Fad Diet Web Quest

Introduction Fad diets play a large role in our society. It seems if you turn on the television in the morning on the weekends, there is always someone or some company promoting a fad diet. Most of these diets do not work, some of the diets can be very beneficial, but how do you know which are good for you and which are just fads? Is there any way to know what is good for you and what is a waste of money? This web quest will help. Task In this web quest, you will research various fad diet programs. You will examine fad diets currently on the market and compare them to a balanced diet. You will evaluate one fad diet and compare them to the daily nutritional needs we have discussed in class and make any changes or recommendations to the diet based on the information you find. These are the diets you may use: Atkins diet, Curves diet, Detox diets, Gluten free diet, High protein diets, Jenny Craig diet, Acai Berry Diet, Nutrisystem diet, Slim fast diet, South beach diet, Weight watchers diet or the Zone diet.

Process You will compile your research into a PowerPoint presentation with 10 slides. The following needs to be answered in your presentation: Slide 1) fad diet/name Slide 2) claim to do Slide 3) method used Slide 4) foods can eat/ foods can’t eat Slide 5) promote exercise/ explained Slide 6) receive all basic nutrients/ compare protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals to the nutritional pyramid /explained Slide 7) sell supplements and/or other food items/ details Slide 8) encourage others to use /Why or why not? Slide 9) Add other important pieces of information you feel are important or interesting

Evaluation Power point presentation (20 pts)

20 points 10 points 5 points Font was easy to read Font was average Font was hard to read Labeled/pictures Some Labels Not labeled Submitted on time Submitted on time Submitted late Nice color but not a distraction Nice color but distracting/not Color was lacking or distracting Easy to follow the information relevant Hard to read and follow the Creative and unique Average flow of the information information Excellent presentation of material Just average nothing special No Creativity shown Average presentation of Poor presentation material Overall point value 45pts