...Three Day Diet Analysis Karen Proctor SCI/241 January, 13, 2013 Timothy Baghurst The Choose My Plate website provided by the U.S. government provides a way to plan, track, and compare meals based on the nutrients needed by the individual. Using the Super Tracker to track my food for the last 3 days and comparing it to what should be eaten was an eye opening experience. My eating habits at this time include eating quite a bit of fast food and prepackaged food. I skip breakfast most mornings and have only a cup of coffee. I may eat a piece of fruit and then I work 3 or 4 hours before I get a snack of maybe a piece of fried chicken from KFC and a biscuit. Later, I may drink a cup of tea and by the time I make it home after 6 p.m., I usually eat until I go to bed. I eat chips and dip, candy, cookies, and more fruit, if I have it. I know this is not a healthy diet and I plan to use the food tracker to continue to track my meals and make healthier choices. The recommendations I received from the Super Tracker included a diet of no more than 2000 calories a day. My plan included less than 258 calories from empty calories ounces a day of grains, including substituted whole grains for refined grains at least half the time. I am to eat 2.5 cups of vegetables a day, including dark green, red, and orange vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, and carrots. Two cups of fruit a day are included in my meal plans. The Super Tracker recommends using a wide variety of fruit, by...
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...Three Day Diet Analysis SCI/241 Currently my food habits are not consistent. Since I begin work at 6:00am Monday thru Friday I do not always get to eat a healthy breakfast. My breakfast will usually be a banana or some sort of breakfast snack. I do however try to make a large breakfast on the weekends for my family. On the weekends I will usually make some sort of fried potato, eggs or pancakes. During the week for lunch I try to keep away from fast food but that is not always the case. I always make dinner and that will usually be a type of protein, vegetable and a starch. Prior to taking this class I had already started new eating habits. It has been difficult since I was already in a routine of not thinking about the type of foods I was eating. The reason I started to think about my diet was I noticed I started gaining weight and my clothes were to the point of being uncomfortable. I stopped drinking regular soda, sweet tea’s and fruit drinks. I keep a case of bottled water with me at the office. For breakfast I was eating a piece of fruit or small portion of oatmeal. For lunch during the week I was trying to bring leftovers from dinner, but that not always being the case but I would still try to eat something healthier; steamed vegetables with brown rice. After watching “The Food Label and You” video I was shocked! I never considered the serving size on packages, never new about the 5/20 rule and never understood the six key food label facts. After reviewing...
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...Research Documents The Research Paper Factory Join Search Browse Saved Papers Home Page » Science Three Day Diet Analysis In: Science Three Day Diet Analysis Three day diet analysis SCI/241 11/5/2012 Staying healthy is a hard thing to do, especially when you do not really have the time or motivation to pay attention to what you eat. I have a habit of buying and eating a lot of frozen foods, which includes frozen pizzas, beer battered fish filets, Mac and cheese, and garlic bread. I also cook some boxed dinners like hamburger or tuna helper to save time on cooking. In my daily diet there are usually not a lot of fruits and vegetables in my daily diet, unless there is some kind of tomato sauce or side’s corn or mixed vegetables. When I compared the three day analysis I found out that I do not have much of a pattern in my daily diet. Sometimes I eat a large amount of grain and other times I may eat the right amount of veggies. There has been a steady amount of bad fats in my diet and this plays a huge role in why I am a little overweight. I consumed 1738 calories in a day; my diet is not at all what the Pyramid recommends. I consumed: 1 ½ ounces of grains and the target is 6 ounces, 1 ¾ cups of vegetables and the target...
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...Nutrition - PERSONAL DIET EVALUATION PROJECT The purpose of this project is to put theory into practice by examining your food intake and making decisions about your eating habits. To begin the project, keep a record of your food and beverage intake for three typical days. Write down what you eat and drink and the quantity of each food or drink consumed. Keep another record of one day of your activities (24 hour period). Write down your activities and the time spent on each throughout your day. Include time sleeping or sitting quietly – all activities, including sedentary ones, burn calories. Use the website: choosemyplate.gov and the “Super Tracker” feature to analyze your diet and physical activity. Create a profile for yourself and enter your foods and beverages (item and quantity consumed) for analysis. Substitute a food of similar nutrient content if you can’t find a match within the database. Or, enter ingredients separately for mixed food items. For example, a taco might have: a corn shell, beef, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes etc. See the last page of this document for more detailed instructions for setting up your profile within Super Tracker. Enter your 24 hours of activity into the “Activity Tracker” portion of the program. Refer to the Rate Your Plate Grading Guidelines Rubric for specific grading information for this project – attached at the end of this document. The time required to complete the diet records, data analysis, and evaluation...
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...I have enjoyed the entire course, learning so much that will help me better my health and life. My favorite assignment was the three day diet analysis. I have learned so much about my current diet and what I needed to change to make it healthier. I thought I was eating a balanced diet and found I was lacking in almost every area and eating way to much sodium. I am starting to watch the labels on the food I buy watching for that sodium that is so high in so many foods. There are several assignments that have affected me and some of my nutrition habits are the three day diet analysis, the dehydration assignment multivitamin review, and the lifespan nutrition needs. From the three day diet analysis and the lifespan nutrition needs I have learned what I need to eat and what I need to watch for in my diet now and going forward. The dehydration assignment taught me about needing to drink water. Drinking water is a challenge for me I drink too much diet soda and sugar free flavored tea. I am now making it a habit to drink my daily water requirement every day. The multivitamin review made me realize that my vitamin has too much of quite a few vitamins and minerals and is very lacking in others. I have since found a vitamin that is more balanced in all of its ingredients. Overall I think this course has helped me in my diet and activity level. I have been improving my lifestyle for the past few years and now I have learned what I need to improve on going forward. ...
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...There were two assignments that I enjoyed doing during this class. These were the three day diet analysis and the three day activity analysis. In doing these I learned a lot about my eating habits and which changes I needed to make to receive the proper balance of nutrition for a healthy living. I thought I ate real well, but there were important nutrients that I was not getting enough of, such as calcium and Vitamin C. The three day activity analysis was fun to see how many calories I was burning. I enjoyed how it used even getting out of bed and brushing your teeth in this analysis. I am an extremely active person, and don’t sit down much, but I didn’t realize how many calories I was using in a day. The assignment that has affected my life and my eating habits the most is the three day diet analysis. Knowing that I wasn’t eating all of the necessary foods for a healthy diet made me want to change it. So, now I am more aware of which types of foods, especially fruits and vegetables that I need to intertwine in my diet. The easiest way for me to do this is to pick foods from each color of the color wheel, so that I know I am getting a variety. Over all I have enjoyed this class and learning not only about a healthy diet, but different diseases. There has been a vast amount of information that has been given in this class that can be carried all the way through...
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...1. Analysis overview After a detailed review of my 3 Day diet, I made a small addition, that I did not mention before, and tried to include all Ingredients in my diet sheet. I found all substitutions for food that I ate. 2.Food Review 10/03/2011 -10/05/2011 During these three days, the average number of calories consumed for each day was 1170kcal MyPyramide Tracker recommends for me 1910 kcal The greatest percentage of my total intake is fruits for all three days. The least percentage of my total intake is grains for all three days. Two of the three days I did not eat grain at all. The fruits group exceeds the recommendation level in all three days and it unlikely will affect my health, because it is simple sugar that is metabolized quickly and easily by the body. Simple sugars, like fructose, are not a problem for people who are active and healthy. An average healthy person would have to consume A LOT of fruit for it to get to the point of being unhealthy. Moderate fruit intake is certainly recommended as part of a healthy diet. But the deficiencies of vegetables and especially grains in my diet can increase risk for heart disease. Lack of dietary fiber from whole grains and vegetables can lead to constipation, increase risk of type 2 diabetes and some vitamins and minerals deficiency. 3.Nutrient Analysis Comparing my intake for each nutrient against the “Recommended or Acceptable Range”, the protein in my diet is almost twice exceeding the recommended amount...
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... Nutrition, and Exercise Plan Adrienne Mezyk University of Phoenix Maintaining a healthy and balanced diet is extremely important for the body. When a person maintains a healthy diet, the body receives the proper nutrients that it needs to keep the body strong. Nutrients help the brain and nervous system, immune system, and it helps reduce the risk of heart disease and other non-infectious diseases. With a proper diet, a person must also exercise. Exercise is just as important as maintaining a proper diet. Regular exercise improves the quality of life. It can reduce stress; helps a person sleep better, and can help make you feel and look younger. The most important thing that exercise does is, it can reduce the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and even some cancers. During my first week of my nutrition class, the instructor asked me to participate in a three-day diet analysis. I was to keep track of all of the foods that I had consumed in those three days. At the end of the three days, I had realized that I was nowhere near of having a proper diet. I was eating food that was high in sodium and low in dairy, fruit, vegetables, and grain. I also noticed that I was eating a lot empty calories. I just recently took another three-day analysis and the only difference that I noticed was that my calorie intake was much lower than the previous analysis and I am eating less during each meal. I am still nowhere near consuming the proper amount of each of the food...
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...Analysis of Dietary Intake After completing the computerized nutrient analysis of your 7-day food and beverage intake, answer the following questions. 1. Do you feel the three days of the food record are typical of your usual intake? Why or why not? No, using the my fitness pal app made me very cautious of what I ate. I liked it because it made me recognize and distinguish good food choices. 2. How many eating occasions did you average each day? Do you feel you normally eat at designated meal times or would you consider yourself one who snacks frequently? Explain. I am a three to four meal a day type guy. I stuck to the plan eating only 3 meals a day, with a couple of snacks in between. 3. Were there times when you were responding to psychological/social needs for food rather than biological needs? Explain. No 4. Please indicate if your calorie needs from your personal profile are based on the data you inputted or have been adjusted for weight loss, weight gain or for pregnant/lactating mothers. I put in that I wanted to maintain my weight, by doing this I was allowed 2,620 calories before exercising. Individual Dietary Analysis Carbohydrates 1. What was the average number of grams of carbohydrates you ate? 383 2. What is your recommended intake for carbohydrates in grams? 373 3. LIST your carbohydrate rich foods (10 grams or more) from each day in your food record. Which contributes most to your CHO intake, starch or sugar? Baked potato...
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...John Monaghan 11/9/2009 Nutrition Diet Analysis In life, many people participate in various daily events and activities that help them enjoy being who they are. People may enjoy getting together with friends, going to the mall, going to an amusement park or simply finding relaxation in nature. However, a big part of everyone’s life is of course eating and many people find pleasure in doing so. Eating is a very enjoyable and delectable must for everyone but should be done so, like everything in life, in a smart and intelligent way. Being smart and perceptive when eating is a large part of nutrition. 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 was getting and how much exercise I was participating in over a three day period. Through this three-day period, two of the days were back to back and the last was a weekend day. I then compared all aspects with my recommended levels of nutrients for my dietary recommended intake and the calories burned through exercise versus my calories consumed through what I was eating. I needed to ensure the nutrients I was getting would allow a good fit for staying healthy and reaching, but not overextending, my needed nutrient levels. I found some very interesting facts that pertained to my diet that were good and then some that needed work and serious altering. Some main nutrients in which I am at risk for deficiency include: dietary fiber; water;...
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...3-Day Diet Analysis The 3-day diet analysis was very interesting to me, and has given me some very useful and challenging information pertaining to my health. I know I do not have the healthiest eating habits, and after using the SuperTracker I plan to do my best at changing my diet. My current eating habits are not very bad, but not very good or healthy. I do not eat breakfast, but when I do I eat breakfast I eat food that is for lunch or dinner. I know that is not good, but eating some breakfast food makes me feel sick. Honestly, I like to eat breakfast food at night. Lately, I have not wanted to eat breakfast at all. So when lunch time comes around I am starving and I sometimes eat more than I should. I also stuff myself when I am eating. I have this mentality that I should eat everything on my plate, even when I am full. The recommendations I received from the SuperTracker pertaining to my servings from each food group were mostly under the serving size. I received a good report in the protein category. I love to eat meat. The vegetable category was okay in some areas, but needs improvement. I also need to improve in the calorie area. Apparently, I was under my 1800 calories, but the empty calories I was over the limit. As I mentioned before my eating habits are not good at all. I can adjust my diet by eating the appropriate nutrients. I need to eat more fruits because my results were not good in that category. I can add...
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...Three Day Diet Analysis Hans, Ronald J. SCI 241 November 11, 2012 Stacey Nagy Three Day Diet Analysis Growing up I have always given my dad a hard time for his weight until about four years ago when he pulled out his wedding tux and I tried it on and could not fit in it. I am currently six foot four inches and weight approximately one hundred and fifty pounds so you can share my amazement when I found out that I couldn’t fit into my two hundred and fifty pound father’s tux. My dad got married when he was twenty two and I just turned twenty two, so I believe that it is about time to start being more a wear of what I eat. Being that I am currently underweight, I haven’t had to discipline myself when it comes to eating too much. My problem is that I do not eat enough of the right stuff. My three day food tracker account has shown me that my eating habits are horrible to say the least. I only managed to meet one daily food group target and that was only for two of the three days. I fell under the recommended calorie allowance on all three days as well. It is obviously that my diet needs help. Super Tracker recommends that I ingest 3200 calories per day. The highest I achieved in the past three days was only 2353 and that was because I almost ate an entire twelve inch pizza for dinner. Of the six classes of nutrients, Super Tracker recommends that I eat ten ounces of grains, four cups of vegetables, two and a half cups of fruit, three cups of dairy, seven ounces of protein...
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... Tracking food intakes is essential to determine if a person is consuming adequate nutrients over periods. Tracking intakes helps to get on track and stay on track with healthy nutritional diets. Keeping track helps to determine if adjustments made to the diet are sufficient to achieve optimal nutrient amounts. After making the adjustments a food intake tracker will help to determine if more adjustments need made later or if I am on the right track. A food diary is an excellent way to track food intakes and calorie intakes. I input my food intakes from Monday to Wednesday and compared them with a previous intake analysis from six weeks ago. The new analysis was encouraging, my nutritional intakes improved drastically especially in the area of protein which was a previous struggle. My vegetable intake has increased to a good level; my whole grain intake has increased to a good level, and my protein intake increased. The new analysis did still show a need for improvement in dairy and fruit. My weekly intake of dairy and fruit has improved however, my daily intakes are still lacking. I need to work to find alternates methods of receiving adequate dairy intakes such as supplements, purchasing soymilk, or yogurts. I also need to continue to work at including fruit in my daily diet, I can grab an apple or banana with my breakfast bar I take to work with me. I purchased kiwi for a snack I can slice one up and include this as a snack option. Monday on the food diary...
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...MY NUTRITION by [Student’s Name] [Class Name] [Teacher’s Name] TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: 1 Part One THE DATA 2 part two Dietary Analysis 10 Part Three analysis and reflection 11 Part four making changees CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION: This project is about my eating lifestyle and I will discover if it's healthy or unhealthy lifestyle and I am going to search for the good way to change my diet to healthy one. Healthy foods keep the body operating and our diet show us how all of our cells grow, from our organs to our blood to our skin. When you eat vitamin- and mineral-rich foods PART 2 - DATA ------------------------------------------------- day one Saturday (18-11-2013) Today I had: Breakfast: A brown sandwich with low fat slice cheese and a cup of tea (with 1.5 spoon of fruit sugar). Snack: Banana. Lunch: a bowel of green salad with spoon of red beans and feta cheese. Snack: Watermelon. Dinner: chicken curry with half slice of Indian bread (naan). ------------------------------------------------- day two Today I had: Breakfast: A brown sandwich with low fat slice cheese and a cup of tea (with 1.5 spoon of fruit sugar). Snack: Banana. Lunch: a bowel of...
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...Lab E: Food Label & 3 Day Diet Analysis Name: __________________________ Date: ______________ Part One: Food Label Analysis (.25) Pick one PROCESSED food that you commonly eat and use the label to complete the following information: ATTACH Label Food description or name: _________________________ Manufacturer: ___________________________ Serving Size:_______________ Total calories per serving: __________ a) Carbohydrates per serving: _________ _____ grams of carbohydrate x 4 cal/gram = _____ / total calories = ______ x 100% = _____ % calories from CHO b) Protein per serving: ________ _____ grams of protein x 4 cal/gram = _____ / total calories = ______ x 100% = _____ % calories from protein c) Fat per serving: ________ _____ grams of fat x 9 cal/gram = _____ / total calories = ______ x 100% = _____ % calories from fat Significant source of (check one): ____carbohydrates; ___protein; ____fat; ____; or mixed food source Examine the label, including the list of ingredients and consider the following: 1. List any sources of added sugar: _________________________________________________ 2. List the cholesterol content per serving: _________________________________ 3. List the sodium content per serving: _________________________________ 4. List any vitamins or minerals: _____________________________________________________ 5. List the fibre content per serving: _______________________ 6. List the saturated fat content: ____________ and...
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