...bodies every day. Throughout the Diet Analysis Project, I was able to look into my diet and examine what I was eating, what types of nutrients I was getting and how much . I did an eating log for three days, one weekend and two weekdays to really look into my diet and see if I was eating healthy or filling my body with unwanted bad foods. I then compared my recommended levels of nutrients for my DRI and the actual amounts I was receiving throughout the day. I needed to see if the nutrients I was getting would allow for my full DRI values but not overdue my nutrient levels. I found some very interesting numbers that pertained to my diet that were good and then some that were pretty bad. Some nutrients that are close to deficiency include: carbohydrates, vitamin A, Vitamine C, and saturated fat. These outlines of foods that I have recorded, is pretty close to my daily routine, and therefore are pretty accurate. In my diet I was under average in vegetables and fruits mainly and way over average in grains, protein, and empty calories. For instance an empty calorie would include added sugars and fats mainly. When we break down my diet we see a couple things, I am low in my colaric intake by about 300 kcal, and in protein I overshoot by about 60g. In a lot of places in my diet I very sufficient in foods: fat, cholesterol, omega 3, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, B12, folate, iron, zinc, and sodium. Some of that is a goo sign while others are a red flag. When looking at my diet I would...
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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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...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 Haitian food. I skip breakfast most mornings and have only a cup of orange juice. 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 Mc Donald and ice cream. 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 adapting my choices to seasonal fruits. Three cups of fat free or low fat milk is recommended as well as low fat or fat free cheese and yogurt. Protein foods are recommended at 5.5 ounces a day or 8 ounces a week. Seafood should be used...
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...Week One Assignment: 3 Day Diet Analysis SCI241 April 29, 2012 Week One Assignment: 3 Day Diet Analysis My current eating habits are not the greatest, to say the least. Instead of eating healthy for breakfast, such as oatmeal, fruit, and juice, I usually eat a couple of waffles doused with maple syrup and peanut butter. And I have a Pepsi. Lately I have been trying to eat yogurt with granola instead, but I also just realized that the granola is not helping me in the calorie situation. For lunch, if I am at work, I will usually order something from the cafeteria which almost always includes French fries. Sometimes I will order chicken strips, other times a French dip. Lately, I have been trying to bring leftovers from dinner to save money, and I am hoping that helps me a little bit in the calorie department. But again, I always have at least 20 oz. of soda with lunch. I have started bringing a water bottle with me to work so that I am not always relying on soda for my liquid. For dinner, a lot of the time I eat out, which I know the portions are always huge at restaurants, but I still eat it all anyways. I have tried cooking at home more often, which also (hopefully) saves some on calories. With dinner I usually have a couple cans of Pepsi. I have noticed lately that I am gaining weight also, which is very frustrating. I had been at a point that I was losing weight, and I think it is because I was not eating breakfast, and now I make sure that I do. Based...
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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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...Nutrition Diet Analysis Project 1: MyPyramid Analysis and Macronutrient Analysis (100 points) Introduction to Overall Diet Analysis Project The Diet Analysis Project is divided into 3 projects due throughout the semester. The entire project is worth 200 points – Project 1 is worth 100 points, Project 2 is worth 35 points, and Project 3 is worth 65 points. The goal of the Diet Analysis Project is for you to understand your typical dietary habits in order to learn how you can improve your eating habits to benefit your health. To do this you will keep a 3-day food record and then analyze your diet by entering the data into an online software program called MyDietAnalysis. You will use the same 3-day food record and reports from MyDietAnalysis for all diet projects due throughout this course. Note: You will NOT be graded on your dietary habits; you will be solely graded on your performance for ANALYZING your diet. Introduction to Diet Analysis Project 1 Diet Analysis Project 1 is worth a total of 100 points. Following are instructions to complete the first section of the project. Using MyDietAnalysis When you purchased your text you should have received a card with your book that includes an access code to allow entry to an online program called MyDietAnalysis. If you purchased a used book with no access code, simply go to www.MyDietAnalysis.com[->0] where you can purchase access directly at the website. This is a required element of the class; no other analysis software...
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...Recommendations Managing an Existing Profile Importing a Profile from Disk Advanced Tips: +Customizing DRI Recommendations +Using Multiple Profiles Tracking Your Diet Finding a Food Getting Started Tracking Your Diet Selecting Portions Editing the My Meals Food List Advanced Tips: +Making a Favorites List +Creating Custom Foods +Creating Recipes Getting Started Tracking Your Activities Adding an Activity Editing Activities Viewing Reports Getting Started Viewing Reports Choosing Dates Choosing Content C en Tracking Your Activities ga Pr +Deleting Profiles: CAUTION! re of ty ge Le ar ni ng Setting Up Profiles op Using Reports IMPORTANT!: Notes on Nutrient Data Profile DRI Goals Report Intake vs. Goals Report Macronutrient Ranges Report Fat Breakdown Report My Pyramid Report Intake Spreadsheet Report Source Analysis Report Energy Balance Report Activities Spreadsheet Exchange Report Printing Reports Printing the Intake Spreadsheet Printing a Custom Average Report Using the Labs Page Lab Basics Printing Labs E-mailing Labs Technical Support Getting Started Diet Analysis Plus is a health and nutrition management program that allows you to create personal profiles, estimate activity level, track diet and exercise, and create detailed reports. The Diet Analysis Plus online system (also referred to as DA+) makes it easy for you to evaluate the types and serving sizes of the foods you consume. Accessing Helpful Information ...
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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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...NAME_______________________________________ DIET STUDY PROJECT Gender: M / F Height:________________ Current Weight:_____________ Age:_________ Activity Level:______________________ Make sure you SAVE a copy OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT for your file. this must be sumbitted with your assignment. |CRITERIA-Rubric |COMMENTS | |ASSIGNMENT TURNED IN ON TIME | | |No points for late submission. | | |All REQUIRED FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN the Dropbox in D2L one iProfile| | |pdf file (from iProfile report wizard that includes: Macronutrient | | |Distribution, Food Journal Summary, Intake compared to DRI, Intake | | |Spreadsheet, MyPlate, and Activity Journal Summary), AND this Diet | | |Study Project document-MSWord doc...
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...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 is 2 ½ cups, no fruit and the target was 1 ½ cups, ¾ cups of dairy and the target is 3 cups, and 2 ounces of proteins...
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...Diet Analysis Paper – 100 points Your Paper will be judged on the following: Paper structure: correct grammar, complete sentences, paragraphs, no abbreviations. Calorie intake: acknowledgment of calorie intake, normal, high or low. Identify any changes in diet that may need to be made Dietary log: complete log of 3 days of food and fluid intake. Actual serving sizes noted 3 Day Average graphs analysis (Bar Graph Report): Nutrient Charts with inclusion of 3 day averages of nutrient intake MyPlate Report: acknowledgment of appropriate or inappropriate servings of all food categories. Indication of any changes to be made Carbohydrate intake: acknowledgment of carbohydrate intake, normal, high or low. Identify any changes in diet that may need to be made. Assessment of adequacy of dietary fiber intake. Fat intake acknowledgment of fat intake, normal, high or low. Identify any changes in diet that may need to be made. Saturated fat and cholesterol intake: acknowledgment of saturated fat and cholesterol intake, normal, high or low. Identify any changes in diet that may need to be made. Protein intake: acknowledgment of protein intake, normal, high or low. Identify any changes in diet that may need to be made. Vitamin intake: acknowledgment of adequacy of vitamins. Identify any vitamin intake that is abnormal, particularly deficiencies. Identify any changes in diet that may need to be made. Mineral intake: acknowledgment of adequacy of minerals. Identify any mineral deficiencies...
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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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...DIET AND EXERCISE ANALYSIS 1 Diet and Exercise AnalYSIS DIET AND EXERCISE ANALYSIS 2 My current eating habits contain a lot of empty calories. I do, however eat plenty of the daily value of fruits and proteins. The food tracker showed that I should be eating about 2000 calories a day while breastfeeding. When I put int the foods I am eating each day, it was under the daily recommended count. The tracker recommends I eat 6 ounces of grains, 2 1/2 cups of vegetables, 2 cups fruit, 3 cups dairy, and 5 1/2 ounces of proteins. I did not eat enough grains (4 1/2 ounces), but I eat over the recommended protein for the day at 13 1/2 ounces. I did not eat any fruits and I was under the recommended vegetables and dairy for the day. I had only one cup of vegetables and 3/4 cup of dairy. Our body is made of 60% water, which it needs to survive. Carbohydrates are important for energy. Proteins are needed for your body to grow properly. Fats are needed for tissue growth and hormone production. Vitamins are needed for different functions but most importantly for your immune system to function properly. Minerals for our body to fully function. My current diet is not providing me with enough water, vitamins, or minerals. I plan to incorporate more foods such as vegetables and fruits that will give me the vitamins I am lacking in my current diet. I also plan to drink more...
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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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...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 that I am not the most healthy eater which I already knew. One reason that I know that I am not a healthy eater is because I do not like eating what I believe to be healthy food that I see. I am sure that it is plenty of good...
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