Nutrition Analysis

     From monitoring my diet over three days, I learned that I do not have a very balanced diet. In order to improve my diet, I need to eat more vegetables and grains. I could also eat a bit more dairy. From the Falcon Market, I learned how to calculate macromolecule percentages. Each meal that my lab partners and I looked at this station had unbalanced amounts of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. But, by combining the meals together, there was a balance of all three macromolecules. At the seasonal produce guide station, I learned that buying produce that is in season is less expensive, more nutritious, and there are lots of variety. I eat most of the produce that was listed on the paper at the station. Although, I did see some vegetables, like kohlrabi and quince, that I have never tried before. At one of the last stations, I learned how to shop for produce when I go grocery shopping. Because of the Falcon Market, I know the best way to improve my diet. I could start by buying more vegetables that are in season like broccoli and brussel sprouts. To increase my grain intake, I could eat foods like quinoa, amaranth, and millet. I could also drink a cup of milk everyday to make sure I get enough dairy.
      If I had the opportunity to coach someone on their health, I would tell them to eat enough grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and protein foods everyday. I would also tell them to try to exercise for an hour. I would also tell them to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep and to manage their time well so they don't get too stressed out.

Three Days of Diet Monitoring:

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The 5 Pillars of Health Collage

Unit 1 Reflection

     This unit was about anatomical terms, macromolecules, the parts of a cell, and histology. One of the main themes of this unit was the relation between the structure and function of different body parts. Another was knowing the characteristics, functions, and locations of the tissues. To improve in the next unit, I plan to study my notes more and come in to tutorial to make sure I have the best understanding of the material we're learning.

     From this unit I learned how to describe where things on the body are in anatomical terms from the Hana the Banana Lab. I learned about the different organ systems and their functions. The way that each organ is structured plays a big part in the function of that organ. I also leaned about the four macromolecules: carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins. I know what each of their monomers are and their main functions. I learned about the different parts of the cell, like the nucleus and mitochondria, and where they are in the cell. Cells work together to form functional units called tissues which I also learned out. There four different tissue types: skeletal, epithelial, nervous, and muscle. I looked at samples of all these tissue types during the Tissue Lab and that helped me get a better understanding of what each tissue looked like and how that related to it's function.

Histology Lab Relate and Review

     From this lab, I learned what epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous tissues look like. Most of the epithelial tissues that I looked at had cells closely packed together in layers. This would explain why one of epithelial tissue's main function is protection. I doubt a lot of material would be able to get through that many layers. Each connective tissue sample I looked at was very different from the others. One of the connective tissues that I looked at had lots of layers and parallel tissue, which must have been the dense regular connective tissue. Another had many different shaped cells that were very spread out. Most of the muscle tissues looked the same. The fibers were straight and flat. I could also see the intercalated discs in the cardiac muscle sample. The nervous tissue sample that I looked at had so many cells packed together. It was a peripheral nerve and in it, I could see the nerve fibers and axons.