Meal Planning for Carbohydrates

Part A

Please respond to the following questions in complete sentences and paragraphs. This section should be at least 200 words.

• What is meant by the AMDR, and what is this range for carbohydrates?

• How does the type of carbohydrate impact health?

• What is one negative health impact from carbohydrate intake?

• What is one positive health impact from carbohydrate intake?

Part B

Here is a sample one-day menu for Mr. Brown. His doctor just told him to cut down on added sugars in addition to increasing his fiber intake. He hopes to meet with a dietitian next week, but in the meantime needs some help making these changes. List five suggestions for Mr. Brown’s diet. Make sure to provide only changes that address the meal planning goals mentioned above. Tell him which food(s) you would have him omit and how you would replace these items. You may also change portion sizes. Highlight (yellow only, please) or bold the item you are changing. Then write the change next to that. You may make more than five changes, but if you do so, you will only receive full credit when all changes correctly match the assigned directions.

Breakfast1 cup sugar-frosted flake cereal8 oz 1% milk8 oz orange juice2 scrambled eggs

Snack1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwich (1 slice white bread, 1 TBSP Skippy peanut butter, 1 TBSP grape jelly)

Lunch8 oz tomato soup6 Saltine crackers1 turkey sandwich (3 oz turkey, 2 slices white bread)1/2 cup canned pears in heavy syrup8 oz grape juice

Snack6 oz fruited yogurt, sweetened1 oz almonds

Dinner5 oz BBQ chicken1 medium baked potato with 1 TBSP butter1/2 cup cooked broccoli8 oz cola4 oz 1% milk

Snack1/2 cup chocolate ice cream