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Part III: MyPlate (60 pts) Dietary Analysis Part III Video Overview (3 Bonus Pts) Your textbook, An Introduction to Nutrition, covers “Achieving a Healthy Diet” in chapter 2

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Part III: MyPlate (60 pts)
Dietary Analysis Part III Video Overview (3 Bonus Pts)
Your textbook, An Introduction to Nutrition, covers “Achieving a Healthy Diet” in chapter 2. MyPlate (found at https://www.choosemyplate.gov ) is a tool that provides guidance in helping us achieve a healthy diet. As you may recall from chapter 2, the 5 key factors of a healthy diet include adequacy, balance, calorie control, moderation, and variety. In the Diet Analysis Part 2 (using Cronometer), we were able to assess our diets in terms of adequacy, balance, calorie control, and moderation. However, without looking at how well each food group is represented, we are unable to assess the variety in our diets. This portion of the diet analysis project will allow you to explore one of your documented days on your food diary and assess for variety. In addition to variety, this assignment will also provide more insight into moderation (are you getting