Dietary Analysis Paper
Berishaj 1
Amanda Berishaj
David O’Hagan
Novemeber 29, 2012
Dietary Analysis Nutrition has played a big part in my life even before taking Biology 115.. I enjoy reading Women’s Health magazines and watching television shows like The Doctor's and Doctor Oz because they are filled with nutrition tips, and scientific studies about fitness and health. I am a strong believer that your diet is the biggest component of your health. Biology 115 has been an extremely useful and knowledgeable course because I can apply much of the information learned to my own life. The Diet Analysis project was wonderful because it gave me a firsthand look at my own diet habits. My actual intakes of the different food groups were somewhat near what the "My …show more content…
15% of the total fat I consumed was saturated fat which is above the 10% recommendation. I completely avoided trans-fats which are only supposed to make up less than a percent of the total fat consumption. I tend to eat a lot of dairy products, which are high in saturated fat. Other foods that are high in saturated fat are convenience foods like hot dogs and hamburgers. I can begin replacing those with grilled chicken sandwiches that are much lower in fat. Another thing that I can easily do to decrease my consumption of saturated fats is to choose dairy products with lower fat contents. I will go for skim or 1% milk and 1% cottage cheese. I also can try to include healthy …show more content…
I was extremely surprised at how much sodium I was receiving though. My intake of 3214 mg of sodium is much higher than the DRI recommended 1500 to 2300 mg. In order to reduce my sodium levels I will try to avoid packaged and preserved by buying fresh/natural foods instead. The only vitamins which I get less than 100% of my DRI were Vitamin A and E. I will get Vitamin A from sources such as carrots, mangoes and spinach and will get vitamin E from sunflower seeds, almonds and olives. The only minerals that were less than 100% of my DRI were magnesium and potassium. I will get magnesium from spinach, broccoli and almonds and will obtain potassium from bananas, avocados and
Amanda Berishaj
David O’Hagan
Novemeber 29, 2012
Dietary Analysis Nutrition has played a big part in my life even before taking Biology 115.. I enjoy reading Women’s Health magazines and watching television shows like The Doctor's and Doctor Oz because they are filled with nutrition tips, and scientific studies about fitness and health. I am a strong believer that your diet is the biggest component of your health. Biology 115 has been an extremely useful and knowledgeable course because I can apply much of the information learned to my own life. The Diet Analysis project was wonderful because it gave me a firsthand look at my own diet habits. My actual intakes of the different food groups were somewhat near what the "My …show more content…
15% of the total fat I consumed was saturated fat which is above the 10% recommendation. I completely avoided trans-fats which are only supposed to make up less than a percent of the total fat consumption. I tend to eat a lot of dairy products, which are high in saturated fat. Other foods that are high in saturated fat are convenience foods like hot dogs and hamburgers. I can begin replacing those with grilled chicken sandwiches that are much lower in fat. Another thing that I can easily do to decrease my consumption of saturated fats is to choose dairy products with lower fat contents. I will go for skim or 1% milk and 1% cottage cheese. I also can try to include healthy …show more content…
I was extremely surprised at how much sodium I was receiving though. My intake of 3214 mg of sodium is much higher than the DRI recommended 1500 to 2300 mg. In order to reduce my sodium levels I will try to avoid packaged and preserved by buying fresh/natural foods instead. The only vitamins which I get less than 100% of my DRI were Vitamin A and E. I will get Vitamin A from sources such as carrots, mangoes and spinach and will get vitamin E from sunflower seeds, almonds and olives. The only minerals that were less than 100% of my DRI were magnesium and potassium. I will get magnesium from spinach, broccoli and almonds and will obtain potassium from bananas, avocados and