biology Cookbook Project
Directions:
To understand the nutrients, we need to support our body, we will be researching different diets and evaluating what nutrients they include. Each student will write a paragraph about the diet the recipe comes from and its nutritional value.
Finished Product: (100pts)
❏ One recipe with a picture
❏ One paragraph about the diet chosen to research
● explains what the diet is
● foods included and excluded
● makes a judgment about the nutritional value of the diet
Step 1: Research a Diet (50 points)
There are many different diets people follow. Some are based in culture, such as traditional Caribbean food, Southern-American food, or Japanese food. Other diets are based on nutrition, such as the Paleo diet or the South Beach Diet. Still, other diets are based around ethics, such as vegan or vegetarian diets. Your job is to research one of these diets and learn what foods are included in the diet, why they are included or excluded, and make a judgment about the nutritional value of the diet.
Diet Choices: Check which diet you will be researching or write in a specific cultural diet
❏ Vegan
❏ Vegetarian
❏ Pescatarian
❏ Gluten-free
❏ Paleo
❏ Mediterranean
❏ Ketogenic
❏ Cultural diets (Caribbean, Southern-American, Mexican, Japanese, Thai….) _____________
❏ Something of your choice: ____________________




Your Research:
Research your diet from credible sources on the internet.
(question #6).
1. Describe an overview of the diet you chose to research.



2. What foods are included in the diet and what foods are excluded?



3. What is the scientific rationale behind this diet? Why do people think you should eat this way?



4. Does this diet include a balance of all the macronutrients? Why or why not?



5. Do you think this diet is healthy based on our work in class and your research? Why or why not?



6. List the sources you used for this research.