Although this three day food intake was not typical reflection of my diet, this paper is to discuss my three day food intake of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids from April 25th to the 27th. My daily diet should contain a balance of proteins, carbohydrates (carbs), and lipids (collectively called macronutrients). According to Kirby (2011), micronutrients are substances such as vitamins, and minerals that are essential for healthy growth and developments. The body only requires small quantities
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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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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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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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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 shows
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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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should have 44-78 grams of fat per day, no more and no less. Total the three items from paragraph two have a fat count of 99 grams, which is up and over fat amount for the day. On average a meal consisting of three items at Carl’s Jr. can contain about 1,980 calories and around 90 grams of fat. That amount of calories and fat is just from one meal at a fast food restaurant. This leaves someone with only 20 calories, and zero grams fat for the rest of the day. The scatter plot that I made showed
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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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Food Intake Daniel Catura SCI-220/Human Nutrition January 26, 2011 James A. Davis Food Intake The iProfile Journal entry I entered is for the day of Tuesday, January 25, 2011. The food and drink I consumed on Tuesday is like that of an average day for me with the exception of the alcohol I drank in the evening. I had an everyday breakfast of hash browns, eggs, bacon, and toast
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be facing is ensuring adequate intake of the essential nutrients her changing body and growing fetus require. An additional protein intake of twenty five grams per day is needed to support the formation and growth of new cells. A carbohydrate intake of at least one hundred and seventy five grams is necessary to provide glucose to fuel the fetal and maternal brains. June would not need to increase her intake of total fats, but it would be beneficial to ensure intake of omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. These
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