Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Nutrition Journal

What I eat on an average day:

Morning - Food: 1 medium sized whole peach and 1 cup of black berry. Drink: Bottle of water.
Afternoon - Food: 6 inch spicy Italian sandwich from Subway. Drink: 50% Lemonade 50% Unsweetened Iced Tea. 12oz total.
Night - Food: 3 slices of pizza. 16in 1/8 slices. Drink: 1 12oz Pepsi.
Snack (throughout day) - Food : One 6oz can of Pringles. Because once you pop you just can't stop!

What I eat mostly depends on what's available, so my actual day to day diets vary greatly. Here is my report-o-nutrition on something I would likely eat during a day based on the list of food above:

-373g Carbohydrates consumed
-1492 Calories from Carbohydrates consumed
-45% of Calories in my diet contributed to Carbohydrates (recommended amount: 45% to 65%).

  •  Foods containing complex carbohydrate    
           -Bread and vegetables on the Subway sandwich.
           -Dough and vegetables on the pizza.
  •  Foods containing simple carbohydrate
           -Peach
           -Blackberry
           -Cheese on pizza
           -Cheese on Subway sandwich
  •  Foods containing mostly concentrated simple carbohydrate 
           -Pepsi and lemonade.
           -Sugar in Pringles. 

Fat Intake

-157g total Fat.
-1416 Calories from total Fat.
-Fat contributes for 43% of total Calories.
-The pizza and Pringles could be replaced with healthier alternatives to remove up to 46g of saturated fat. Reducing total fat intake by about 30%

Protein Intake:

-104g Protein.
-416 Calories from Protein.
-Protein contributes for 13% of total Calories.
-Protein should account for 10-35% of total Calories.

Vitamin/Mineral Intake:

-5876mg Sodium = to 14.69g of Salt.
-All these foods come with sodium as is, no salt is added. Only way to lower sodium intake is to change what is eaten.

Conclusion:

      Based on the data I've collected it is clear there are many imbalances in my diet. Meaning there is too much and too little of certain nutrients in my diet. The main nutrients in my diet there are too much of include over all calories, sodium, and saturated fats. The nutrients I lack include linolenic acid, potassium, and vitamin A. The main changes I would make in my diet would be replacing the pringles, pizza, and soda with healthier alternatives. I am underweight and trying to gain weight so the alternatives would need to have high carbs and protein with low sugar, saturated fats, and sodium.


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