Consuming the recommended minimum number of servings from each of the food groups is a crucial need for one’s bodies. Without it‚ an individual could not complete every day activities such as going to work‚ playing sports‚ or simply walking to and from the store. These day-to-day activities require one’s body to be in good physical health. One way to become physically fit is to exercise regularly and to eat the proper foods that give an individual the necessary daily nutrient intake. In this paper
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1. How does your actual intake of fiber compare to the recommendation? The recommended amount is 14.25 and my actual is 12.50‚ so I am only off by 1.75g of fiber. I am at 88% of the DRI. 2. How does your actual intake of water compare to the recommendation? (Convert using 1gm water = 1ml) I’m only at 58% of the DRI. The recommended is 2‚700mL and I only have 1‚500.16mL. I am working on drinking more water. I don’t get many water breaks while I am in the OR so I need to figure out a way to get
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Diet Analysis Project 1. How does your daily caloric intake stack up compared to what is recommended? Unfortunately‚ after completing my diet analysis‚ I found out that my daily caloric intake is 1‚5 times higher than it is recommended. According to the USDA website my caloric intake should be 1880 per day‚ by in reality it is 2972 (about 3000 per day). Now I understand why I started to gain weight‚ even though I don’t eat much or often. 2. What nutrients do you consume
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Reference Intakes and the Daily Values‚ one difference between the two is: Selected Answer: the Daily Values are used in the United States only. Answers: the Daily Values are used in the United States only. the Dietary Reference Intakes are to be used on food labels. the Daily Values are a better way of determining nutrient goals of individuals. the Dietary Reference Intakes do not account for age or gender. Question 2 1 out of 1 points When referring to the DRI recommended intakes
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References: 1. http://ultimatechocolateblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/looking-for-healthy-chocolate-mars.html (process of production) Appendix A Macro-nutrient Facts |Nutrients |Recommended percent of daily calories |Number of calories per gramm | |Protein |10 -35 % |4 kcal/g | |Carbohydrate |45 - 65 % |4 kcal/g | |Fat |20 - 35 % |9 kcal/g |
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* Meat and beans intake: 4.5 oz Meat and beans intake: 5.5 oz * Food pyramid recommendation: 5.5 oz Food pyramid recommendation: 5.5oz * * Vegetables intake: 0.4 cup Vegetables intake: 2.4 cup * Food pyramid recommendation: 2.5 cup Food pyramid recommendation: 2.5 cup * * Fruits intake: 0 cup
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there are many adjustments I need to make to my regular diet for it to be more nutritious. By reviewing my regular eating patterns‚ I realized I eat too many carbohydrates a day. The amount of carbohydrates I consumed was more than double the RDA‚ Recommended Dietary Allowance. To help reduce my carbohydrate consumption‚ I plan on eating less cereal because that has become a go-to meal for me at college. Cereal can add up in sugar and carbohydrates quickly when it is eaten as a meal or in large amounts
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minerals. The following is an analysis of my food intake for September 14‚ 2008 using the Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) Website. The Center is a wonderful way to obtain a portion of the vitamins needed every day. When reviewing my recorded intake and analyzing the results‚ I realized that changes still needed to be made. While vitamins and minerals such as Thiamin‚ Riboflavin‚ and Niacin‚ Vitamin B6‚ Vitamin B12 and Zinc were met‚ other daily vitamin and nutrient recommendations were not met
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Analysis of Intake vs. Target My plan is based on a 2200 Calorie allowance per day. I came with a discovery. When I eat lunch‚ I don’t eat dinner and vice versa. Day 1 I ate very little. I only consumed a chicken breast. Which was 148/2200 kcals. Day 2 I did consume any grains. I had 1 cup of vegetables. The recommended intake is 3 cups daily. No fruit or daily was consumed. Protein was consumed I ate ½ of the recommended amount. Day 3 I ate grains just 1 oz. of the recommended 7 oz. However
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1A) For all three days that I recorded my food intake‚ I was most often taking in an excess of oils and proteins and most often below on whole grains‚ vegetables‚ fruit and dairy. Starting with day one‚ I had an excess on protein by 1oz and oils by 7 teaspoons. For the future I will use less oil when cooking because I tend to use lots of olive and coconut oil‚ limiting it to one table spoon instead of two will fix the excess. I will not change my intake of protein because I typically eat little meat
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