Alternative Diets Project

 

 

Ever hear of a type of diet over and over but

don’t really understand what it is?

 

For this project, your group will research a

specific diet, create an informational (8x11)

poster, select a recipe, and

produce a food item according to diet

guidelines.

 

For this project, your group will research one of the

following diets:

 

1)    Paleo

2)    Vegan

3)    Gluten Free

4)    Raw Food

 

For your diet, you will research the following information using the library /computer during class time:

 

1)    What is it?

a.    Describe the main points of the diet. What foods in and what’s out? What cooking methods are utilized or preferred? Is there an origin of the name of the diet?

2)    Pros/Cons:

a.    What are the advantages and disadvantages of following this diet? Consider this question from different perspectives including cost, lifestyle changes, going out with friends/family, health, etc.

3)    History

a.    How long have people used this type of diet? Identify cultures, religions, or groups that have utilized these dietary guidelines in the past. What is the origin of the diet’s name?

 

You will be responsible for:

1)    Creating an 8x11 poster on the computer. It will include:

a.    The name of the diet

b.     At least 2-3 defining characteristics of the diet.

c.    At least 2 pros/2 cons of following the diet.

d.    Historical information

e.    Some relevant images

f.     Sources should be listed as links on a word document and handed in with poster. Wikipedia is not a reliable source.

                                         

 

                                          i.    http://www.webmd.com/diet/macrobiotic-diet

                                        ii.    http://www.webmd.com/diet/raw-foods-diet

                                       iii.    https://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htm

                                       iv.    http://paleoleap.com/

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-paleo-diet-half-baked-how-hunter-gatherer-really-eat/DATABASES

Opposing Viewpoints

Culinary & Arts

Academic One File

2)    Selecting a brownie recipe within your diet guidelines.

 

3)    Preparing the recipe in the Foods lab.

 

 

Alternative Diets Project

Rubric

 

Category	Excellent	Good	Fair	Needs Improvement
Creativity	Extremely unique and very interesting 20 points	Unique and interesting 15 points	Either interesting or unique 10 points	Nether unique nor interesting 5 points
Inclusion of relevant/accurate information	Includes all relevant and accurate information 25 points	Includes all accurate and most relevant information 20 points	Includes mostly accurate and relevant information 15 points	Includes little relevant or accurate information 10 points
Professionalism	On time and extremely well organized 20 points	On time and organized 15 points	Either on time or well organized 10 points	Late and disorganized 5 points
Poster: Visually attractive	Very attractive 10 points	Attractive 8 points	Poster needs improvement 5 points	No formatting used 2 points
Foods Lab	Organized, completed on time, excellent product 25 points	Most of the team worked well together, product completed on time. Very good product. 20 points	Some of the team worked well together. Product was fair. 15 points	Team work needs improvement. Product not completed on time and below expectation. 10 points