandson is into everything- nothing is sacred!

Have a great evening!!!!

Fondly,

Dr. Kathy

Do NOT take aspirin without doctors okay.

One of the articles talks about aspirin and how it prevents clots- but you can NOT take this unless you contact your physician. Please do not do anything like this as this could lead to a serious problem. Aspirin causes bleeding and ulcers- so it needs to be monitored by the doctor.

Thanks!!

Regards,

Dr. Kathy

Chart unit 5 (better-I put a discretionary calorie column)

Unit 5 Chart

Here is a copy I made in Google. You can use it. I added discretionary calories to it.

http://docs.google.com/View?id=df89258m_678m43v5dg

Use this if you prefer. You can use the one online too- but this has discretionary added.

~

Dr. Kathy

Unit 5 Project Expectations

Hello all,

I hope you review postings as I all ready wrote about this project but having graded some, I want to review my expectations.

This is a college class and you are doing an "Analysis" of your diet. On the first day of class, I think that the majority of you would have agreed, you needed to improve your diet. You also knew that you probably needed more fruits and veggies and less fat in your diet. You do not need a college class and a big textbook to tell you that.

Thus, I do not accept that type of response.

I expect an analysis. Where you look at the findings from the diet analysis. You then look at the pyramid. You analyze your own pyramid via "food servings" which is not the same as amounts of food- see earlier blog where I talk about servings size.

This analysis means you really think about what you discovered. You write MORE than 2 sentences. I expect close to 500 words in the analysis. You go to the textbook and back up what you are saying about your diet.

This project is worth 100 points- it means that it takes longer. Yes, it will. It will take you up to 3 times as long as any other project- but it is worth 2.5 times more points.

Please think about what you are writing. Analyze, critique, be critical of your diet and see what you can do to make it better. Watch discretionary calories.

READ PREVIOUS BLOG POSTINGS

Good luck- you can all do it!!!!!!!!

Fondly,

Dr. Kathy

Our Student Does Great Job and agrees to share 7/11

Michelle Thieme (SC115-06, 0903A) wrote the following in her project and I felt that it explained the process so well, that I asked if she minded I share this with you. I think it helps explain what happens to fiber, cholesterol and bile!!!

Great job Michelle and thank you for sharing!!!!

Here is what fascinates me(Michelle Thieme) about soluble fiber, (because I love circular logic and if this process is not circular, then I do not know what is), it helps to prevent the absorption of cholesterol because it works in conjunction with liver bile acids to properly digest fats. Guess what the bile acids are made out of? Cholesterol! And, here is where it gets really fun, because soluble fiber removes cholesterol before it can be absorbed, it creates the need for the liver to use more cholesterol in order to create more bile. This means that by absorbing and causing the liver to have to use up more cholesterol to create more bile acids, less cholesterol is actually being absorbed and stored by the body, (World’s Healthiest Foods.org, 2009). See? It is fascinating! [printed with permission of the author, Michelle Thieme, student in SC115-06 in 0903A]

How to determine serving size for chart in unit 5 project 7/8

I hope that you review this carefully as this is reviewed in the unit 5 mini-project carefully when grading. IT IS WORTH 100 POINTS.

The new dietary guidelines on which MyPyramid is based, promoted fruits and vegetables and whole grains. At the 2,000 calorie level, here's what the guidelines would suggest.

* Fruit Group should provide 4 daily servings, or 2 cups.
* Vegetable Group should provide 5 servings, or 2.5 cups.
* Grain Group should provide 6 ounce-equivalents (1 ounce-equivalent means 1 serving), half of which should be whole grains.
* Meat and Beans Group should provide 5.5 ounce-equivalents or servings.
* Milk Group should provide 3 cups/servings.
* Oils should provide 24g or 6 teaspoons.
* Discretionary Calories: These are the remaining amount of calories in each calorie level after nutrient-dense foods have been chosen. Up to 267 calories can be consumed in solid fats or added sugars if the other requirements have been met.

Common Servings and Portion Sizes - What's the Difference?
Though "portion size" and "serving size" are used interchangeably, there is a difference. Knowing the difference makes it easier to compare what you eat to the MyPyramid's daily recommendations.

The USDA MyPyramid provides food group recommendations in "ounces" and "cups."

Recommendations for the Grain Group and the Meat Group are provided in ounces, while recommendations for the Milk Group, Vegetable Group and Fruit Group are in cups.

The serving size that is equal to an "ounce" or "cup" are provided for each food group.

For example:

1 1/2 ounces of hard cheese or 8 fluid ounces of yogurt count as 1 cup from the Milk Group, and 1 slice of bread or 1/2 cup of cooked pasta counts as an ounce from the Grain Group.

For your chart: You are to use these as to the way to fill out the chart you submit for grading.

If you have 8 ounces of yogurt, that is equal to 1 serving of a Milk group. So you put 1 in the column for Milk.

If you have 1 slice of bread - you would put 1 serving in the Grain group.

The total at the bottom is the total of each group that you had in servings. The pyramid, that is how it is configured. I have attached another document that will help with determining serving size. It is in doc sharing.

I also will do an audio explanation.

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Search terms, library, unit 4 project Reminder for A 7/7

Do not forget to include this in your unit 4 project:


What search terms did you use to retrieve the documents you found?

What combination of terms did you use in your search?

If this is not included, points are deducted!!!

ONLY LIBRARY ITEMS ACCEPTABLE IN RESEARCH!

~Dr. Kathy

Problems with unit 4 project 7/5/09- Modified

IMPORTANT

NONE OF THIS IS NEW INFORMATION. IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE. IN THE SYLLABUS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION.

1. You must use the library

2. web resources not accepted and the grade will be an F.

3. If you do an exact quote of anything the most words in any document you submit should be 2 sentences. These words you quote are NOT counted as word count in your document. IT IS PLAGIARISM.

4. Rewording and giving credit is NOT plagiarism. Say you read a document, turn it upside down and rewrite in your own words. All you need to do is use a citation at the end of the paragraph you wrote.

In fact, using APA is how you prevent plagiarism- you give credit to the original author.

I hope you are reading this and do better on your paper because you did.

Regards,

Dr. Kathy

Help for unit 4 project and unit 5 IMP 7/2

Hello all,

Unit 4:
In the unit 4 project you must use references and citations from ONLY the library. NO WEB RESOURCES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

a. you must reference the articles. Here is a web site to go to that will help you format the references.

http://www.bibme.org/ This site will write the references that you put at the end. You put in the information at the end, and it will format it for you. These are called references.
General format:
Last name, initial. (year). Title of resource. Retrieved month day, year, from database used in library.

b. Citations are in the body of your document. They are done to give credit to the person who wrote the original article. These are important to prove you are not plagiarizing.

IF YOU ARE IN SECTION 1- PLEASE ASK OUR SUPPORT PERSON - DIANE MARTINEZ - FOR HELP. YOU ARE LUCKY SHE CAN AND IS THERE- PLEASE USE HER TO YOUR BENEFIT.

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Unit 5

If you do not have unit 2, Diet Analysis, handed in. You can NOT do unit 5 project. It will not be accepted until the Diet Analysis project is submitted. I will not grade unit 5 project until I grade unit 2 project.

The reason for that, you can't do unit 5 without unit 2 information.

The Survey: 22 students have completed it. Thank you so far. I would like at least 40 to complete it. Please help me try to fix the diet analysis problems. If you are using it and had no problems- I want to hear from you too. Please have a voice and do this for me.

July 4'th weekend.

Independence Day will be observed on Friday, July 3^rd. In the School of General Education, that means that there will be no seminars held July 3- 5. (Friday, Saturday or Sunday)

I will respond within 48 hours- not the normal 24 hours as I have a few parties to go to also!!!

I will not mark late any postings on the discussion board due to this holiday period. I expect your projects in ON TIME as normal.

Enjoy your holiday!!!!!!!