logging my food intake on; however, it only had two spots designated for calories and fats, so I asked around and discovered MyFitnessPal. I ended up choosing Supertracker and MyFitnessPal as my mediums for this assignment, and overall was impressed by how easy they were to navigate. To begin, both sites offered great information on food intake, but the biggest difference between the two was that MyFitnessPal actually registered every food I entered; whereas with Supertracker I had to use a food similar
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eating routine? If someone is looking for healthy alternatives to their food I would not recommend eating at fast food restaurants. In fact, the fast food industry has grown dramatically in the last few years. Most foods served at fast food restaurants have a high calorie count including Carl’s Jr. Carl’s Jr was originally founded on July 17, 1941 in Los Angeles California by Carl Karcher. Carl’s Jr. is an American based fast-food restaurant chain that is currently operating in the Western and Southern
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Food Intake Debra Scott April 18, 2013 Food Intake Which foods in your recorded daily intake provide protein? Which provide carbohydrates? Which provide liquids? The foods that provide protein in my 3 day intake are eggs, chicken and turkey. There were some foods that provided carbs also. Those foods were sweet potato, fried chicken and rice. Lipids constitute a broad group of naturally occurring molecules that include, fats, waxes, sterols
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Food Intake – 3 Days Robert Claudio SCI/220 Human Nutrition 19 de enero de 2011 Prof. Angela Del Toro Nieves Abstract This paper is intended to explain my nutritional endeavor for the past three days. I will be providing different aspects of my nutritional needs and an in depth analysis on how proteins fats carbohydrates and fiber take part in an everyday diet and what are these functions. This is intended to broaden my views of a healthy lifestyle, and how to achieve it through a variety
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obtain and maintain optimal health. The recording food intake for three days provides many areas of nutrition that I am more aware of that before; this includes protein, carbohydrate, lipid, and fiber intake needs. Meeting the nutritional needs of the human body helps to ensure a healthy lifestyle that is free of disease and illness. Intake of Protein, Carbohydrates, and Lipids The 3-days-diet from the iProfile data shows the majority of protein intake from meats, such as chicken and tuna. The data
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996104900 Comparison of folate intakes in a population of college students using a Food Frequency Questionnaire and Dietary Folate Equivalent Screener Abstract Although food frequency questionnaires are very strong tools in dietary assessment, more efficient methods need to be created to assess specific nutrient intakes such as folate. The dietary folate equivalent screener created by Nutrition Quest is a very efficient method used to assess daily folate intake. The objective of this study is
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and minerals that are contained in all foods. The consumption of too much or too little of certain vitamins and minerals can both be harmful or beneficial to one’s body. The utilization of food varies from person to person. There is no size that fits all. Several factors such as height, weight, age, gender, etc., can affect someone’s required daily intake of calories, vitamins, and minerals. After looking at my dietary assessment sheet and grouping the intakes, I learned several facts about my diet
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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
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Healthy Eating Plan Comparison Since completing my last assessment of monitoring my food intake I noticed that I have improved in my food intake. I was quite pleased with my results this time around because they showed that I and getting more of the daily recommended amounts of the food groups. Also since the last three day food intake assessment, I have improved in my overall physical activity. It may seem strange but I have noticed an overall change in how I have been feeling
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My intake of whole grains is under my target goals. I like to start my day with cereal or oatmeal. Since my intake is under I will add brow rice for dinner or whole grain pasta. I will try to make half of my grains whole for health benefits. I really have trouble getting vegetables into my diet that is why I am under my intake. Probably I should try using different cuisines. A Chinese stir fry is a very good way to get a lot of vegetables onto my diet or plan my meal around
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