3 Day Diet Analsize

3 Day-diet analysis

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04/07/2013
Brian Oddi

3 Day-diet analysis
When talking about eating habits or just my eating habits, I would say that they are not the greatest eating habits, but I would not say they are the worst either. I don’t think it was really what I was eating it was how I was eating. I was skipping meals and then eating more because I was hungrier at the time. I have noticed with me eating habits that I was missing some of my daily nutrients, I wasn’t getting all the food groups that I needed to have at my meal times. As a child or young adult you never think about what you are eating and how it can affect your body and health until you get older and even then at times people are either negligence on nutrients or just don’t want to put out to much effort into healthier eating. A big portion of what some people are not understanding is that it is more than just what you eat it is how you eat. Portion control is a big factor as well into healthier weight and lifestyle. After having my second child, I realized that I needed to do something about my weight for the sake of myself and my children. So then, I decided that I was going to try and eat healthier and exercise more to get healthier. I believe that I was doing better than I was before in which I never used a Super Tracker before but, after looking at the Super Tracker, I have realized there are still foods that I am missing in the food groups or just not having enough of them.
My diet does not even come close to comparing to what the Super Tracker shows that I should have. The amount from each food group that I am supposed to consume, I come close to a few but others I don’t even come close too. The recommendations that I have received from the Super Tracker is that most of my nutrients is under what is to be expected. The serving that I have consumed over the last 3 days from each food group is:
Food Groups Target Average Eaten * Grains 6oz 3 ½ oz. * Vegetables 2 ½ cups 1 ¾ cups * Fruit 1 ½ cups ¼ cups * Dairy: 3 cups 1 ½ cups * Protein foods 5oz 5oz * Oils 5 Teaspoons 2 Teaspoons
The way that I can modify my diet to best use the six classes of nutrients and the recommended servings for each of the food groups would be to add to the food groups that I don’t have enough of or none at all. I believe that I need to pay better attention to the foods that I am eating and make sure that I am consuming more of my nutrients that are listed in the food groups with the recommended amounts. The foods that I could eat that are rich in nutrients are as followed: Beans, Greek yogurt, Sweet potatoes, Pineapple and nuts. Some of these foods that are listed, I do eat during any given week, but I am sure that I don’t eat enough of them that is needed for the correct serving size for the food groups.
The six classes of nutrients are: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, water, vitamins and minerals. Scientists have done studies over and over again that having healthy foods can reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases. Not eating healthy foods can cause many health problems such as morbidity, heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, stroke, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and many other different types of cancer and diseases.
The way a new diet and nutrient intake will affect me today and in my future is by giving the proper portions that I will need to maintain a healthy weight. Not only having the proper portions but also the proper amount of each individual food group. This could also help people with fighting heart disease, cancer and many other diseases along with obesity. Here is my screen shot of the Super Tracker.

Reference
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