...Personalized Health Plan SCI/241 Personalized Health Plan It is important for individuals to create a healthy eating plan. It is just as important for the individual to follow that eating plan in order to remain healthy. The food one chooses to eat as well as the level of physical activities performed has a significant impact on a person’s health. I am choosing to implement a healthy eating and physical activity plan into my life. The following plan is one that I feel could be used at any point in my life. It is a simple plan that could be easily followed regardless of most circumstances that may come my way. The health problem I need to target is my bad eating habits. I have concluded that I am guilty of four of the five most common bad eating habits. These habits include eating on the run, eating large portions, skipping meals, and late night eating. These habits are considered to be bad for various reasons. Eating on the run usually happens when a person is busy and does not have the time to cook a healthy meal. The result usually ends in fast and unhealthy meals as the food of choice. Eating on the run also causes a person to eat quickly usually causing one to eat larger portions in order for the hunger to be satisfied. When eating these unhealthy types of foods, especially in large portions, one tends to consume many more calories and much fewer nutrients (3FC, 2011). The second, third, and fourth bad habits, in my case, relate closely to one another...
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...encounter during my career. These possible situations span a wide array of issues including: educational, emotional, psychological, and physical. So far, during my limited experiences I’ve encountered a few of these situations. However, one of the situations that I have yet to encounter is that of an individual who is suffering from an eating disorder. The purpose of this paper is to examine this problem a bit further. In this paper I plan on discussing exactly what an eating disorder is, what causes an eating disorder, what are the possible theoretical approaches to treating an eating disorder, and finally my plan of action for treating an individual(s) who is suffering from an eating disorder. I would like to begin my examination of eating disorders by explaining what exactly an eating disorder is. An eating disorder is a complex compulsion to eat, or not eat, in a way which disturbs physical and mental health. Often the symptoms can be seen as extreme, or as extensions of culturally acceptable behavior and preoccupations. The eating may be excessive (compulsive over-eating); too limited (restricting); may include normal eating punctuated with episodes of purging; may include cycles of binging and purging; or may encompass the ingesting of non-foods. The most commonly known eating disorders are Anorexia nervosa (starving yourself) and Bulimia nervosa (bingeing and purging). The most widely and rapidly spreading eating disorder is compulsive overeating or Binge eating disorder. These...
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...Healthy Eating Plan Comparison Jane Doe Sunday, March 20, 2011 SCI241 Professor Mickey Mouse Abstract This document will provide an outline of the change in nutritional habits for the duration of SCI241 - Nutrition course study. This document will also provide the change in diet and the awareness of making food choices. Healthy Eating Plan Comparison For the duration of this class and teenage years I have been considered obese. Nutrition has never been a part of my life nor has it had any importance to my eating habits. This class along with strong encouragement from friends and family I have decided to try a better way of eating. During week one through week four of class I was still in denial about my weight and my eating choices. As the class progressed and my comprehension for what promotes healthy eating changed. I discovered a greater way of life through low-impact exercises and healthy food choices. Eating healthy has always displayed images in my head of meals consisting of mostly vegetables, salads, no bread, no potatoes, and small portions of everything. Although the mentioned items could help with weight management; they are not the ingredients to a healthy way of living or eating. Current Eating Habits Over the past seven weeks I have encouraged myself to look at food in a totally different light. Vegetables and fruits are my friends and all oils, unsaturated fats, refined sugars, to include processed meats and dinners have been eliminated...
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...assignment, and even worse, that although I thought I had all the answers, I was really short on solutions. My primary error was to think that knowledge about food was equivalent to eating well. Once I began the assignment in earnest, I realized that I really had not been using what I knew to benefit my health. Over the past few weeks, I have made a sincere, though not 100% successful effort to apply what I learned when creating my Healthy Eating Plan, and have summarized the results below. In terms of general eating habits, I have often jokingly described myself as person who does not real eat a lot of meat. As detailed in my Healthy Eating Plan, I relied on dairy as a primary protein source, particularly hard cheeses, as many yogurts, for instance, are actually not vegetarian. One notable conclusion I reached from the assignment was that I was really over emphasizing dairy to fill my protein needs. I was already having a sufficient, healthy intake of other protein substitutes for meat, such as Garden burgers and soy proteins like Yves vegetarian cold cuts. Another concern was that because of food choices such as high salt dairy products and the frequent use of condiments, including prepackaged salad dressings and pasta sauces, my blood pressure might be borderline problematic. A final opportunity area I discovered actually didn’t have to do with what I was eating, but when and how. I had suspected a problem, but not really given serious thought to the worrisome fact that...
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...Healthy Eating Plan Assignment Tabitha Anthony Axia College SCI/241 Dr. Kelechi Mezu August 12, 2010 Why is it important for individuals to have a healthy eating plan? The answer to that question is simple if an individual wants to have more energy and feel great, which he or she can achieve by learning about the importance of nutrition basics by creating a healthy eating plan. According to Help Guide (2010), “healthy eating begins with learning how to eat smart it is not about what you eat but how you eat” (para. 2). In addition, the food choices an individual makes can defend against depression and can reduce risks of illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancers (Help Guide, 2010). Furthermore, learning healthy habits can improve a person health by stabilizing his or her mood, sharpen his or her mood, and boost his or her energy. Learning how to expand his or her variety of healthy food choices will be the right step to obtaining a healthy and satisfying diet (Help Guide, 2010). I documented my eating habits in the mypyramid tracker and found the following results I need to add more fruits, and dairy products to my diet. I love fruits and vegetables however; I do not eat enough to meet the daily-recommended amounts according to mypyramid. In addition, I need to consume more dairy products I consume zero dairy product even though I drink almond vanilla milk. However, from the grain group I consumed the daily-recommended amount and about half of...
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...Title Name Class University/College My current eating habits are poor; after documenting everything I consumed for three days it was especially apparent. I do not eat enough servings of each food group in a day, meaning my diet is unbalanced. On an average day, I did consume an adequate amount of, or nearly enough, servings of the grain, vegetable, and meat and bean food groups. I, by no means, eat a sufficient amount of servings in the fruit and milk food groups. I typically eat two meals a day, skipping breakfast and snacks and occasionally I do not have time for lunch and I only eat dinner; this undoubtedly contributes to my poor eating habits and unbalanced diet. In this paper, I will continue to address my poor eating habits, which will include nutritional recommendations based on my food pyramid results, and will include a plan to apply healthy eating habits on a daily basis. Peas, broccoli, carrots, green beans, mushrooms, all colors of bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, romaine lettuce, corn, and potatoes are the foods in the fruit group that I currently eat. In the meat and bean food group I consume eggs, most nuts, all beans, beef, fish, chicken, pork, and turkey. I currently consume every type fruit in the food group. However, I have not eaten any fruit in the past week; this is caused by my busy schedule and my inability to get to the market. I eat bagels, brown rice, oatmeal, pasta, popcorn, white rice, and cereal from the grain group...
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...Healthy Eating Plan Comparison Vivian Elliott Sci 241 07-15-2012 Mrs. Mary Martin Abstract Healthy Eating Plan Comparison In my comparison from my nutritional habits from week one, my eating habits have changed in a much better way from my past usual way of eating and regular daily eating plan. I have developed an eating plan based on the concepts of balance, variety, nutrients density, moderation and energy density. I follow and use the Food Guide Pyramid and list of nutrients in my diet plan. The Food Guide Pyramid is a menu plan tool that tells about what’s on a nutrition label currently consists of, and when and which health claims are allowed on a food package. I try not to eat too much hamburgers, french fries, cookies, sodas, pizzas, cakes, tacos, and other greasy fried fatting foods. Since I have changed my eating habits I have lost 15 pounds and watch the fat melt from my body and performing more lean on my body. It is very important for people to understand the nutritional effects and good requirements of a human body. The changes that I made to my diet and eating lifestyle are important for me to improve my diet by 100% as I stick to my diet to improve my health and wellness of my overall well-being. I am experiencing an increased of nutritional needs and better benefit to my health, probable a more leaner body, weight loss, and likely improvements to your blood profile. This all adds up and will equal to me having and enhances a longer healthy...
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...required on an everyday eating basis. I am one those people. What I recognized is that I need more vegetables and fiber in my eating routines. These nutrients are where I am lost, in my regular eating schedule. If I were to add these proposed nutrients in my everyday eating practice, it will assist me to get the preferred nutrients in my body that is needed, and likely give me the preferable energy to go on throughout the day taking care of business or on a typical day of relaxation. I attempt to eat what I am supposed to consume on an ordinary basis and I additionally workout when I am supposed to, but there are some nutrients that are lost, and those absent nutrients are vegetables and fiber. By consuming these genuine nourishments, my eating routine will begin to equalize itself and I should be in an exceptional healthy stage that will accommodate my body and assist my well-being day by day. My body is getting the nutrients that are required, I am reasonably healthy. I consume more than enough water and eat three meals a day that is recommended. I eat more than enough meat and poultry and consume more than enough fruits grown from the ground, but one of the things that I should consume more is vegetables again, to have a preferable eating routine. Vegetables are one of the food sources that is essential to my diet to keep me healthy (Butler, 2010). Furthermore, to keep my body healthier and stronger, so that I might come to be 100% in my weight control diet plan. When all is said...
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...unhealthy eating like heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer are some of the causes of death that can be prevented ("Overweight and Obesity", 2014). According to Centers for Disease Control and prevention “More than one-third of U.S. adults (34.9%) are obese”. How can a healthy eating plan help? A Healthy eating plan can help stop the rise in people becoming overweight or obese by following a diabetic diet even if the individual is not diabetic. Knowing what the diet consists of and following it can help promote a healthier weight. Improving a diet can help a person ward off certain types of diseases and knowing why it is hard to stick to a specific diet can help a person’s chances at succeeding. Although obesity and its related diseases are on a rise, healthy eating plans like a diabetic diet can contribute to a healthier lifestyle. What is a diabetic diet and why is it recommended even if people do not have diabetes? A diabetic diet is about eating food that is naturally nutrient packed and low in fats and calories ("Diabetes Diet: Create Your Healthy-Eating Plan", 2013). This diet consists of healthy carbohydrates, High fiber foods, low sugar, moderate protein, and “good” fats. Healthy carbohydrates consist of eating fruit, vegetables, whole grain, and legumes (which are also high in fiber). Eating sugar and “bad” carbohydrates like white bread and pasta raise sugar levels in a person’s blood ("Diabetes Diet: Create Your Healthy-Eating Plan", 2013)...
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...Healthy Eating Plan Your Name SCI/241 February 5, 2011 Teacher Name Many Americans are concerned, and have started to seek information about nutrition. The truth of the matter is your nutrient intake can affect your current and future health. Besides you are what you eat. Too much saturated fat can increase your risk of heart disease, and too little of calcium can increase your risk of osteoporosis. Americans are trying to find ways to improve their diets. In the United States today heart disease and diabetes are now appearing in younger and younger groups. A diet that lacks a healthy diet or physical activity plays a vital role in ones day to day life. A healthy diet plan can be a cup of broccoli which has more calcium, vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate that have a fewer calories than a half a cup of french fries. There are six classes of nutrients that are needed to help us stay alive, live healthy, grow, and reproduce. These nutrients are water, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, and minerals (Nutrition). This is a view of my daily food plan that was done for three days from the diet analysis showing my eating habits. The website that I viewed features President Obama wife Michelle Obama endorsing the My Plate that replaced the USDA food pyramid in 2011. The goal of the site is to show just how easy it is to monitor what you eat on your plate in a healthier way that even a child can do it. As I monitored my 3 Day Diet Analysis which showed me...
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...Healthy Eating, Nutrition, and Exercise Plan Bonnie Williams SCI/241 August 11,2013 Dr. Louis Cohen Final Project Healthy Eating, Nutrition, and Exercise Plan I have dieted much of my adult life. Once I get started, I find that it is easy to stick with, to lose the weight that I want to. My weight problem comes from keeping the weight off after I reach my goal. In order for me to start a diet plan, I need to be motivated. I feel that adding an exercise plan to an eating plan will help my progress as well as make me a healthier person. I, as very many Americans live a very busy life-style. I work full time, have a large family, and go to school full time. My biggest challenge is making the time to exercise and sticking with it. During my adult years, my weight has fluctuated in between 125lbs and 200lbs. My height is 5’’8’ I feel the ideal weight for my height is in the 140lbs to 150lbs range. Currently I am 185lbs so getting down to my desired weight is not impossible, but will need me to be prepared to make the time and get myself on the right track. Choosing an eating and exercise plan is not easy, you have to choose goals that are achievable, If you set your schedule and plan to strict, you will grow tired or find the regime to hard to maintain. I have chosen an eating and activity plan that will fit easily into my daily schedule with just a few modifications. Nutrition Plan: My nutrition plan that I plan on implementing will improve my eating habits....
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...Healthy Eating Plan Comparison Healthy Eating Plan Comparison Eating healthy is one of the most important acts a person can do to enhance their chances of a long and healthy life. It is also important to mixes a good diet with daily exercise. Learning about your body and its specific nutrient needs will help you achieve the best balance between a healthy exercise and nutrient intake routine. This class has opened my eyes to just how important eating healthy foods and exercising on a regular base can be to maintain a good quality of life. The class also explained how nutrients work with other chemicals to create the perfect balanced digestive system, energy, and body muscle tone. In this assignment I took the healthy eating plan for a second time and compared it with the assignment in week 2, and to be perfectly honest it was probably not necessary due to the fact I did not change any of my eating habits. This is not because I live a life with a great exercise routine and a perfect diet, it is because for fifty years I have eaten and maintained the same type of energy level. Although my energy level is far above the recommended requirements, my eating habits are somewhat sub-par. This is not to say I do not eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner on regular bases, it’s just the quaintly and the rich in fat foods I chose to eat. When comparing week two healthy eating plan to week seven the changes where none, I find it very difficult to change eating habits after spending...
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...Exercise Plan SCI241 October 16, 2011 Kelechi Mezu Assignment Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan In this paper I will talk about what my eating habits are, how I am exercising and I will also talk about I am going to do to change what I am eating and what I am going to do with how I am exercising. Not only to lose weight but also to have a healthier me for my children and my husband. The last nine weeks I have been looking what my current diet and exercise habits are and I have learned a lot. Along with that I have read what the USDA Food Pyramid Guide and exercise recommendations. I am trying to change what I knew that I had some work do to stay healthy and to live longer I need to change some eating habits that I have as well as exercise more than I have as well. What I have done is I have combined what I have learned from these resources with my class over the last nine weeks that will help me with my diet, and exercise plan for myself for the next six months and help me obtain where I want to be for a healthier me.(foodpyramid.com) What I will be addressing the eating and exercising of my current lifestyle and talking about how I will change this to make my life better and healthier. I am trying to eat healthier diet already, but there is always room for changes when talking about eating and exercising. I am not eating a large amount of fruit; this will help me make more choices when creating a nutrition plan. In the winter time I am not eating or drinking...
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...Welton Period 4 In order to change my diet to be more environmentally friendly I decided to replace drinks like orange juice with water. In addition I felt that cutting portion size is both healthier and better for the environment. Overall, replacing drinks with water is healthier and also conserves sugar and other resources like oranges used to make such drinks. This also reduces the amount of land required to support my individual consumption, leaving more for the rest of the global population, and reducing my footprint. Cutting portion size is very important as well because the less food consumed per individual decreases the overall demand for food in the United Sates. This results in less land used to support my individual consumption because I am eating significantly less per year. The food in my diet did not change very much but the portion size of the food I ate did. In terms of nutrition, the foods I eat are healthy and contain many necessary nutrients. Prior to my changes I was eating large portions of fish, rice, and bread. In addition I started my mornings with a sugary juice rather than water. But as I implemented the changes the portion size of fish, rice, and bread went down- this is definitely a healthier alternative because the amount of food I ate was just right, not excessive as it was before. Chicken, fish, wheat, rice, and other animals/crops were used to produce the food that makes up my diet. My action plan really did not eliminate any of these resources...
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...Healthy Eating Plan SCI/241 Jessica Smiley October 9, 2011 Jennifer Militello My current eating habits are not the best eating habits to have. I have a very busy schedule and I am always on the go, whether its on the go driving from point A to point B, or its on the go at home. I work a full time job, go to school full time, and also have 2 young children who keep me on my feet. When I am on the go, I usually just stop by a fast food place and grab something fast to eat while on the go, even though it is not very healthy, it is more convenient. Unfortunately, it is a bad habit that I am teaching my children too. So this is a great assignment for me to learn better eating habits to pass on to my family as well as myself. I currently did a food assessment on the My Pyramid Tracker website to see what kind of food recommendations they had for me. It turns out that I eat way too much fiber, and drink way to much milk. I also do not eat enough of anything else. The results of my pyramid were shocking. My milk intake should be 3 cups, and I consumed 5.9 cups which is a lot. But I love milk, so I do drink it a lot through out the day. The next category is Meat and Beans Intake, which was 4 oz. The recommendation is 5.5 ounces, which is 1.5 more than I have been eating. My vegetable intake was 1 cup, and I should be consuming 2.5 cups, so I need to add more vegetables to my diet. My fruit intake was less than 1 cup when I should be consuming 2 cups a day, and my grain...
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