My nutrition professor gave us a really annoying assignment.

We have to track our food for 3 days and enter it into the USDA Dietary Guidelines Website and then write a 3-4 page paper about how we measure up in terms of getting our required nutrients and whatnot. It's so pointless for me to do this because I don't meet any of the requirements, and the professor is apparently grading on how well we can adjust our diet in the 3 days time to meet the USDA guidelines. What should I do? Lie about what I'm eating or what? Because there is obviously no way I'm going to be consuming 2500 calories and 350g of carbs. Rediculous. *annoyed at school*

Ashley, I guess it depends on how open you are about your surgery. It doesn't sound like you have let him know about it. Not that you should. Hmmm....Maybe you could let him know that you have specific dietary needs, are under a doctors supervision and that you don't "fit" the USDA requirements. Of course if you do that, you might become the topic of the next class discussion: "Exceptions to the Rule" ~OR~ Certainly he has had students in the past who were on a diet. Maybe you could take this approach. Ask him, "What are the USDA requirements for those on a diet?" I don't know what to tell you to do. Good luck! I would go talk to him though. Not everybody fits into the same mold. Let us know how it goes, C Leigh

AShly I have a great source of information for .... It is the daily requirements for Bariatric patients.. I will email you... I would blow his mind and offer both requirements.. an avg person and the requirements of a bariatric patient... get a A+++