The video game would provide a fun addition to the program to help maintain student interest. Levels could be made available in reward for entering data or some other tasks. The representation and storage of the data is a key decision. The ability to store data on multiple ponds will increase the usefulness of the program. 3.5 Team Qualifications for this Project One team member is currently taking Computer Graphics, and multiple members have taken Database Management.
Several members are fluent in Java and one is interested in Databases as a career field.
It will then offer feedback on how they might improve their diet. 4.2 Proposed Approach Users will have a choice of either selecting foods from a database of predefined foods or entering nutritional information directly from a food packaging label. A running total of various nutritional statistics will be displayed so users can instantly see how adding or removing certain food items will affect their total daily nutritional intake. The user can also view important nutritional information on a particular food item such as calories, ingredients, percents of recommended daily allowances, and healthier alternatives. Recommendations on improving dietary lifestyles will be taken from trusted, authoritative sources on nutrition such as recent health periodicals, books, and health professionals.