Fad Diet Web Quest
Introduction
Fad diets play a large role in our society. It seems if you turn on the television in the
morning on the weekends, there is always someone or some company promoting a fad
diet. Most of these diets do not work, some of the diets can be very beneficial, but how
do you know which are good for you and which are just fads? Is there any way to know
what is good for you and what is a waste of money? This web quest will help.
Task
In this web quest, you will research various fad diet programs. You will examine fad
diets currently on the market and compare them to a balanced diet. You will evaluate
one fad diet and compare them to the daily nutritional needs we have discussed in class
and make any changes or recommendations to the diet based on the information you
find.
Process
You will compile your research into a PowerPoint presentation with 10 slides. The
following needs to be answered in your presentation:
Slide 1) Name of your fad diet and your name.
Slide 2) What is/does this diet supposed to/claim to do?
Slide 3) What is the method used?
Slide 4) What foods can you eat? What foods can’t you eat?
Slide 5) Does the diet promote exercise?
Slide 6) Do you receive all the basic nutrients?
Slide 7) Does the diet promote or sell supplements and/or other food items?
Slide 8) How does it compare to the nutritional pyramid (www.mypyramid.gov)
Slide 9) Would you encourage others to use this diet? Why or why not?
Slide 10) Add any other important pieces of information you feel are important.
Resources
Use the following resources as a tool to guide you as you find your information:
Fad Diets
http://www.everydiet.org/fad_diets.htm
http://www.webterrace.com/fad/home.htm
http://www.bestdietforme.com/FadDietReviews/FadDietReviews.htm
http://www.chasefreedom.com/fad_diets.html
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1980.pdf
http://www.faddiet.com/
http://www.dietitian.com/faddiet.html
http://www.free-fad-diets.com/
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/food/improve
/784.html
http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/the-truth-about-fad-diets
http://women.webmd.com/fad-diets
http://www.weight-loss-institute.com/weight_loss_programs.htm
http://www.answerfitness.com/tag/fad-diet-statistics/
Evaluation
Information/research (65 pts)
Slide 1) fad diet/name 4 pts
Slide 2) claim to do 4 pts
Slide 3) method used 4 pts
Slide 4) foods can eat/ foods can’t eat 10 pts
Slide 5) promote exercise/ explained 5 pts
Slide 6) receive all basic nutrients/ explained 5 pts
Slide 7) sell supplements and/or other food items/ details 5 pts
Slide 8) compare protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals to the nutritional pyramid
(www.mypyramid.gov) 20 pts(4 each)
Slide 9) encourage others to use /Why or why not? 4 pts
Slide 10) Add other important pieces of information you feel are important or interesting 4 pts
Power point presentation (20 pts)
20 points
Font was easy to read
Labeled
Submitted on time
Nice color but not a distraction
Easy to follow the information
Creative and unique
Excellent presentation of material
10 points
Font was average
Some Labels
Submitted on time
Nice color but distracting/not
relevant
Average flow of the information
Just average nothing special
Average presentation of
material
Overall point value 85pts
5 points
Font was hard to read
Not labeled
Submitted late
Color was lacking or distracting
Hard to read and follow the
information
No Creativity shown
Poor presentation