Activities/TurtleNutrition - Revision history

Walter: /* Reporting problems */

2014-05-19T18:00:54Z

Reporting problems

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	Please file bugs at [https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/newticket?component=TurtleArt].		Please file bugs at [https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/newticket?component=TurtleArt].

	To list all open tickets of Turtle ~~Flags~~, see [https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&component=TurtleArt].		To list all open tickets of Turtle Nutrition, see [https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&component=TurtleArt].

	== Credits ==		== Credits ==
	* Walter Bender wrote and maintains the code.		* Walter Bender wrote and maintains the code.
	* Brian Silverman is the first author of Turtle Art.		* Brian Silverman is the first author of Turtle Art.

Walter: /* Extending Turtle Nutrition */

2014-05-03T00:55:50Z

Extending Turtle Nutrition

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	# Create SVG images for the foods similar to [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/tree/nutrition/plugins/food/images]		# Create SVG images for the foods similar to [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/tree/nutrition/plugins/food/images]
	# Edit food.py [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/blob/nutrition/plugins/food/food.py#L211] to add your new foods to the food palette		# Edit food.py [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/blob/nutrition/plugins/food/food.py#L211] to add your new foods to the food palette

			[[File:AddFood.png]]

	'''Note''': As of version 202.1, there is an "add food" block that will replace Steps 4 and 5 above.		'''Note''': As of version 202.1, there is an "add food" block that will replace Steps 4 and 5 above.

Walter: /* How to use Turtle Nutrition */

2014-05-03T00:55:10Z

How to use Turtle Nutrition

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	;digest meal: reset the nutritional content eaten to zero		;digest meal: reset the nutritional content eaten to zero
	;get name: returns the name of a food item as a string		;get name: returns the name of a food item as a string
	;add food: (~~not shown)~~ in versions 202.1+, the 'add food' block lets the user add new foods to the food palette		;add food: (in versions 202.1+) the 'add food' block lets the user add new foods to the food palette

	[[File:TurtleNutrition-food-toolbar.png\|800px]]		[[File:TurtleNutrition-food-toolbar.png\|800px]]

Walter: /* Extending Turtle Nutrition */

2014-05-02T23:09:48Z

Extending Turtle Nutrition

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	# Create SVG images for the foods similar to [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/tree/nutrition/plugins/food/images]		# Create SVG images for the foods similar to [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/tree/nutrition/plugins/food/images]
	# Edit food.py [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/blob/nutrition/plugins/food/food.py#L211] to add your new foods to the food palette		# Edit food.py [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/blob/nutrition/plugins/food/food.py#L211] to add your new foods to the food palette

			'''Note''': As of version 202.1, there is an "add food" block that will replace Steps 4 and 5 above.

	Feel free to ask for help if needed.		Feel free to ask for help if needed.

Walter: /* How to use Turtle Nutrition */

2014-05-02T23:08:06Z

How to use Turtle Nutrition

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	;digest meal: reset the nutritional content eaten to zero		;digest meal: reset the nutritional content eaten to zero
	;get name: returns the name of a food item as a string		;get name: returns the name of a food item as a string
			;add food: (not shown) in versions 202.1+, the 'add food' block lets the user add new foods to the food palette

	[[File:TurtleNutrition-food-toolbar.png\|800px]]		[[File:TurtleNutrition-food-toolbar.png\|800px]]

Walter: /* What is Turtle Nutrition */

2014-05-01T15:18:43Z

What is Turtle Nutrition

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	== What is Turtle Nutrition ==		== What is Turtle Nutrition ==

	Turtle Nutrition is an programmatic way to explore the nutritional content of the foods we eat.		Turtle Nutrition is a programmatic way to explore the nutritional content of the foods we eat.

	Turtle Nutrition is a fork of [[Activities/Turtle Art]] that includes blocks to extract the nutritional content of food. These data can be used to plot charts, create formulas, calculate the nutritional content of recipes, and maintain a log of food eaten.		Turtle Nutrition is a fork of [[Activities/Turtle Art]] that includes blocks to extract the nutritional content of food. These data can be used to plot charts, create formulas, calculate the nutritional content of recipes, and maintain a log of food eaten.

Walter: /* Extending Turtle Nutrition */

2014-05-01T15:10:28Z

Extending Turtle Nutrition

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	[[File:Turtle-Nutrition-calorie-chart-es.png\|300px]]		[[File:Turtle-Nutrition-calorie-chart-es.png\|300px]]

			== Learning with Turtle Nutrition ==

			Most activities around learning about nutrition as based on the relaying of facts and advice. This activity offers a different approach: computation.

			forward get_calories banana

	== Extending Turtle Nutrition ==		== Extending Turtle Nutrition ==

			While it is not trivial to extend Turtle Nutrition, it provides a good opportunity for exploration.

			# Have the learners make lists of common foods
			# Make or find pictures of these foods
			# Look up the nutritional content of these foods: calories, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, and fat [https://www.choosemyplate.gov/SuperTracker/]
			# Create SVG images for the foods similar to [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/tree/nutrition/plugins/food/images]
			# Edit food.py [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/blob/nutrition/plugins/food/food.py#L211] to add your new foods to the food palette

			Feel free to ask for help if needed.

	== Reporting problems ==		== Reporting problems ==

Walter: /* What is Turtle Nutrition */

2014-05-01T15:02:30Z

What is Turtle Nutrition

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	== What is Turtle Nutrition ==		== What is Turtle Nutrition ==

	Turtle Nutrition ...		Turtle Nutrition is an programmatic way to explore the nutritional content of the foods we eat.

	Turtle Nutrition is a fork of [[Activities/Turtle Art]] that ...		Turtle Nutrition is a fork of [[Activities/Turtle Art]] that includes blocks to extract the nutritional content of food. These data can be used to plot charts, create formulas, calculate the nutritional content of recipes, and maintain a log of food eaten.

	[[File:~~TurtleNutrition~~.png\|300px]]		[[File:Food-plugin.png\|300px]]

	=== Where to get Turtle Nutrition ===		=== Where to get Turtle Nutrition ===

Walter: /* How to use Turtle Nutrition */

2014-05-01T14:58:45Z

How to use Turtle Nutrition

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	=== How to use Turtle Nutrition ===		=== How to use Turtle Nutrition ===

	[[~~File:TurtleNutrition-toolbar.png~~]]		Please refer to the [[Activities/Turtle Art]] pages for basic instructions on how to use the block interface and the details of various toolbars.

	[[File:TurtleNutrition~~-food~~-toolbar.png]]		[[File:TurtleNutrition-toolbar.png\|800px]]

			;get calories: returns a number that corresponds to the number of calories in a food item
			;get protein: returns a number that corresponds to the amount of protein in a food item
			;get carbohydrates: returns a number that corresponds to the carbohydrates in a food item
			;calories eaten: the number of calories eaten
			;protein eaten: the amount of protein eaten
			;carbohydrates eaten: the amount of carbohydrates eaten
			;get fiber: returns a number that corresponds to the amount of fiber in a food item
			;get fat: returns a number that corresponds to the amount of fat in a food item
			;eat: consume a food item and add its nutritional content to the total amount eaten
			;fiber eaten: the amount of fiber eaten
			;fat eaten: the amount of fat eaten
			;digest meal: reset the nutritional content eaten to zero
			;get name: returns the name of a food item as a string

			[[File:TurtleNutrition-food-toolbar.png\|800px]]

	~~Please refer to~~ the ~~[[Activities/Turtle Art]] pages~~ for ~~basic~~ instructions on how to ~~use~~ the ~~block interface and the details of various toolbars.~~		;food blocks: various foods that can be used with the program. See below for instructions on how to modify the activity to add your own foods: apple, banana, orange, cake, cookie, bread, corn, potato, sweet potato, tomato

	In the example below [], the "get calories" block is used to extract the number of calories in several foods. Those data are then used in a bar chart.		In the example below [https://github.com/walterbender/turtleart/blob/nutrition/samples/nutrition-calorie-chart.tb], the "get calories" block is used to extract the number of calories in several foods. Those data are then used in a bar chart.

	[[File:Turtle-Nutrition-calorie-chart.png\|300px]]		[[File:Turtle-Nutrition-calorie-chart.png\|300px]]

Walter: /* How to use Turtle Nutrition */

2014-05-01T14:47:35Z

How to use Turtle Nutrition

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	[[File:TurtleNutrition-food-toolbar.png]]		[[File:TurtleNutrition-food-toolbar.png]]

	~~[[File:Turtle-Nutrition-calorie-chart.png\|300px]]~~

	~~----~~

	Please refer to the [[Activities/Turtle Art]] pages for basic instructions on how to use the block interface and the details of various toolbars.		Please refer to the [[Activities/Turtle Art]] pages for basic instructions on how to use the block interface and the details of various toolbars.

			In the example below [], the "get calories" block is used to extract the number of calories in several foods. Those data are then used in a bar chart.

			[[File:Turtle-Nutrition-calorie-chart.png\|300px]]

			[[File:Turtle-Nutrition-calorie-chart-es.png\|300px]]

	== Extending Turtle Nutrition ==		== Extending Turtle Nutrition ==