...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 Rose Lawson Axia College October 3, 2010 The Pyramid Guide is a simple, trustworthy guide to choosing a healthy diet. Its foundation is daily exercise and weight control, since these two related elements strongly influence your chances of staying healthy. The Healthy Eating Pyramid builds from there, showing that you should eat more foods from the bottom part of the pyramid vegetables, whole grains and less from the top red meat, refined grains, sugary drinks, and salt. The food diary provide me with the necessary nutrition data based upon my age, gender, weight and height in terms of developing a health eating plan in the near future. The most practical solution is to create a healthy eating plan and stick to it. A healthy eating plan consists of the amount of nutrients that I should intake on a daily basis. The nutrient in which I should consume is based on a specific calorie intake that is according to a person’s health profile. There are five food groups that one must take into consideration prior to creating a healthy eating plan. The five food groups consist of grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, and meat and beans. The meat and beans group fall under one category of the food group. Grains consist of brown rice, cereal, bread, and oatmeal. Grains are high in fiber, B vitamins, magnesium, iron, and complex carbohydrates. Vegetables consist of foods such as corn, green beans, potatoes, greens, and cabbage, etc. The nutrients in which vegetables provide...
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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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...My Healthy Eating Plan Proper nutrition is the key to good health. When comparing the recommendations from MyPyramid Tracker to what I actually consumed; there is a definite need for change in my eating habits. This paper will focus on my current eating habits, the nutritional recommendations I received from the MyPyramid Tracker, and how I intend to implement a healthy eating plan into my everyday life. After document my eating habits for the past five days I have noticed a huge difference in my daily eating habits. I am not a stable eater; therefore my numbers fluctuate making my intake either increase or decrease at any given time. I am not a breakfast person, and only eat twice a day. I very rarely eat more than one full meal a day, which is not a healthy choice. Due to my sporadic eating habits it is quite difficult to pinpoint my problem areas, because what may be a problem area today may not be a problem area tomorrow. For instance on March 14, 2008, my calorie intake (kcals) was 2675 which exceeded the recommended or acceptable range of 1963. Now, on March 16, 2008, my calorie intake (kcals) was 1087 which was below the recommended or acceptable range of 1963. My vitamin intake on March 16 exceeded the recommended or acceptable ranges given to me by MyPyramid Tracker. This number is consistent with the food intake for this day. My grain intake was for both days were 5.5 oz. and 5.8 oz, the recommended is 6 oz. I did realize that my grain intake was good which...
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...Healthy Eating Plan Comparison People often assume to make a healthy dietary plan that it only requires the idea of setting the goal and choosing a plan and then fighting the urges. Well to my best knowledge that is the easy part. I have been an avid body builder for many years and it has taken a long time to get where I am today, including my dietary habits. I would necessarily call myself a body builder but I am avid health nut, and I frequently pay close attention to my workout regimens and diet, plus nutrition. Some people on the other hand would consider me a body builder, but I honestly do not compete, but I am in physical shape and pretty healthy. Over the years I have defined a perfect diet for my health, and has not changed in about three years, but if I do compare diets from seven weeks ago, it has changed quite drastically. During the first week of the course I had explained how during the next few months I am in the stage of the year where we as body builders call it, lean time. Lean time is where I cut down on my ingestion levels for the sacrifice of losing weight. With dropping the intake level it makes or forces the body to feed off the excess and storage the body absorbed during the bulk months. In my lean months I focus on cutting the calorie intake and including excess amounts of repetitions during my workout and lessen the weight. This means more exercises with less weight, which leans the muscle out and burns the fat around it. The more weight less repetitions...
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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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...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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...Healthy Eating Plan Comparison Healthy Eating Plan Comparison A new home, major renovations, and health challenges have made cooking and eating at home more of a challenge then ever. To avoid too much take-out, I have been eating dinner at my mother’s house, and bringing easy to fix ingredients to work, which I can store in a work fridge for the time being. Since I am working full-time, a full-time student, and now live in a home that is under construction, I have to be more conscience about abusing convenient fast food and take-out options. This course has made me a much more conscientious eater, but I still have room for improvement. I believe that I eat less take-out now, and I have been avoiding the donuts and bagels often brought in by coworkers. Currently, I am trying to eat healthier and incorporate more activity into my day because of recent health issues. I know now, more then ever, that what we eat affects us in more ways then we think. A healthy and balanced life consists of balance in all areas, especially when nurturing our bodies. The digestive system and our choices do make a difference; even in health areas we may think are not related to what we eat. My Current Eating Habits After completing the Food Diary Checkpoint for a second time, I realize I still have room for improvement, but I have followed through on many of my plans from the Healthy Eating Plan assignment...
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...A healthy eating, nutrition and exercise plan is something that has to be worked at constantly throughout a person’s life. As people age, nutrition needs will change. For instance, a young child needs the fat from whole milk for brain development and calcium to prevent bone deformities, but an older person is better off with milk that is one or two percent fat as the fat is no longer needed for brain development. Furthermore, while the calcium is still essential, it is not needed to protect against bone deformities, but to prevent osteoporosis. For these reasons milk can be part of a good diet throughout life. Alternatively, in the case of someone who has difficulty digesting the lactose enzyme in milk, either due to a lifelong issue with lactose intolerance or as a result of aging, it may become necessary to add supplements such as calcium pills fortified with vitamin D to obtain the health benefits that could otherwise be provided through the consumption of milk (Chapter 9, “Calcium is the Most Abundant Mineral in the Body,” 2006). Additionally, to ensure that a variety of vitamins are consumed, it is necessary to periodically review the diet to be certain that all vitamins are represented in the adequate amounts by the foods consumed on a regular basis. This is where a tool such as the SuperTracker, found on the United States Department of Agriculture website, is extraordinarily beneficial (United States Department of Agriculture, n.d.). The program provides information...
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...Eating Healthy, Nutrition and Exercise Plan Final Project Jayme A. Perales SCI/241 September 15, 2013 Venessa Lee Eating Healthy, Nutrition and Exercise Plan Final Project Over the past nine weeks we have learned what it takes for our bodies to become healthy and maintain that level of healthiness. Our body needs a lot more then exercise to be considered healthy. There are six macro nutrients that we must include in our diet on a daily basis; protein, carbohydrates, lipids, water, vitamins and minerals. These six nutrients will provide energy for our body to perform its daily functions ("What Is A Nutrient?", 2013).. Being physically fit and healthy means that we must incorporate a well-balanced diet that includes all nutrients and daily exercise regimen, if we are missing a piece of the puzzle we will be off balanced causing some sort of negativity in our life. Diet plays a major role in the outcome of living a healthier lifestyle. Whatever we chose to consume on a daily basis will definitely affect our weight and overall health eventually. Depending on the size of individual, sex and amount of physical activity will reflect how many calories a person should intake to function properly. I am a 29 year old man, who is pretty active in the gym and recreational sports so the tracker suggested a 2800 calorie per day diet. I would never come close to the suggested calories per day because I am a bariatric patient. I normally consume around 1,000 to 1,300 calories per...
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...John Reid Writing 150 February 2016 The Unstable Food Pyramid In the seventh grade I took a cooking class where I learned basic recipes and life skills. In this class I had my first introduction to the food pyramid made by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1992 (Godoy). I spent hours memorizing the ins and outs of a pyramid that was supposed to guide my dietary habits and ultimately lead me to a healthy lifestyle. This life tool (known as the food pyramid) showed me how many servings of grains, fruit, vegetables, meat, milk, and sugars I should consume daily. Even now I know that I am supposed to eat oils, sweets, and fats sparingly, and have three to five servings of vegetables each day. A year after engraining these numbers into my brain, I learned that all of my studying was in vain. During my eighth grade year the USDA introduced a new online program called MyPyramid. That program was only used for five years, and in 2010 (before I had even graduated from high school) the USDA slightly modified their food patterns. This is when the new MyPyramid was shaped into the newer and “better” MyPlate. My mind was bewildered as to how there could be so much change in an area that should have remained constant throughout one’s life. I began to wonder to myself “Are the current guides actually helping us, and should we be following them?” In order for the food guides to help us they should be more focused on three things: scientific basis, consistency, and personalization...
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...Diabetic Diet: A Healthy Diet Conditions related to obesity and 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...
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...Healthy Eating Chris Williams Com/172 10/27/2014 University of Phoenix Healthy Eating A person who eats a healthier diet or improves their diet will have less risk of getting type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain types of cancers. A person who is obese has an increased chance to becoming type 2 diabetic. When a person eats healthier, their chances of becoming obese are slim. Reducing their weight by 5-7 percent can greatly reduce the chances of developing diabetes ("The Facts about Diabetes: A Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.", N.D.). To reduce your risk of heart disease, a person needs to have control over their cholesterol, blood pressure, and weight. Eating a healthy balanced diet can help a person achieve this. It also reduces a person’s chance at having a stroke ("Nutrition’s Role in Disease Prevention", N.D.). It is shocking to know even a healthy diet can prevent cancer. With obesity being at an all-time high in America, and causing a lot of health problems, people are not eating healthy as they should. The result of this is people catching diseases like diabetes, having strokes and heart failure from clog arteries. Let’s not forget Cancer. The reason for this is that the body is lacking all of the vitamins and minerals and other nutrients that comes from healthy eating, and not to mention key ingredients that can ward off cancer. By consuming a healthier diet you can reduce the risk of developing many different types of cancer to include; uteral,...
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...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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...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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