1 DAY- Food Intake Paper
Paul Reaves SCI/ 220
June 28, 2011
Tracy McDougall

1 Day- Food Intake Paper

My dietary intake for June 24, 2011 consisted of two cups of watermelon, two bananas, three waffles with syrup, and apple juice. My lunch consisted of one sweet potato and some celery and I ate a box of raisins for a snack. My dinner consisted of French fries, one Morningstar veggie burger and a piece of flatbread. I believe that my dietary intake for the day was balanced but could have been healthier. My caloric intake was low at only 1965 calories, but my sodium intake was very high at 3668mg. I did eat an adequate amount of vegetables. I ate carrots, spinach, and celery. Based on my dietary intake that I recorded for the day, I believe it provided a healthful diet. However, I believe that there is room for improvement in certain categories. I consumed the recommended DRI from some of the food groups, vitamins, and minerals, but other food groups were underrepresented. I did not consume enough from the meat, bean, milk, and oil groups because I am a vegetarian. I believe the reason I don’t consume enough from each food groups is that I am not conscious of my portions sizes when I prepare my meal. I will need to measure my portions from each food group in order to know for certain if I am getting the daily recommended intakes from each food group. I will also need to do a better job of grocery shopping. I think that having a grocery list will help me reach my objectives.
Sometimes I think that my choices are limited as a vegetarian. Meat is not an option and I do not drink or eat any dairy products. However, in order for me to expand my field of choices I may need to shop for groceries with non-dairy ingredients at a health food store similar to Whole Foods Market. I need to look for foods with healthy fats such as flax seed and almonds. I don’t get