Question

Eating Plan A (1 Day’s Intake)

1 cup corn flakes cereal

1 cup 1% fat milk

2 cups coffee

2 slices whole-wheat bread

2 ounces thinly sliced baked ham

2 ounces cheddar jalapeño cheese

8 ounces chocolate milk

3 12-ounce beers

2 beef and cheese enchiladas

Eating Plan F (1 Day’s Intake)

2 scrambled eggs

1 cup whole milk

2 slices bacon

2 1-ounce Slim Jims

6 ounces lean ground beef

2 ounces provolone cheese

¼ cup blue cheese dressing

12 ounces water

2 ounces cheddar cheese cubes

6 ounces grilled chicken breasts

1 scrambled egg

1 cup lettuce

½ cup blue cheese dressing

2 ounces pork rinds

12 ounces water

Instructions: Look at eating plans A and F and answer the following questions:

1.

a. What nutrients required for digestive health are lacking in eating plans A and F?

There is no water in A. 

b. What are some sources of these missing nutrients?

c. Provide an alternative eating plan that would increase the levels of these needed nutrients.

2. What digestive conditions could be triggered by overindulgence in diets that lack the missing nutrients?