Includes the most up-to-date recommendations, based on the most recent Dietary Guidelines, Dietary Reference Intakes, and MyPyramid. Through dietary analysis and goal setting, students learn how to use the new Food Pyramid to improve their eating and exercise habits.

Unique approach of linking the use of dietary analysis with any introductory nutrition text.

A special feature of the manual is a section providing a means to assess the student's readiness to change behaviors based on the Stages of Change Model.

Includes goal-setting worksheets for making changes to take students beyond standard analysis. Students can simply fill in the blanks and follow the instructions to compare their behaviors with the 2005 recommendations.

Step-by-step instructions simplify teaching. Flexible approach allows Instructors to select which parts to assign and to tailor the project to fit course objectives.