In this task, you will observe and analyze your diet. This will aid you when you review your clients' food log and design a meal plan for them.
Use the following questions to guide your analysis, which should comprise a minimum of 250 words:
- How many calories did you eat per day on average from carbohydrates over the three days?
- What percentage of the total calories came from carbohydrates?
- What are your top three sources of carbohydrates?
- How many grams of fiber did you eat?
- What is the recommended number of grams of fiber you should eat daily?
- How many grams of protein do you need each day? Calculate this by multiplying your current body weight in pounds by 0.36.
- What are the three major sources of protein in your diet?
- How many grams of total fat did you eat?
- What percentage of your total calorie intake was fat?
- How many calories, if any, from alcohol did you consume on average?
- Compare your dietary pyramid with MyPlate. How do your eating habits, as represented in your three-day food log, compare to the recommendations?
- How did the three days you analyzed compare to your usual eating pattern? If your usual pattern is different, is it closer to or more different from MyPlate?
Then, discuss a plan for improvement:
- Create a list of suggestions for improvement, paying attention to things such as fiber intake and decrease in sugar consumption, and address any other dietary imbalance noted.