Foods Based On An 1800 Calorie Diet

Secondly, I began eating more nutritionally. I selected foods from the USDA Food Pyramid groups. I made sure that vegetables and fruits were a part of my daily diet. I limited sweets and salty crunchy snacks.

Based on a 24 Hour Recall of my diet, results using NutriCalc Plus report that my food intake lacked a healthy balance of all food groups. My Grain intake reached only 60% of the My Plate daily recommendations. My Vegetable intake was a mere 50% of the recommended servings. Additionally, I consumed 84% of the daily recommendations for the Dairy Group. Nonetheless, I did exceed the recommendations for the Fruit Group and Protein Group with intakes of 155% and 107%, respectively.

When I first saw that we were going to have a food tracking assignment I thought, “oh yay, now I have to write down everything that I shove in my mouth.” I was honestly dreading this assignment because I didn’t want to admit to myself and others how bad I eat. Since starting this class I have became more and more interested in nutrition, and what I am putting into my body. After I wrote down all of the food that I ate in the two day period, and logged it into the food tracker I was pretty surprised.

I was surprised that the amount of carbohydrates I consumed on both days was below what was recommended for me. They are usually my weakness so I expected them to be too high.

* At least 5 helpings of fruit or vegetable in raw, cooked, tinned dried or frozen form but limiting fruit juices to one serving only as they lack sufficient fibre. These are a

Also limiting desserts and sweets to two or three times a week in small portions.

Introduction – This is where I will discuss the basis of research, provide brief background information, and introduce the topic of the five food groups and their importance. I cover why the foods are classified into five main groups in the first place and each group’s role of proving your body with essentials.

In the table shown, it reflects my diet over a 3 day period. It shows the intake necessary based on a 2000 calorie diet and shows if the participant was receiving over or under the amount of nutrient necessary during the 3 day

Day 1 of recording my food intake that Moring I had a small bowl of frosted flakes cereal with 2 percent milk. For lunch, just a glass of water with lemons and bad of hot fries. Throughout the day, I had a few snacks blue raspberry snow cone, ice-cream cone from dairy queen and four-piece chicken nuggets from Wendy’s for dinner I had fully loaded nachos with chicken and beef, lettuce, sour cream, beans, guacamole, tomatoes and shredded cheese and later that night I had a hot dog without the wiener and just chili and cheese.

My patterns are pretty much the same food trough every other day, chicken or fish

1. Kids will learn the importance of incorporating 5 servings of fruits and veggies daily; they will learn about the significance of “rainbow foods”

Completing the food and liquid intake forms as well as the exercise log helped me deduce multiple conclusions on my well being. After looking at my results I wasn’t surprised to see that I didn’t burn enough calories, especially since I haven’t had to do much walking during my time at home. I also wasn’t surprised to see that I consumed too many carbs and a higher number of sugars than I was supposed to. However, I was surprised to see that I only consumed on average 32 of my allotted 48 grams of fat. This surprised me because I know that my diet isn’t always the healthiest so I assumed that I consumed more fat than was healthy for me. I was also surprised that in general I only consumed half of my 108 grams of daily protein. This surprised me because I try to consume meat with every meal I eat so I had assumed that my protein intake would be at ideal level. When I examined by cholesterol and fiber intakes it was interesting to see that they were about where they were supposed to be. Overall, some aspects of my diet were predictable while others were surprising, by understanding this I am able to better see which areas of my diet I need to work on.

The main problem that I run into with consumption is portion control and managing caloric intake. I personally have difficulties with portion control when I by an item that contains more than one portion. I will forget that it is not a single serving and continue to eat the entire product in one sitting. A way that I manage this problem is by buying individually packaged items. By doing this I am able to consume a healthier amount of the food product and can better manage what I eat. I also have problems managing my caloric intake by forgetting to log food that I have eaten in my food journal. I have remedied this problem by setting an alarm on my phone that sends an alert during each meal that I eat with a reminder to track my food. Overconsumption

For a 1600 calorie diet, four servings are counseled, and for a 2k calorie diet, five servings should be consumed. A portion of veggies consists of approximately one cup of generally any vegetable, either raw or cooked. A cup of vegetable juice will also meet a serving, as will two cups of salad greens.

A food guide (a reference for comparative food values and portions) can help the individual with weight management, whether for loss, gain or maintenance. This guide will help