Analyze your daily fat, saturated fat, sugar, carbohydrates, and caloric intake. Explain how your numbers compared with the goal levels.
Dietary intake is a lifestyle factor that has a large effect on health and wellness. Assess your dietary intake for a day by tracking your diet and using appropriate tools (www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary) to review it.
Analyze your diet by answering the questions below in your journal. Your journal should contain the two parts described below.
Part 1: Assess your diet by addressing the following items:
- Analyze your daily fat, saturated fat, sugar, carbohydrates, and caloric intake. Explain how your numbers compared with the goal levels.
- Identify what vitamins and minerals fell below the goal level.
- Elaborate on how your protein intake compared with the goal level. Discuss specific grams.
- Explain the role and importance of consuming each of the following:
- Minerals
- Vitamins
- Carbohydrates
- Water
- Protein
- Fiber
- Fat
Part 2: Examine the effects of your diet on your health and wellness by addressing the following items in your journal entry:
- Identify the effect your diet has on your health and wellness. Does your dietary intake protect you or increase your health risks?
- Explain two chronic diseases directly related to an unhealthy diet.
- Explain two ways you could improve your diet. Be specific and provide examples.
For the journal assignment, write out each question and then answer it. Your journal should be a minimum of one page in length (not including the title page or reference page). As a minimum, include the dietary website you used (www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary) as references in your response to this journal activity.
Monday
| Breakfast | Calories
kcal |
Carbs
g |
Fat
g |
Protein
g |
Sodium
mg |
Sugar
g |
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| Lunch | |||||||||
| Dunkin Donuts – Caramel Iced Coffee (Large), 1 Coffee | 340 | 54 | 12 | 125 | 49 | ||||
| Dunkin’ Donuts – Bacon Egg and Cheese on Croissant, 1 Sandwich | 480 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 940 | ||||
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820 | 94 | 39 | 25 | 1,065 | 55 | |||
| Dinner | |||||||||
| Zaxby’s Zalad – Fried House Salad, 1 salad (piece of toast) | 760 | 24 | 42 | 48 | 1,725 | ||||
| Zaxby’s – Medium Lemonade Light, 340 grams (regular) | 10 | 10 | |||||||
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770 | 26 | 42 | 48 | 1,735 | 6 | |||
| Snacks | |||||||||
| Doritos – Snack, 15 pieces | 140 | 16 | 210 | ||||||
| Payday – Candy Bar, 1 bar (52g) | 240 | 27 | 13 | 120 | 21 | ||||
| Publix – Tropical Fruit Salad Medium, 1 lb | 39 | ||||||||
| Carlo Rossi Wine – Sangria, 6 oz | 138 | 11 | |||||||
| Carlo Rossi Wine – Sangria, 6 oz | 138 | 11 | |||||||
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695 | 71 | 21 | 9 | 334 | 27 | |||
| Totals | 2,285 | 191 | 102 | 82 | 3,134 | 88 | |||
| Your Daily Goal | 1,710 | 214 | 57 | 86 | 2,300 | 64 | |||
| Remaining | -575 | 23 | -45 | 4 | -834 | -24 | |||
| Calories
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Carbs
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Fat
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Protein
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Sodium
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Sugar
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