You were required to complete the food diary (# 1 on page 244 in your text) for 5 days and then you were to sum the number of servings from each of the major food groups on each day and type or write them into the table provided. Then you were to submit the food diary to me.
For this comment I would like you to answer the following questions. The Assess Yourself for this chapter asks some sub-questions that may help you think about your responses.
Evaluate your food intake.
Is your food intake consistent with the My Pyramid recommendations? Explain your answer.
Does your diet have proportionality and is it balanced? Why or why not?
Are you getting enough fat-soluble vitamins in your diet? Explain your answer.
Are you getting enough water-soluble vitamins in your diet? Explain your answer.
The above questions gave you the chance to evaluate your current nutritional habits. Now that you have considered these results, you can decide whether you need to make changes in your daily eating for long term health.
How could you improve your dietary intake today?
Within the next two weeks?
By the end of the semester?
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My food intake was not consistent with My Pyramid. I actually used the food log service from the website to log my food intake and discovered that I had a horribly unbalanced diet. I have a diet that consists mainly of refined grains and protien. I do not eat enough vegatables fruits or dairy. Two of the five days I had an extremely high sodium and saturated fat intake. I also looked at the days with the higher sodium and discovered that I had eaten fast food on these days rather than cooking at home. Sometimes I do not have time to sit at home and cook, so I just grab something fast to eat. It is insane how different the sodium contents of the homecooked meals are in comparision with the fast food meals. I do not have enough vitamins in my diet either. I have aweful nutritional habits. Although I never went over my daily calorie limits, other things were over (sodium, empty calories, grains, protein). This means that I should eat more healthy foods. focus on eating more veggies and fruits. I realized that I did not eat any fruits at ALL!!! I would have never noticed this if it wasn't for the food intake tracker. I have actually downloaded the SuperTracker app on my phone now, so I can keep up with what I eat in order to make healthier eating habits. I know if I have instant access to nutritional information then I will be more likely to make healthier choices. The app also has a scan feature where you can just scan the barcode on any packeged food items and know EXACTLY what is in it and how it balances into your food intake tracking system. I think that the best way to improve the balancing f my diet is to become aware of what EXACTLY it is that I am eating. I was also very suprised to discover that the says I ate fast food were the days that I went over my limit in sodium intake. I always hear fast food isn't healthy, but alwyas eat it because I have been eating it for a while and still have great blood pressure and blood sugar, so I figured it really did not matter about what I was eating. I plan to continue to track my food intake throughout the semester because I found when I got closer to the limits, I tended to slow my eating or try to eat foods that would keep me within my limits. A food tracker is a great way to help you stay within the healthy limits of My Pyramid.
ReplyDeleteI have always thought that I had a decently balanced diet, but once I completed the food diary I realized that my diet really isn’t that balanced. After looking at my total serving amounts I realized that some of my food groups did not meet or surpassed the recommended amount. My fruit intake was below the recommended amount. My vegetable intake was close to the recommended amount. My grain intake was more than recommended amount. My protein intake was more than the recommended amount. My fats and oils intake was close to the recommended amount. Finally, my intake of discretionary calories was close to the recommended amount.
ReplyDeleteSo, obviously my food intake isn’t consistent with the recommended My Pyramid recommendations. Some of my food groups line up with the recommended intake such as vegetable, fats and oils, and discretionary calories. My intake was less than the recommended amount in fruit consumption. I also take in more than the recommended amount of grains and proteins.
Since I am not taking in the recommended amounts in each category my diet is not proportional and balanced. I’m not eating the right amounts of each category so my diet is off.
I am not getting enough fat soluble vitamins in my diet. I do not eat at least one cup of orange or yellow vegetables. I also do now consume at least two glasses of milk daily. However, I do get a tablespoon of some type of oil daily and eat one cup of green vegetables daily.
I am, however, getting enough water soluble vitamins. Even though I don’t eat a cup of cereal daily or enjoy citrus fruit juice daily. I do consume at least a half cup of rice or pasta daily, a slice of bread, and have at least one cup of vegetables every day.
I need to improve my eating habits and get on a healthier track. I can start improving my intake today by starting a food diary. Doing this activity helped me to realize what I am eating every day, so by using a food diary I can keep track of what I’m eating and make sure I eat healthier.
Within the next two weeks, I can start to make healthier food choices when I go out and chose healthier foods for my home. I can plan the meals that I will cook during the week and write down what I need ahead of time so I don’t go into the store and purchase unnecessary things. I can also start to read the labels of things that I buy and try to choose heather options.
By the end of the semester, I can begin a habit of eating healthier meals including breakfast. I can also try to make a permanent commitment to health food changes.
My food intake is not consistent with the My Pyramid, because I don't eat enough grains, vegetables, or fruits. I tend to eat a lot of meat and foods with milk or oils in them. My diet is not balanced, because I eat more of one thing than I do another. I need to raise my fruit, vegetable and grain intake and lower my fatty food intake. I am not getting enough fat-soluble vitamins in my diet, because I eat mostly fortified cereals, carrots, cantaloupe, some sunflower seeds, almonds, apricots, pumpkin and foods with milk and vegetable oils. I need to eat more green vegetables, egg yolks, yams, mango. I am getting enough water-soluble vitamins, because I eat enough citrus fruits, broccoli, strawberries, sweet peppers, some kiwi, juices, meat, fortified cereals, dairy foods, white potatoes, tuna and enriched breads grains, pasta and rice. To improve my dietary intake today, I can keep a better track of the foods I do eat and see if they are good for me and the foods I don't eat and see if those need to be added to my diet. In two weeks, I can improve my diet more by going further into my plan to eat more of good foods and less of the bad ones. By the end of the semester, I can compare how I was when I started to how I am after the class is over and take this information with me to better my health.
ReplyDeleteLooking at my food diary and considering information found in table 7.8, my eating habits need a lot of work. My daily fruit, vegetable, and grain consumption is inadequate. This is probably because we buy very little fruit in my house (although I have started buying more on my own); vegetables are considered as "sides"; and we eat highly processed foods (white bread ONLY in the King's residence!). I eat too much protein probably because of growing up in a house with distorted portion sizes. While my extra fats and oils from condiments and stuff classifies as about the recommended amount, the fats and oils in the southern homemade food I eat for supper probably pushes my intake into the WAY more than the recommended amount of fats and oils.
ReplyDeleteI would say that my eating habits roughly correspond to that recommended by the My Pyramid recommendations in that I consume each food group daily, just in the wrong proportions. Bringing balance to my eating habits will only take a few changes in my grocery shopping and meal planning.
Reading this chapter, I've realized some horrible habits within my family which I have never noticed because I have grown up with them. My mother, who is the one who cooks and plans meals in my household, has always been good to include portions of most of the food groups within each meal (except fruit which is probably because my father dislikes eating fruit, favoring more "solid" food). However, the serving sizes are all wrong. Finances also play a role in the foods that we consume as well. As a parent in a household which lives paycheck to paycheck, my mother has to always budget, and money for groceries usually comes out of what is left after the bills are paid.
I do not think that I am getting enough fat soluble vitamins on a regular basis. On good weeks my mother might pick "extras" such as fresh vegetables and salad fixings, but during the winters and on more difficult weeks these types of foods get left out.
I do not think that I am getting enough water-soluble vitamins all the time. While I do consume at least a cup of vegetables daily, I do not consume adequate amounts of rice, pasta, cereals, and fruit each day. I would maybe be adequate half of the time.
I need to start thinking of ways to incorporate more healthy options in my diet in spite of my busy schedule and limited finances. Today I am going to start avoiding processed foods and begin eating foods with more nutritional value.
Over the next two weeks, I can start thinking about ways to increase the nutritional value of my diet by incorporating healthy options that I like. I can continue to use new information to alter my eating habits and make the process an important part of everyday. I can continue to "weed" out unhealthy practices (even though it feels like I'm walking through a garden of dandelions!).
It seems to me that the key to eating healthier lies in winning over my mom who controls most of the groceries in my household. Hopefully, I can eventually turn my families eating habits and portion conceptions around!
After keeping track of my food intake for five days I realized that my intake is not consistent with the amount of food intake from the my pyramid recommendations. This makes sense because I usually become drowsy or weak during the afternoons and when I wake up I will feel as if I havent event slept. My diet has a lot of proportionality. This is because I am a picky eater and I may eat more of fruits instead of vegetables. I barely eat vegetables at all. My diet is no where near balanced. I can eat a portion of something that is healthy, but I may not eat enough of it and that may effect my daily calorie intake. I may eat water soluble foods and fat soluble foods but I dont eat enough of it. For fat soluble I hardly eat things like carrots, cantoulope or drink milk. For water soluble I only food like strawberries if it's the right season. To improve my dietary intake today I would need to stop eating fast food every other day and start shopping and eating healthier foods. Within the next two weeks I can buy a dietary guideline book where I could monitor my intake of daily calories. By the end of the semester I should know and understand my amount of intake of food and manage it well.
ReplyDeleteWhen I evaluated my food intake for the week recorded, I found out that my diet is very unhealthy. I ate things such as Wendy’s nuggets and frosted flakes a little more than I should have. Then I had to compare my scores to the My Pyramid recommendations and all my scores were rated, less than the recommended amount. There is a certain amount of fruit, vegetables, and etc. that I should be eating on a daily basis and I did not. This meant that I need to take into consideration of changing my diet for the better.
ReplyDeleteMy diet does not have proportionality and balance at all. Why? Well, sometimes my diet is close to having those traits but that week was a really trying time for me so my diet went lacking and it showed in my food diary. Also my fat and water soluble vitamins were few in number, due to the fact that I was forcing myself to eat. As you know when you are forcing yourself to eat a certain food, you are not getting the right amount that your body needs.
How could I improve my dietary intake today? When I get home I could eat a nice serving of collard greens, yellow rice, and stewed beef that my mother is preparing today. Within the next two weeks, I can try to eat more leafy greens during meals and fruit for small snacks. By the end of the semester, I should have a more open thought pattern for applying a healthy diet to my life.
After completing my food diary I was devastated by the results. I rarely eat any vegetables,but I consume a lot of soda and sugar foods. I need to increase my vegetable intake as well as my protein intake. I didn't eat any servings of grains. My food intake is not consistent with My Pyramid recommendations. I am not consuming enough calories during the day required for my age. I am not consuming enough fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy or protein foods. However, I am consuming a lot of sweets and fats and oils but it is too much consumption. My diet is unbalanced and I forget to eat fruits and vegetables during meals. I do not consume any milk through the day. Also, i am not getting enough fat-soluble vitamins during the day. I rarely eat any vegetables. I do get enough water-soluble vitamins during the day, but they are unhealthy. I feel i consume enough fluid and I tend to eat a lot of bread which is very water-soluble. I love salad and this is water-soluble, but the dressing I add on the salad is not healthy.
ReplyDeleteOverall, i realize that i need to make many alterations with my daily diet. My diet is very un-proportional. Today i can evaluate my food intake and try to consume more water and plant based food. Over the next two weeks I can continue to eat my vegetables and fruits and try to stop drinking so much soda and eating so many snicker bars. By the end of the semester I can drink mostly water and consume meat that is organic that would increase my protein intake.
When I evaluated my food intake I realized that I incorporate a lot more sugar in my diet than there should be. I drink more juice and soda than I do water. I also eat lots of sweets such as ice cream, cookies, and of course candy. My food intake is not consistent with the My Pyramid recommendations. According to the Pyramid recommendations, I should be eating more whole grain. I should eat whole cereal, pasta, and rice which I don't do. I do eat whole grain bread though. I should be eating more vegetables which is hard because I've hated green leafy vegetables since childhood. I do however eat carrots in soup, as well as celery. I also love to eat broccoli. For my fruit intake the My Pyramid recommendations recommends that I eat a variety of fruits and avoid too many fruit juices. I tend to drink more juice than I drink anything. For calcium rich foods on the pyramid, I realized that I should change to organic yogurt. In class talked about cow milk which is one of my weaknesses. We were told that after the age of two we no longer need milk and that we should drink soy milk instead. For the proteins I don't eat much red meat. I eat turkey, chicken and shrimp mostly, but I do need to start baking, broiling, and grilling it more often than I do. I love fried meats. My diet doesn't really have proportionality because I eat mainly the same foods everyday. It is not balanced. In order to have a balanced diet I should eat a variety of foods. I should also only eat a certain amount of fats, sugars, and calories. I should always try and burn more calories than I intake. I don't really eat enough fat-soluble vitamins. I lack Vitamin K which is leafy vegetables. Vitamins A, D, and E I do pretty well on. I eat plenty fruits, nuts, and dairy to cover Vitamins A, D, and E. I think I am getting enough water-soluble foods in my diet because I eat lots of food that has a high amount of water-soluble vitamins in them. I eat lots of fish, broccoli, turkey breast, chicken breast, nuts, cabbage, lettuce, shrimp, and many fruits. Today, I could start looking over my diet and see what should be added and taken away from my diet. Within the next two weeks, I could start slowing down on my sugar intake and try to start eating more leafy vegetables and organic yogurts. By the end of the semester I should completely stop eating and drinking things that I don't need in my diet. I could start eating mostly all organic foods and plants.
ReplyDeleteMy food intake is not consistent with the My Pyramid recommendations. As stated in previous assignments: I do not eat enough—unbelievable—based on my daily caloric need of 2280. According to the My Pyramid recommendations, for a 2200 calorie diet, I should consume the following number of servings per group per day to maintain good health (the first number is the average number of servings I consumed over a five day span):
ReplyDeleteFruits—1.2 /2 cups
Vegetables—1.4 /3 cups
Grains—4.2 /7 oz.-eq.
Proteins—2.8 /6 oz-eq.
Milk—2.2 /3 cups
Oils—2 /6 tsp
Discretionary Calories—*/290
**While I don’t know the exact number of discretionary calories I consumed over that five day span, I KNOW they far outweighed the nutritional calories I should consume on a daily basis because majority of what I eat comes from a package.
Also, my diet lacks proportionality. I answered a few of the sub-questions in The Assess Yourself on page 244 and according to 2A, “If you answered yes to three or more of these question, your diet probably lacks proportionality.” I answered yes to three exactly. While I don’t forget to eat vegetables, the fact is I don’t eat them often enough, especially fresh and/or raw vegetables. I typically eat fewer than three pieces of fruit a day, too. Honestly, I struggle to eat one a day. Finally, I often drink fewer than 3 cups of milk daily… well, we know how you feel about that one, so (:
Based on my previously mentioned inability to consume more calories period, my lack of proportionality with the calories I do consume, and the fact that what I do consume comes from a package, I would venture to say that I do not get enough fat-soluble OR water-soluble vitamins in my diet. My eating habits are poor! I do not take supplements either.
I can start improving my dietary intake today by consuming the calories my body needs to maintain good health. Within the next two weeks I can begin to incorporate more fresh/raw fruits and vegetables into my diet and less packaged edible food like substances ;) By the end of this semester I hope to have greatly decreased the amount of processed and animal by product foods I feed my family.
My food intake isn't really consistent with the recommendations, and isn't really balanced either.
ReplyDeleteI eat more meat and grains than I should. I don't eat as much fruit as I should either. I get enough water-soluble vitamins, but probably not enough fat-soluble.
To improve my dietary intake I can choose to eat more fruits and vegetables (and less meat) today, and I can do this throughout the semester.
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ReplyDeleteI am not very sure if I would be safe to say I am the perfect pyramid follower. I do not take in as much grain as it looks like they recommend. I usually eat oat meal in the morning or an apple. A friend of mine tried to get me to eat instant oatmeal, but I can say I developed a taste for it , at all. When I started eating oatmeal a few years ago I started with cooked oatmea0. No that is a lie. I started with instant but I smelled it and one spoonful told me there has got to be better than this. I am not a big banana eater , but if I eat something that taste like a banana I rather have a real banana. I do from time to time buy these whole wheat rolls which I will eat with my lunch or dinner, but I also use them when I make sandwiches.
I don’t take in as much dairy as I think they recommend. I do take in some but I don’t drink milk on a regular basis.
I think I get a good supply of fat-soluble vitamin. I eat a lot of chicken and some beef. I eat a good bit of raw spinach as in salads and on sandwiches instead of lettuce. I usually eat other greens a couple of time a week also. I also snack on almonds most of the time when I eat snacks.
I feel like I get a good supply of water-soluble vitamins also. I made spaghetti with beef and pork (with grease and dripping removed) in it, lots of tomatoes, and mushrooms for supper tonight. This will make up at least 6 dinners in the next couple of weeks. I usually have dried or fresh fruits and walnuts in my oatmeal.
I feel that I can improve my intake by taking in more fresh fruits and vegetables. In the next 2 weeks I will be planting my little garden again. I might even reactivate the back 40.(eight 5 gallon buckets that I plant tomatoes, peppers, etc in).
No my food intake is not consistent with the My Pyramind reccommendations, I seem to eat just about everything I should, just not how I should. I barely eat any dairy at all, as a matter a fact I only consumed dairy during one day of the week we watched what we ate. Out of all the things I could eat in that category as well all I consumed was some cheese sauce that I smotherd my nachoes in. I didn't consume any fruits this week as well except for one day when I ate some tomatoes and the only reason I ate them is because I enjoy putting them in my hashbrowns. It's a little dietary quirk of mine. I don't typically consume fruits any other week either, for some reason they just aren't my food of choice.
ReplyDeleteI eat grains just about every day and the portion sizes that I eat are pretty much what the pyramid suggests. My serving of potatoes is never any larger than half a baseball and usually I don't even put butter or anything in them. My issue here however is that I don't eat whole grain that much (none of the grains I consumed this week were whole) and typically I choose to eat grains over other foods for just about every meal. I also make sure that I eat some kind of vegetable every day, typically its a salad and one of my faults with this is that I don't eat the correct portion size according to the pyramid. I eat a lot more salad than the "baseball" they suggest. I don't really enjoy eating red meat, it must be something about the texture or taste that I don't like because looking back over this week I realize that I only ate red meat once. Every other day all I consumed was chicken or in the case of the chicken tenders what I hope was chicken. My portion sizes seem to actually look the way they are supposed to here as I don't eat that much meat so I typically take a smaller portion size than others. I typically consume a small amount of fats/oils every day as I use dressing on my salad. I never use that much just one packet, but I eat it none the less. I more than likely eat more than the 6 teaspoons the pyramid suggests for a 2,000 calorie diet. Finally, we come to my beverage habits, up until a couple of weeks ago my favorite drink of choice was Dr. Pepper, I would have one at just about every meal. The serving sizes would very from 16 ounces to 32 ounces for every meal. Needless to say I consumed a lot of sugar daily and probably way over used my "discretionary" calories.
My diet is not very balanced at all, I eat more vegetables than I am supposed to daily and not nearly enough fruits and dairy products as the pyramid suggests. This means that I barely get any fat-soluble vitamins a day and the only one's I do ever get come from the lettuce in my salads. I don't really drink milk nor do I really enjoy that many other vegetables so I can honestly say I am probably deficient in this category. As far as water-soluble vitamins go it seems as if I may get a little more of them in a week than I do fat-soluble vitamins. I eat a lot of salad so there's my cup of vegetables and I typically will have one to two pasta dishes during the week, however neither are whole grain. I don't ever eat cereal, not even when I was a kid, nor do I really eat that much fruit so I don't get any vitamins from there either. I may not need to work on this area as much as I do fat-soluble vitamins, but I do need to work on it nontheless.
ReplyDeleteI definitely need to change my food habits, because in just about every category either I didn't consume the food at all or I ate too much or too little of it. I get sick enough as it is, which probably has something to do with my diet, I don't need to get any sicker. So, a change is definitely in order.
Today, I can choose to bring bottled water to class as opposed to a soda and try to make sure to drink water at dinner as well.
Within the next two weeks, I can make sure to include both dairy and fruits into my daily diet, whether it be with a glass of milk a day or an apple every morning for breakfast, I need to make sure this needs are adequetly met.
By the end of the semester I can learn how to moderate my consumption of sugar, grains, and vegetables. I can make sure that whatever grains I eat are whole and that I include other vegetables other than lettuce into my diet. I can also try and stop drinking soda altogether and just consume water.
My food intake is not consistent with MyPyramid recommendations. For example, I’m suppose to get 1.5 cups of fruits everyday and 2.5 cups of vegetables everyday, but when I look at my dietary chart, I notice that sometimes I don’t have any fruits or vegetables included in my diet on a daily basis. My diet does not have proportionality nor is my diet balanced. I go over the recommended amount in some of the food categories and in some of the food categories I consume zero amounts, therefore my food intake is not balanced. For instance, I scored a 20 under the fats and oils food category (which is horrible), whereas under the fruits food category I scored a 0. I never realized that I was not putting fruits into my daily diet until I looked at my food chart. I think that I am getting enough of fat-soluble vitamins in my diet. I consume milk (vitamin D), chicken (vitamin A), vegetable oil (vitamin E). The one thing I am lacking in fat-soluble vitamins are vitamin K, I do not consume enough greens. I am not getting enough water-soluble vitamins in my diet. I do not eat enough fruits or drink enough juices to get vitamin c, nor do I get enough B-complex vitamins. I need to start including fruits, juices, and fish into my diet as well. After looking over my chart and comparing it to the MyPyramid recommended daily amounts, I realize I am not getting any fruits in my diet at all and in some categories such as fats and oil I consume too much. I now know that the lack of proper nutrients in my diet could be causing me to feel weak and tired all the time because I’m not eating healthy, or hardly eating anything at all. Today I can start planning out my daily food intake and writing down what I eat to make sure I am getting all the amounts I am supposed to get in a day. In the next two weeks I can compare my chart to see how far along I have came to make sure I am progressing. By the end of the semester, I can consume healthy foods by posting a picture of the MyPryamid on my refrigerator to remind me of how much of each serving I need a day. Also, I am going to try to keep a small food diary in my purse to write down how many servings of each food group that I have for the day.
ReplyDeleteMy food intake is not at all in line with the My Pyramid recommendations. The only requirement that I meet with My Pyramid is the dairy recommendation. I get plenty of dairy in my diet normally even though my food dairy doesn’t quite show that over those certain five days I do normally meet the requirement. As far as all the other requirements I either get over the recommended amount or not enough. This probably isn’t good and I know I should try and meet the recommendations that My Pyramid has set.
ReplyDeleteI do not have a balanced diet at all. Over the five days that we kept track of what we ate I did not have a single serving of fruits and I didn’t have that many servings of vegetables. I had plenty of grains, fats/oils, and protein; I know I had more than I should have of some of those. I also didn’t have much dairy over those five days which is unusual because I normally drink a lot of milk every day.
Because of my dairy servings I am getting enough fat-soluble vitamins. I am getting vitamin A because of the dairy and because fat-soluble vitamins stay in your body for longer than water-soluble vitamins the fact that I didn’t have them everyday didn’t hurt me.
I am also getting enough water-soluble vitamins because I had meat and grains every day. The body needs water-soluble vitamins everyday and at least over the five days that we kept the food diary I got enough water-soluble vitamins.
To improve my diet today I can start eating more fruits and vegetables. Those are the two food groups that I am really lacking in. So by starting to eat more of those today it will really help my health and nutrition.
Over the next two weeks I can make sure that I keeping up with getting enough fruits and vegetables and also get more variety in my protein. I can eat other meats or vegetables to gain the protein that I need instead of always having chicken or turkey. I can also make sure that I am getting the amount of diary that I need.
Over the semester I can make sure that I am keeping up with everything that I stated earlier. I can also make sure that I am getting a wide variety of every food group and start getting some things organically such as my meat because it is supposed to be better for you if it is organic.
I believe that my food intake is pretty decent, but there is always room for improvement. I would say my food intake coincides with the My Pyramid recommendations. I find myself now eating more vegetables and less meat. I am not a complete vegetarian, but I prefer veggies over most meat. My diet is not proportional, due to the fact that I often forget to vegetables and eat fewer than three pieces of fruit daily. How I can fix this, is to readjust my veggie and fruit intake so it can flow with the pyramid. As far as enough fat-soluble vitamins, I can definitely use some fine tuning. What I can do to improve for example is to eat at least one cup of leafy green vegetables. No I am not getting enough water-soluble vitamins in my diet. I do not consume ½ cup of rice or pasta daily nor do I have at least one slice of bread, which is an essential part of my vitamin intake. Today I can keep a more detailed food log, tracking what I eat and how much I eat. Within the next two weeks, I can read labels to see what is going into my body. By the end of the semester, I can get into a habit of eating a healthy breakfast every morning. I also do one or two healthful changes to my eating patterns such as stop drinking soft drinks and use olive oil in cooking.
ReplyDeleteKeeping a food diary has helped me to spot trends in my diet and to know what I am eating and track what types of food I eat most. My food pyramid is not consistent with the My Pyramid recommendations. I eat way more proteins than recommended in the food pyramid. Also, I do not eat as much vegetables or dairy and grains. This is probably because I am somewhat lactose and gluten intolerant so when I can avoid those two I do. This means that I eat less dairy and grains than is recommended for a person of my age and activity level. I am not getting enough fat-soluble vitamins in my diet. This is because I avoid milk and I so not always get a serving of leafy vegetables. I am not getting enough water-soluble vitamins in my diet.
ReplyDeleteI need to eat more vegetables and I think that now that I am conscience of the fact, I can start incorporating them into my diet more. I will go home tonight and drink some water and make sure that I have enough fluids. I also want to start eating more fruit so I think that for this, I will just make sure that I have them on hand to eat. By the end of the semester, I would like to have enough vegetables and fruits to always have a full serving everyday. I also want to start shopping at the farmer’s market when I can and at fruit and vegetable stands to ensure that the vegetables are fresh.
Completing the food diary made me a lot more aware of how much food that I am eating, and also what types of food that I am eating. Although I have been trying to be more self conscious about what types of food that I consume, the food diary has shown me that I still have some room for improvement.
ReplyDeleteMy food intake is somewhat consistent to the My Pyramid recommendations, but not completely. According to the food pyramid, I consume too much meat and proteins. One day I even had 5 servings worth of proteins. That is mmuch more than I need and I need to learn to cut back on the amount of meat that I consume. I also consume too many dairy products.
My diet is somewhat balanced. I had food from every major category, all five days. Although I am getting a little bit of every type of food, I need to focus more on how much of each food group that I need. I could use more fruits in my diet. I could also cut back on the amount of meat that I consume. If I increase the amount of fruit that I eat, and decrease the amount of meat that I eat, I would really help me balance my diet and receive the proper amount of every food group.
I am getting some fat soluble vitamins from my diet, but I am not sure that I am getting enough. Most days I had about two or three servings of vegetables, and one serving of fruit. I think I could maybe use higher number of fat soluble vitamins and I could do this by increasing my intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts, fish, or other healthy meats. I think I am probably getting enough water soluble vitamins because many of them are found in meat. I consumed a lot of meat, so I may need to cut back on the amount of water soluble vitamins.
I definitely think I should make some adjustments to my diet. Today, I can start by determining the things that I want to change. For instance, I want to decrease the amount of meats and dairy products that I am consuming and increase the amount of fruit that I am consuming. I could create a plan and set goals for myself in order to make this plan a reality. Within the next two weeks, I could take action and begin exercising my plan. By the end of the semester, I can continue with my new diet and make it a lifestyle.
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ReplyDeleteAfter evaluating my food intake, it was obvious that my vegetable, fruit, and meat intake was well above reached. I know that I need to make it a priority to intake at least the minimum amount in the milk and dairy food group. I use to believe that because I exceeded my fruit and vegetable intake, it could replace my lack of milk and grain intake. According to the My Pyramid recommendations my food intake is consist in every food group minus the grains and milk group. I choose not to eat the recommended quantity of grains because I don’t want to eat too much rice, pasta and breads due to my diet. My oil intake is usually lower than recommended unless my meals consist of a salad, but I eat salads at least three times a week.
As I evaluated my proportionality results, I realized that my diet is quite proportioned although I did not think it was. If my answer had been yes to three out of the five questions then I would have lacked proportionality. I try to eat a variety of foods off of the food pyramid throughout the day when I do eat. I wasn’t sure if I received enough fat-soluble vitamins in my diet but my results proved that I could definitely use some “fine-tuning.” I learned that deep orange and dark green vegetables were good sources of vitamin A, and I believe that I receive enough vitamin A because I love vegetables. I know that I lack vitamin D because milk is typically a main provider and I avoid drinking it because I hate the taste. I scored the highest in the water-soluble vitamin category, which was not a surprise. According to the scores, I could use some “refinement” but I completely understand why I received that. Even though rice, pasta, cereals, and bread should be apart of your diet, I try to only eat something out of that category three times out the week at the most because I’m watching my weight. I feel as though I make up for it by eating large amounts of fruits and vegetables.
Considering the results that I received, I believe that there are changes that I need to make for long-term health. The biggest change that I feel should be made would be my vitamin D intake, in order to be health I should just get over the taste or find some sort of supplement for it. I also feel like I should eat something out of each food group even if it’s a small portion. I could start improving my dietary intake today by taking every food group into consideration throughout the day and motioning what I eat. Within two weeks I could push my self to drink milk more often even if it’s a small amount. By the end of the semester I should have a well balanced diet that consist of a proportion from every food group and be comfortable with it.
My food intake is the foundation of an unhealthy person. I eat entirely too many sweets. On any given day my sweet intake has the highest consumption over the rest of the major food groups. This is probably because I rarely cook and I usually eat on the go. I consume the most convenient foods which happen to be sweets or better known by my generation as junk foods. My food intake is not consistent with the My Pyramid recommendations. My recommended calorie intake is roughly 2,550, so I rounded that up to 2,600. I should be consuming 2 cups of fruits, 3.5 cups of vegetables, 9 oz of grains, 6.5 oz of meat and beans 3 cups of milk, and 8 tsp of oils. I actually consume on an average of five days 1.2 cups of fruits, 1.6 cups of vegetables, 0.6 of a serving of grains, 1.6 of a serving of protein foods, 1.6 of a serving of dairy products, 1.4 of a serving of fats and oils, and 3.6 of a serving of sweets. Except for the sweets which is extremely too high, my other major food groups’ intake are extremely too low. My diet is not balanced and does not have proportionality because it is extremely sweet heavy and does not have nearly enough nutritional food intakes to balance that sugar intake. I am not getting enough fat soluble vitamins in my diet because my fat intake is significantly lower than the recommended amount. I am not getting enough water soluble vitamins because my diet is not balanced.
ReplyDeleteOne way to improve my diet would be to actually start cooking my own food and not throwing something in the microwave like I usually do. Another way is to stay away from the vending machines as much as possible. In order to make sure I’m getting enough water in my diet I should start carrying my canteen with water in it wherever I go, that way I’ll always have something to drink and that will stop me from going to a vending machine and getting a soda or energy drink. Not going to the vending machines will definantly cut down my sweets intake significantly. In the next two weeks if I take these steps, my body will begin to become more healthy, and by the end of the semester I will be a much more healthier me than I was at the beginning of this term.
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ReplyDeleteFor my food diary I would say overall, it needs some positive reinforcements! I do not believe I am getting enough of the foods I should be eating such as veggies, that are essential in healthy eating. I intake a lot of fats and oils, but not nearly as much vegetables and fruits. I'm not really big on sweets, but I have my share. I got some dairy squeezed in and few fruits. The meat I consumed were very greasy and beans, I completely neglected.
When looking at the MyPyramid, I've come to the conclusion that my diet plan is all wrong. With its recommendations, I either take in more than should be consumed of one thing and not take in nearly enough for another. For example, my daily calorie requirement is 1965, so according to the MyPyramid, I should be consuming 1.5 cups of vegetables per day. All together I may intake 2 cups of vegetables in a week which is not good at all. As far as oils, I should be consuming only 5 teaspoons a day. From my food diary you can see that I love pizza and hot wings which both have ridiculous amounts of fat and oil.
Overall, I do not even consume all of these food groups everyday, only 2 or 3 on a good day. I would have to conclude from that, that my diet is not proportional or balanced. One day I'll eat 2 servings of grains, 1 serving from dairy, and 2-3 cups of oils. First, I haven't consumed all 6 food groups and second, the food groups I did consume had the wrong amounts consumed, when going by my nutritional needs based on my daily calorie requirements.
My diet does not, by any means, have enough fat-soluble vitamins. Very few foods that I consumed over the 5 day period consisted of vitamins A, D, E, and K. In fact, the only thing I think I had with any of those vitamins was the yogurt.
Based on the results of my food diary and the evaluation of it, I can honestly say that by diet needs to change drastically. I could start improving my dietary intake today by looking at the MyPyramid and try to consume the proper portions of at least 3 of the food groups and gradually get to consuming close to all 6. So within two weeks I should be close to mastering having a proportional diet. By the end of the semester I will be a professional at consuming all of the food groups with the proper portions, thus having a proportional and balanced diet!
After completing the 5 day food diary, it was obvious that my food intake was not consistent with the My Pyramid recommendations. Honestly, I knew that was going to be the outcome. For instance, my body does not tolerate fruits very well. They all leave a nasty taste in my mouth so I knew my intake in that group was less than the recommended amount. It’s normal for me to eat a little to no fruit at all. In the vegetable, grains and milk group, I ate less than the recommended amount. In the proteins/meat group, I went over the recommended amount, but not by a whole lot. The fats/oils group was my worst. I went over by a great amount.
ReplyDeleteMy diet usually doesn’t have proportionality and isn’t usually balanced. I work 3rd shift and attend school during the day. The foods I consume aren’t that great because I usually eat what’s convenient and that isn’t always best.
I believe I get enough fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins in my diet. I consume poultry just about every day. I eat fish (and I just started eating liver) once a week. I also consume adequate amounts of green vegetables and eggs.
Keeping this diary gave me an insight on what I was actually consuming. I was able to see what areas I need to improve in. I need to cut back in areas like meat and fats/oils and pick up in other areas like fruits and vegetables. I could improve my dietary intake today by continuing with the food diary and taking note of the food groups that I’m inconsistent with.
Within the next two weeks, I think if I plan and prepare my meals on a weekly basis that would help me to improve my eating habits. It would keep me from eating foods that are convenient for me at that moment. This would give me time to sit and think about what I putting in my body.
By the end of the semester, I should know what my daily recommendations are and implement everything I’ve learned into my daily life.
My food intake is not consistent with the my pyriamid recommendations. I eat a lot of fast food and I am often inconsistent with my meals. When I do cook at home I usually have a vegetable, meat and grain. These foods are not fresh and come from the super market but are pumped with steroids and processed and packaged. My diet exceeds the amount of meat and fruits and lacks the necessary requirements of grains and milk. Water soluble vitamins I do intake are vitamins c and folate. I do not intake fat soluble vitamins into my diet in a meal setting. I can improve my diet my watching my portion sizes. I should also integrate all aspects of the food pyramid into my meals because I am lacking in certain areas. I should also stay away from sugars and processed foods.
ReplyDeleteI think that my food intake is not consistent with the My Pyramid recommendations due to the fact that I believe that I don’t eat enough of the recommended accounts. My diet does not provide me with energy, nutrients, and fiber to maintain health and essential body functions. I consume more than the recommended serving size and some days I don’t eat enough of the appropriate serving size. My food intake is mainly based on my time and mood.
ReplyDeleteMy diet does not have proportionality nor is it balanced. My diet does not consist of a healthy combination and variety of foods from the food pyramid. My diet is not balanced due to my lack of variety and portion size. I am not getting enough fat-soluble vitamins or water-soluble vitamins in my diet because of my lack of consumption of healthy foods and serving sizes.
Some ways that I can improve my dietary intake today would be keeping track of my daily food intake. I should began looking at the variety of foods I eat, if any, and began determining if I need to limit or eliminate certain foods and eating habits. I should as start looking at the number of calories, grams of fat, grams of sugar, and other labels on my food before I consume them.
Within the next two weeks I think I can begin making at least three meals at home and purchase healthy ingredients that I’ll need ahead of time. I can also begin to limit the amount of times I eat at a fast food restaurant as well as finding was to eat healthy when going out to eat.
By the end of the semester I can begin getting in the habit of eating a healthy breakfast each morning and combining whole grains, proteins, and fruit in my breakfast. As well as being able to incorporate a variety of healthy foods in my diet. I think that I will also be able to commit to a few healthy eating patterns for the rest of the semester. I think that if I use my food diary to help find ways to incorporate healthy choices.
The above questions gave me the chance to evaluate my current nutritional habits. Now that I have considered these results, I can decide whether I need to make changes in my daily eating for long term health. I feel that reviewing over my food diary and the My Pyramid I need to make some changes in my eating habits. I know that these habits have been instilled in me over the years and will take time and effort to break but with the help of my new awareness for a healthier eating habit I feel that by the end of the semester I can incorporate what I’ve learned about my eating habits.
My diet is fairly proportional. I always have some fruits and vegetables and dairy, but I should probably eat more servings per day, especially fruits and vegetables. Grains aren’t always my main food of choice at meals and meat isn’t the biggest item on my dinner plate. According to the food pyramid chart, I’m eating less of everything than recommended, which doesn’t seem likely, unless I’m eating more sugar than I think. Measuring my intake in serving sizes wasn’t a very accurate way of recording my diet, since there were so many different recommendations as to what a serving size is, and the chart went by cups and ounces and teaspoons and calories instead of the number of servings. I have no idea how many calories I ate of anything because I didn’t count calories. It was hard to categorize foods that were a mixture of ingredients from different categories.
ReplyDeleteI think that sometimes I get enough fat- and water-soluble vitamins in my diet and sometimes I don’t. That’s why I take a multivitamin, so I’m sure I always get enough. Some days I eat more fruits and vegetables than others. I often don’t get a full cup of dark-colored vegetables, but I often have a large salad and/or some other vegetables, which supply both types of vitamins. I often eat nuts and usually get some vegetable oil for fat-soluble vitamins. I often eat citrus fruit or drink orange juice, but not every day. I used to eat more cereal, but I can’t eat cereal in the car on the way to school, so I eat a granola bar or peanut butter on whole wheat. So I’m getting my grains one way or another for those B vitamins.
The main thing I learned was that I should eat more fruits and vegetables. I am so strapped for time and working through the dinner hour so many days a week right now that it will be hard to add more vegetables right away, since it takes extra preparation. I can steam an extra serving of frozen vegetables most days and substitute fruit for other snack foods. After school and my tutoring job end, I can devote more time to preparing a wider variety of fruits and vegetables.