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BIOL 1103E Waldorf University Worst Food in America Report make sure to cover all the 5 steps below

the paper draft should be minimum 500 words

Worst food in America Project

On a night out with your friends, scanning the menu options at your local Mexican restaurant, you think, “I’m going to be healthy tonight and order a salad.” Think again. Depending on the salad, you might save more calories by ordering a Big Mac, Fries, and a chocolate shake. Some taco salads pack as many calories you should consume in an entire day, as much saturated fat as 38 strips of bacon and the sodium equivalent of 16 orders of McDonalds French fries. No big deal, you can walk it off on the treadmill later. It’ll only take 16 miles of walking!

This project is designed to help you analyze the foods that you are eating.

STEP 1: FIND A WORST FOOD ITEM AND ANALYZE ITS NUTRITIONAL CONTENT
The quick Internet search that we all did in the beginning of the Foods and Nutrition module should have helped you identify an example of an unhealthy food.
You will need to determine the nutritional content of your food. Search online for “nutrient facts,” or “nutrition information [insert your favorite fast food restaurant name or food here]” to help identify food labels and ingredient information.
Evaluate the nutritional information on the label for your food using the “Reading Nutrition Labels” or Calculating Calories” readings to identify the calories, number of grams of fat, carbohydrates like sugar, salt, and proteins and determine the quantities of different types of fats and carbohydrates. You can also refer to the background content on the different types of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins in our text readings.

Step 2: Construct a scientific argument concerning the health effects of your worst food item

Think about the description of the taco salad from above. Did it work to convince you not to eat the food? What was most convincing to you? What (if any) source of evidence was used to support the claim that the food was unhealthy?
Now, look at your food item. Determine exactly what characteristics about the level of macromolecules found in your food item would support the claim that it is not a health choice. Focus on one or two specific problem such as trans fats or sodium. Now, articulate your claim that these characteristics make it a worst food.
Conduct an Internet search for evidence that supports or refutes your claim. Begin with a search for tertiary sites like magazines (Scientific American, Discover, American Scientist) and government sites. Then proceed to searching for scientific studies such as primary research articles as well as secondary reviews. Typing “googlescholar” or “PubMed” in your browser will help you locate search engines that are more appropriate for narrowing your sources of evidence. You will need to find 5 highly reliable sources of evidence that support your claim. Use the information on evaluating sources of evidence found in the Distinguishing Science Bunk from Science module.
Submit your claim and the sources of evidence that you have uncovered using the google sheet link from the Distinguishing Science Bunk from Science module. Use the sheet to enter your claim and organize your referenced pieces of evidence into a cohesive argument that will be submitted to your instructor for feedback.
Once you have your instructor feedback you may need to search for additional references or revise your overall argument statement.

Step 3: Create a graphic visual for this project:

Examples of graphic elements could include (but are not limited to):
a figure that describes part of a research study designed to test the health claims about consumption of a specific macromolecule. Check to be sure your graphs or figures are complete with titles, axis titles, etc. If you use images from online, be sure to mention what you changed from the originally posted figure and why you did so in your discussion of the figure.
a diagram that helps visualize the caloric, fat, sugar or salt equivalents in your food item by comparing them to some commonly known foods like Fast food fries or donuts.
You must include a figure legend that provides your warrant (i.e. your reasoning through a valid scientific argument to explain the evidence and why it supports the claim, reviewed in the Distinguishing Science Bunk From Science Module). Please include a title for your figure that clearly expresses the claim and provide enough detail so that the reader is clear on the sources of your information and how you know your evidence is valid.
STEP 4: CONSTRUCT A FINISHED 2-PAGE ROUGH DRAFT OF YOUR WORST FOOD GRAPHIC.
Revise your references and the general scientific argument that you entered into the Activity Tool for evaluating claims to write the text portion of your project.
Using the general project rubric as a guide, combine this text with your graphic in a visually-appealing manner.
Your project should make a clear recommendation or conclusion based on your reasoning.
Try to keep your total project length to 2 pages, you can put your main text and graphic on one page and then your references and reflection on the second page.
View the Project Rubric (pdf)
Submit your first draft to your instructor. You will receive feedback within a few days.