Got Nutrients? Dietary Comparison of Medieval European and 21st-
century American Food Pyramids Produced by Gabriel G. Alvarez,
Mark Twain Middle School, 2009. Published: Thursday, May 13,
2010 Dietary Comparison of Medieval Europe and 21st Century in
Relation to the Food Pyramid and the Six Nutrients of Life
Introduction: The students will take an inventory of their lives
by keeping track of their daily food intake for breakfast,
lunch, dinner, and any snacks in between for three days. They
will also ask an adult to do the same survey for three days so
that they can compare both surveys with the dietary intake of
people of medieval Europe. The students will compare their
results with what the food pyramid says they should eat and the
six nutrients of life, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals,
proteins, and water in order to see who is healthier Medieval
Europeans or us today? This lesson should take about a week’s
span to survey their food intake, research the diet of Medieval
Europe, and time to write up