The subject in the Food Recall project is lacking in many food groups as listed on Choose MyPate.gov ( (United States Department of Agriculture, 2017). Although some dairy and protein foods are present, there are other food groups missing that are required for a balanced meal to stay healthy. There are little amounts of fruits and vegetables present to fulfill all food groups. Although Doritos may seem like a grain, the grain category is also missing from this diet. A healthy diet should be consisted and maintain with a balanced number of macronutrients and micronutrients, a variety and amount of servings coming from the dairy, fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains. These amounts and variety not only come from solid foods, but they also …show more content…
Will they be lacking in anything or exceeding nutrient needs for anything? This includes both macro- and micronutrients. As of now, it appears the subject is not lacking from the macronutrients which include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and water. It looks as if the subject has plenty of carbohydrates found in the amount of sodas and beer consumed in a day, however, it will be shown later in this project, this is not true. Lipids, normally found in nuts, meats, oils, and many processed foods (Zimmerman & Snow, n.d.), seem to appear in the subject’s diet as well as the proteins listed in the diet found in the Snickers candy bar and the sardines. However, based on the diet given, there are low amounts of good carbohydrates and water. The micronutrients are nutrients found in minerals and vitamins, help the functions of the body (Zimmerman & Snow, n.d.). Although these nutrients are needed in smaller amounts, it is better to have them come directly from food than from supplements. The subject was not asked if supplements were a part of the daily intake. One would hope after evaluating this menu of meals and snacks. The specimen may feel as though the diet is “healthy.” However, it will be obvious by the end of this project, the diet is not at all
In this assignment I will be describing the characteristics of nutrients and the benefits to the body.
The influences of underlying health conditions can result in the need for specific nutrients as well as influencing what people are or aren’t able to eat.
My daily diet should contain a balance of proteins, carbohydrates (carbs), and lipids (collectively called macronutrients). According to Kirby (2011), micronutrients are substances such as vitamins, and minerals that are essential for healthy growth and developments. The body only requires small quantities of micronutrients and without them serious problems can arise. The role of each micronutrient makes proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids equally important in my diet. Proteins are important for repair and tissue growth, helps the body to make enzymes and hormones, as well as preserve lean muscle mass and is a source of energy. Carbohydrates are the body main source of energy and are easily broken down into glucose
In this assignment you will analyze food labels, list the nutrient classes and their functions, and summarize the consequences of overnutrition and undernutrition.
Children and young people’s health and development is closely linked to their dietary choice as they need the right amount of nutrients necessary to keep their energy and to maintain the body for growth, tissue repair, healthy skin, hair and teeth, red blood cells and strong immune system.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze my personal dietary intake as a way of better understanding the ways in which the foods I consumer are helping or hurting my overall nutrition and health. This project is about understanding how consuming too much or too little of particular nutrients can be unhealthy and do harm to one 's body over time. Even more, this project is about dispelling some of the myths that are present about nutrient consumption in order to have a more scientific understanding of what is considered healthy in food and nutrient consumption.
During this week, I Edgar Burgos had to conduct a food intake for 3 consecutive days. This paper will describe my nutritional endeavor for the past three days. I will provide different aspects of my nutritional needs and an in depth analysis on how proteins fats carbohydrates and fiber take part in my everyday diet and what are these functions. This is intended to broaden my views of a healthy lifestyle, and how to achieve it through a variety of food groups.
In looking over my Food Journal Summary and my Intake Compared to DRI dealing with micronutrients; I noticed my intake of Vitamin A was 88 micrograms and my DRI was 700 micrograms. I got 49% from the grilled cheese and 1% from the banana chips. To improve my Vitamin E intake I should eat more beef and cooked vegetables such as carrots. My Vitamin D intake was below the recommended range at 0 mg; I should eat more fish such as salmon or possibly find a Vitamin D supplement. My consumption of Vitamin E or Alpha-Tocopherol was an intake of 1 mg and my DRI was 15 mg. 28%, 3%, 19%, and 15% came from the chicken tenders, banana chips, grilled cheese, and French fries. To get a
To maintain optimal health through a balanced diet it is important to keep the intake of macronutrients within the recommended ranges. The effects of eating too many macronutrients or not enough can cause under-nourishment or over-nourishment. “Over-nutrition occurs when long term human energy intake exceeds energy expended on basal metabolism, digestion, work and leisure” (Huffman, Huffman, Rickertsen, & Tegene, 2010, p. 5). Over-nutrition of any nutrient in some instances can create toxicity in the human body that may result in future morbidity. The macronutrient intake during the 3-day-diet ranges both inside and outside of the
An assessment of her 7-day food dairy revealed notably adequate water consumption averaging only 24-48 oz per day of any fluids, which includes herbal tea and decaffeinated coffee. Her diet shows, excess consumption of whole grains, such as brown rice, whole wheat bread, legumes, and whole wheat pasta averaging 7 to 9 servings per day. Her diet shows adequate macro and micronutrients, phytochemicals, antioxidants and essential fatty acids.
In this assignment I am going to be discussing the nutrients within food and how it can affect you, how it can be eaten and is it good or bad. I will also be discussing why we need a healthy and balanced diet and the deficiency, how to make it better and overweight and obesity, what it can cause.
Everyone needs a certain amount of different nutrients to meet energy, plastic and other needs of the organism. Average statistic norms of meeting those needs in healthy people are determined depending on the height, weight, age, sex, physical activity. However, these average statistic values may differ in different groups of people more than twice. Moreover the body is not indifferent to the way it meets its energy needs: by proteins, fats or carbohydrates. In average, the metabolic processes are the best when the ratio of these substances in the food equals 1: 1.2: 4. These ratios are established for the share of vegetable proteins and fats, for amino acid protein content, for the ratio of phosphorus and calcium, calcium and magnesium etc.
She had excessive intake of both carbohydrates and fats. Her carb intake needs to be 175 grams per day, and she more than exceeded that with her dietary choices. Furthermore, her fat intake was also more than 100% of the recommended daily allowance with just the fried chicken, whopper, and cup of milk. Adding the fries, macaroni and cheese, and random snacks, her fat intake totaled 160% or more
Proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are the 3 macronutrients that our body uses for energy. There are also many micronutrients, vitamins, and minerals that are essential to the body for proper function and health. A person’s food choices reflect upon their health in a positive or negative way. Whether that be high cholesterol, obesity, anorexia, fatigue, or clear skin and energy. No matter how active we are, our diet plays a huge role in our lifestyle. There can be complications with the factors that influence food choices as well. Keeping a food intake log and being educated on how many nutrients our body needs are very helpful tools to evaluate your health.
According to (Kerksick et al. 2010), 1.2 billion people in the world are overweight and at least 300 million of them are obese which has resulted in numerous programs to manage these increasing numbers. The purpose of the study was to represent the impact of different macronutrient distributions while examining dietary strategies that complement the workout regimen employed by the investigation (Kerksick et al. 2010). To find the impact the researchers’ method was to use one hundred forty-one obese women who were randomly assigned to one of the six groups that consisted of no diet with no exercise control group, no diet with exercise control, high carbohydrate, high energy diet with exercise, very low carbohydrate, high protein with exercise, low carbohydrate, moderate protein with exercise, and high carbohydrate, low protein with exercise group. All the subjects were tested during