Personal Narrative: My Dietary Analysis

Throughout the Diet Analysis Project, I was able to analyze and inspect my diet to examine what I was eating, what types of nutrients I

When my brothers and I were younger, noodles and cottage cheese were a staple food for us. My mom says that they’re a classic in every Jewish household, but she might remember it that way because cottage cheese is another food group for my Bubbie. There’s no telling how much my mom and her siblings must have ate it. But it started a family food tradition, one that my mother put a healthy twist on, as usual: one day, she served the dish with chunks of avocado.

According to my three day diet analysis it seems like my eating habits are poor. Not necessarily that I am consuming too many bad foods but I am not getting the all around nutrients that I need on a daily basis. Sometimes not eating enough. Or ot finding time to eat at all is a big issue in this. Due to my job and the lack of time I have at home it is hard for me to get the nutrients I need on a daily basis. With the target that is shown of six oz. of grains two and a half cups of vegetables, two cups of fruits, two cups of dairy and five and a half oz. of protein foods I fell short in most of the areas that were targeted for me. My biggest two areas of consumption was refined grains and protein.

The purpose of this assignment is to track and display the food choices we make and the way we eat affects our lifestyle and health. This paper addresses my personal food intake for the past three days. Next I will compare my food choices with my WileyPlus profile and determine whether I am maintaining healthy eating habits. There are foods that a person can eat in order to make sure that the daily required intake is being made. Sometimes it is really hard for a person like me to make sure I eat all the foods that I am supposed to so that I can consume all the nutrients that my body needs in a day. I know I will need to modify my eating

Proper nutrition is important in maintaining a long and healthy life. Most Americans are rushed due to their busy work schedules, and do not take the time to plan their diets properly. Like me, most Americans are unaware of the importance of eating a healthy diet and consume too many foods without the proper nutrients. Throughout my life I have been fortunate. I have not had any major health problems, and have been able to consume most foods without having to worry about gaining weight. These last two years, however, I started to gain weight and have become concerned with my diet. Changing my poor eating habits has been difficult for me, however, having this assignment has taught me that it is not as difficult as I previously

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.

When looking back at the week’s nutrition food diary you could see by looking at my

The recommended kcal intake was 3200kcal/day; my intake for the day that I recorded my 24-hr diet recall exceeded the recommended amount of kcal by 389kcal, which is exceptional but 922kcal of empty calories overly exceeds the recommend amount. A larger portion of unhealthy food items were consumed that day so I could better my intake by planning

Calories: For calories I was actually under the DRI goal, but not by much. Calories from fat on the other hand, I did not do so well in. I was over by nineteen percent. I would recommend not eating more than two slices of frozen at one sitting. Calories from saturated fat, I was definitely over. I was over by fifty-one percent on my DRI. Again, I would recommend not eating so many pieces of frozen pizza at one time, and also I should probably cut back on all of the Oreos and junk food that I eat. I am a junk food junkie, so I need to learn healthier eating habits like: smaller portions, substituting healthier forms of “chips”, instead of real chip. I have a problem with consuming empty calories.

I have to say that I have been doing well with my food choices, but with the last three days, it was the weekend, and I didn’t do so well. I am a bit embarrassed of my choices over the

Do you think your intake was too high, too low, or just right? Provide a rationale.

Total fat was 63.9 grams compared the 125.43 grams of total fat recommended. Also, my saturated fat was 18.16 grams when listed at 40.32 grams of recommended intake. Not too sure on fats, except from the fact that the key is to replace bad fats (saturated and trans) with good fats (poly and monouns) in our diet. Knowing which fats will raise my LDL cholesterol and which ones will not is the first step to lowering my family’s history of heart disease.

Did you know cooking Kale doesn't get rid of any of its nutritional value. Kind of like me, no matter what happens I will always be me. In five words I would say that I’m shy, comical, athletic, intelligent, and weird in a good sort of way. My favorite color is sky blue. Not too intense but still colorful. I have a pretty casual style. I don’t go all out and style my hair and put on a really nice shirt but I probably won’t wear basketball shorts or sweats every time I go outside. I you see me you will see my blond hair, blue eyes, and me wearing jeans or some nice shorts with a t-shirt. I have a few pet peeves. First is when stuff is really unorganized, also when people try to be cool. Why can't they just be their self? My favorite type of food

The only problem was sodium with too many points away from the recommend RPA for female. I recieve1905 points which is 395 points away from 2300 the recommended RPA for female. It was a hard option looking out for the best option to choose and one that will lower your risk of high cholesterol. It’s always hard to come to those restaurants or any fast food to know exactly what is put inside the food. It is not something I can embrace in my life. It doesn’t put my mouth in any restaurant just cause it’s a restaurant. If I have the need and there is no possible way to get the need immediately, I may consider going to a fast food restaurant. I sometimes feel like there is an ingredient to be addictive off.

     Since we have been learning about nutrition in class, our task was to record a food log. Nutrition requires a well-balanced diet containing nutrient and vitamins like amino acids and fatty acids. Over the past seven days I have been recording and have been looking very carefully at my intake of nutrients, minerals, vitamins, and fats. In our task, the objective was to record the basic foods we ate during the period of seven, but it did not require recording every single detail or our intake of food. Doing this food log was a pain and it was disturbing because I never wrote about what I ate like breakfast, lunch, dinner, or additional meals. I found this food log useful because it helped me learn what I