Reflection Of Nutrition

Which data indicates the need for the nurse to evaluate Mrs. Rusk further for altered nutrition? (Select all that apply.)

Drinking water is essential for good health. The body is made of up a great percent of water. Water helps flush toxins and other compounds such as salt. Water helps regulate body temperature.

Just as nutrition can have drastic effects on one’s physical health, nutrition can affect one’s mental health as well. The most common mental disorders that are prevalent in numerous countries are depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The dietary pattern of the general population in many countries reflect that they are often deficient in many nutrients, especially essential vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids. Deficiency in these vitamins can lead to depression.

I can consume 3373 Calories per day because of my above average height, my weight, my young age, and my gender (male). Even though I can consume a lot of Calories, I still need to be aware of what I eat. One of my favorite restaurants is the Olive Garden, thus I am going to compare the caloric intake of a typical meal at the Olive Garden with my estimated caloric needs. A meal that I typically have is the chicken parmigiana, the chicken and gnocchi soup, and a raspberry lemonade. The chicken parmigiana has 1050 Calories, the chicken and gnocchi soup has 250 Calories, and a raspberry lemonade has 170 Calories; with a total of 1,470 Calories for the entire meal. This means that I would have 1,903 Calories leftover for my day. This is a lot of Calories leftover, but at the same time its not if the Calories I consumed were empty Calories, or if I ate out for my previous meals. Empty Calories add to the total amount of Calories without supplying the nutrients that I need. Undoubtedly Calories from restaurants add more to the empty Calories of my diet without supplying me with needed nutrients, than if I would just eat at home. The meal that I ate at the Olive Garden mainly had fat and sodium, with small amounts of fiber and vegetables. So a third of all my Calories that I can consume would go towards a meal that provides no sources of major much needed nutrients. The hardest part of nutrition for me, is allocating all the Calories that I can consume towards foods that give me the

According to my three-day food diary report, I demonstrated a diet pattern that truly lacks a healthy balance of vital nutrients. First of all, my kilocalorie intake nearly quadrupled that of my dietary reference intake (DRI) range. Secondly, my total lipids reported as considered within my DRI range. However, it was at the highest allowable percentage. Therefore, had it been one percent higher, it would have been above my recommended dietary reference intake.

Thank you for agreeing to my response on nutrition and what strategies I came up with for exercise and nutritional goals. I have craved for healthy food a lot when I was pregnant or when I went for hours not having a piece of fruit in my diet. I do think that our bodies is telling us that we need more vitamins because every food plays a major role in our functionality and if we don't eat a particular food item it can trigger a bad reaction to our health.

Describe nutrition, including nutritional requirements using recommended guidelines from public health sources associated with nutrition.

all must be in balance for the body to function properly. There are also five

Moreover, recently, I have become more worried that my constant fear of overeating would eventually evolve into eating disorders such as bulimia and damage my mental health if I continue to impose harsh restrictions on my calories intake. For example, for a period of time, I was eating as low as 800 calories a day despite the daily recommend calories consumption being 2000 calories and the minimum amount of calories to sustain basic bodily functions being 1400 calories for women on average (Victoria State Government, 2014).

According to my “My Plate Daily Checklist” I am supposed to be consuming 2600 calories daily. This includes 2 cups of fruits. 3.5 cups of vegies, 9 oz. of grains, 6.5 oz. of protein and 3 cups of dairy. For the most part I am under in most categories of food due to my own personal schedule and my lack of time to really fit everything into one 24-hour day. I am also not drinking enough water thus implying I am dehydrated most of time which I can tell because my lips are always so dry. I rarely consume the 8 glass recommended amount of daily water. I for the most part drink water and milk so my beverage choice shouldn’t really affect my health negatively. I can eat more vegetables to further improve my health thus increasing my likelihood of longevity. Through commitment I can be successful in the goal I am setting for myself.

In the past few weeks, I have attempted to exercise at least 5 times a week, challenge myself by eating more fruits and veggies, drinking more water, eating more superfoods, and getting at least 8 hours of sleep at night. I also worked on overall improving my own wellness with more meditation, winding down at night before sleeping, and dumping the processed, unhealthy foods. At the beginning, I thought this would be simple, but as days passed, I soon realized how unhealthy my usual lifestyle is and how much better I was feeling focusing more on my health. From running a mile around the neighborhood to sleeping more at night, I saw an improvement physically and mentally.

In my opinion, the word diet means particular foods that individuals eat and this is done customarily. The diet that I am costume to consist of me eating foods that have an enormous amount of trans fats and saturated fats in them. The 2010 dietary guidelines are focused on balancing calories, foods to increase and foods to decrease in our everyday food intake. My diet is lacking when it comes to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines. Even though the dietary guidelines are updated every five years when I looked at the 2010 dietary Guidelines I am far away from accomplishing the standards that I should be following.

As a child growing up in an impoverished small village in the sub-Saharan country of Ghana, West Africa, I often wondered why people came in different sizes and shapes. At Since from an early age I was we were taught that we were are all created equal and , it’s fair to say that I may have taken those teachings too literal. As much as heredity plays a part in a person’s physique as I’ve grown to learn, I couldn't intuitively help but wonder if diet and nutrition were contributing factors as well when I was young.

Have you ever wondered what anything related to food looked like? What was the food like? How did each household get it? What did mealtimes look like? All of these questions deal with a similar theme of how food and the events that revolve around it have changed over time. In interviewing my grandpa, I was able to not only have a great conversation and catch up a little, but I was also able to ask him a few questions to see what life (in regards to food) was like when he was growing up.

‘’Nutrition is the process of taking in nutrients from the foods you eat.’’ (Page 1, http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-nutrition.html)