Differentiate the current USDAâ€™s dietary guidelines from previous versions.
Summarize the development and influence of farm and corporate food lobbies on governmental nutritional recommendations.

Assignment 1
Instructions:
For Assignment 1, please complete the following:
1. For five days, record all of the food and beverages that you eat and drink as well as your mood and hunger level when you ate/drank. Enter your food and beverages into the SuperTracker account (or other tracking software) you established during Unit 1. Choose â€œMy Reports,â€ then â€œNutrients Report.â€ Enter the date(s) that you did your analysis and take a screen shot of the results.
2. Keep a physical activity log for five days. Enter your activities into the SuperTracker physical activity tracker (or other tracking software), go to â€œMy Reportsâ€ and then â€œPhysical Activity,â€ and run the analysis from the day(s) that you kept track of your activities. Take a screen shot of the results.

Write a 1-page paper answering the following questions:
â€¢ How does your diet compare to the current USDA Dietary Guidelines?
â€¢ What were the major influences on your food choices and your physical activity? For example, were you influenced by family, the media, health reasons, etc.?
â€¢ What improvements could be made to the Dietary Guidelines to help consumers overcome barriers to choosing healthy foods and engaging in regular physical activity?

Assignment 2
Instructions:
Write a 1-page summary of the development and influence of farm and corporate food lobbies on governmental nutritional recommendations. Be sure to provide at least two credible references (your Food Politics textbook is a great reference to use), and provide at least one example as well.
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Differentiate the current USDAâ€™s dietary guidelines from previous...