Register project on e-Portfolio: explain how it started, what you had to do, how your team worked, what you discovered, etc, etc, etc. Upload your presentation to your e-Portfolio. Write a self-evaluation: how did this project contribute to your science knowledge? How was it for you to work on different skills (leadership, organizational, time management, teamwork, etc)? 2! (Corect)

Well, this project was complex and completed very slowly. First of all we were put into groups,  we were suppose to act as real nutrition experts and choose one diet for a short term and another one for a long term. For this we had to analyze three menus and choose two. For this we had to research about the six types of nutrients and how they were included in the three diets. After reaching a decision, we had to put all that we have learned together and write arguments, using our new and old knowledge of nutrients and show these arguments for our menu choices in a presentation.  My team was great! We all did what we were supposed to do and had the presentation done before the due date. One of the members did not come for the whole preparation week, but made it up to us by presenting his part just the way he had, just as the rest of the group did. We also gave all of us extra homework and the group did it without any complains, even though the extra homework was simple.  Each one of us had to find good nutrition websites for research, write the arguments for each menu and of course, the presentation so that we could present.  Our group learned many different new things, such as the fact that carbohydrates make up 60% of our daily calories, also that lipids work as insulators and are also our second source of energy (carbohydrates are the first). Proteins can be found in meats and dairy products and that there are a lot of varieties of vitamins and minerals, which can be specified, since each one does something different to our body and provides us something different as well.
We learned that there are six nutrients and that each one of them has a different characteristic and help our body in a different way.

1)      Water- Water eliminates toxins from our body and it helps us reduce calories 3% faster. Water should be taken in abundance, in average eight glasses a day.

2)      Vitamins- Vitamins are very helpful for our body, since they build up a good immune system and some of them are taken for specific things, for example, Vitamin C, which can be found in Carrots, and Oranges, is good for a healthy hair and it also helps the vision. Not all Vitamins need to be taken in by food, for example, if you spend an average of fifth teen minutes in the sun everyday you will absorb Vitamin D.

3)      Minerals- Minerals, like vitamins have a specific “job”, one of them is Calcium, which can be found in dairy products, and helps us get stronger teeth and bones. Iron is also a mineral and it helps transport oxygen to the blood and to the muscles cells.

4)      Carbohydrates- Carbohydrates also known as Carbs, they are our first source of energy. Carbs can be found in many different daily foods, such as bread, pasta, rice and many others. As said above Carbohydrates make up 60 percent of the calories we consume per day. Some Carbs also provide Vitamin B. (Vitamins are also a Nutrient).

5)      Proteins- Proteins which can mainly be found on meat and dairy products. Proteins help build up muscles and muscles tissues and it only makes up 20 percent of our daily calories. When taken in abundance can cause kidney problems.

6)      Lipids/Fats- Lipids also known as Fats ,if are taken in abundant amount everyday and it becomes a routine, they can cause highly serious health problems, such as heart diseases. Apart from this, Lipids/Fats are our second source of energy, they also act as insulators, which means they keep a stable temperature and they protect the organs. Fats/Lipids are also stored so when your body needs something it will take it from that storage.

Self-Evaluation: This project brought me many skills and new knowledge I did not know of. I had no idea of how only one food could contain so many different nutrients. Being the leader of our group was a great experience, since I am new at the school and I got to see how group work works in Science class. Something I was very happy about is that everyone did their work and all presented their parts extremely well!