Diet Analysis Summary

Diet Analysis Summary

Part 1

My actual intakes of the different food groups were somewhat near what the "My Pyramid" had recommended. I was within range for grains, fruits and protein. My consumption of meat & beans and discretionary calories were 181% and 150% of my recommendation respectively. Vegetables on the other hand were severely low at only 35% of my recommended goal. It was evident from this basic food guide pyramid that I was over consuming meats/beans and discretionary calories and was under consuming vegetables. I definitely need to adjust my diet so that I will consume more vegetables and a slight increase in fruits. All together I need to consume an extra 2.5 cups of vegetables daily which I will do by eating salads, broccoli, cauliflower carrots and corn.

When comparing what I consumed on each given day against the recommendations by the Food Guide Pyramid it shows that I maintain a mixed balance of the recommended amounts.

Looking at my first daily intake I do excellent in milk, meat and beans, total fat, and cholesterol amounts. In grains I do alright but can use some improvement. In vegetables, fruits, saturated fats, and sodium I do poorly.

On my second daily intake I did excellent in milk, total fat, and cholesterol. I need improvement in grains, saturated fats, and sodium. I do poorly in vegetables, fruits, and meat and beans.

On my third daily intake I did excellent in meat and beans and saturated fats. I need improvement in grains, and sodium. I do poorly in vegetables, fruits, milk, total fat, and cholesterol.

How might you modify your diet to get the recommended servings for each food group? What are some nutrient-rich foods that you could add to your daily diet?

I would modify my diet to get the recommended servings for each food group by adding the foods that I'm missing from my diet. I would add serving of fruits and vegetables that I was sorely missing from my diet and keep the items I'm correctly consuming consistent.

I could consume more vegetables and fruit (apples, oranges, green beans, broccoli, etc.) to get more of the nutrients that I'm currently missing in my daily diet.

Examine the food labels for the three of the items included on your food diary. List the following components for each of the items:

Total calories per serving

7-up: 140, Peanut Butter: 190, Chicken Patty: 150

Percentage of calories from fat

7-up: 0g, Peanut Butter: 16g, Chicken Patty: 7g

Total amount of carbohydrates

7-up: 39g, Peanut Butter: 7g, Chicken Patty: 12g

Total amount of protein

7-up 0g, Peanut Butter: 7g, Chicken Patty: 10g

• Total amount of fiber

7-up: N/A, Peanut Butter: 2g, Chicken Patty: 1g

My intake recommendation of carbohydrates was slightly below the DRI recommendations. My DRI recommendation was range between 1460 - 2108 kcalories and my actual consumption was 1210 kcalories. My daily consumption of fiber was drastically low at only 19 grams or half of the 38 gram recommendation. Since I need to increase my consumption of both fiber and carbohydrates it would be worthwhile for ...