This semester, the students recorded the nutritional data for 2 days of their regular diet, followed by 3 days of trying to improve their diet. For the first time, students had to describe why their choices were considered healthier, using Michael Pollan's food rules as a guideline for making better choices. In past the students have primarily used nutrition data for the basis of their study, however after showing that the nutritional data from a healthy meal can look very similar to a meal that is not healthy. Students have done 3 studies using a physical rating, improving their awareness of how they physically feel throughout the day, in addition to recordinmg their blood pressure and heart rate. The hardest part for most students is controlling the amount of sleep, water and exercise throughout the week.
The following picture are the labels collected from one students food consumed for the entire week.
