Food Intake: 3 Days Report
Food Intake - 3 Days
Tia Wiggins
SCI220
January 7, 2014
Professor Susan Fahrney MPH
Food Intake - 3 Days
For three days I had an assignment to do regarding my three day food intake on which I had to eat fast foods and record what my results were. I chose ChooseMyPlate.gov to document my food intakes, and it was very interesting to see what my report had revealed from my three days of eating.
The foods that provided me with protein were chicken strips, chicken breast, a sausage link, chocolate chip cookies, macaroon cookies, cheeseburger, and baked fish. The foods that provided me with carbohydrates was bread from the cheeseburger, the coated breading on my chicken strips, penne pasta, broccoli, 2% milk, chocolate chip …show more content…
My protein target was 46 grams, and the first and third day shows that I went over what I was supposed to eat, but the second day I was under the target amount. My lipid target was between 20%-35%, and again the first and third day indicates that I went over the target amount. The second day shows that I was in the range for the amount of lipids needed. Since my carbohydrates and proteins were outside of the range, I probably would have removed the five pieces of chicken strips, the five chocolate chip cookies, the four macaroon …show more content…
On the third day I ate a cheeseburger with tomatoes and mayonnaise on a bun, one medium bag of French fries, one cup of broccoli, and one fish with vegetable oil on it. The trends in my food choices that might affect my fiber intake shows that I did not eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. I am usually eating a lot of fried and greasy foods, and I also have a habit of drinking a lot of soda. The changes I would make would be to eat more vegetables like green beans, and eating more fruits like oranges. Sometimes I eat bean dishes but not often, but when I do it usually would be a bowl of
Tia Wiggins
SCI220
January 7, 2014
Professor Susan Fahrney MPH
Food Intake - 3 Days
For three days I had an assignment to do regarding my three day food intake on which I had to eat fast foods and record what my results were. I chose ChooseMyPlate.gov to document my food intakes, and it was very interesting to see what my report had revealed from my three days of eating.
The foods that provided me with protein were chicken strips, chicken breast, a sausage link, chocolate chip cookies, macaroon cookies, cheeseburger, and baked fish. The foods that provided me with carbohydrates was bread from the cheeseburger, the coated breading on my chicken strips, penne pasta, broccoli, 2% milk, chocolate chip …show more content…
My protein target was 46 grams, and the first and third day shows that I went over what I was supposed to eat, but the second day I was under the target amount. My lipid target was between 20%-35%, and again the first and third day indicates that I went over the target amount. The second day shows that I was in the range for the amount of lipids needed. Since my carbohydrates and proteins were outside of the range, I probably would have removed the five pieces of chicken strips, the five chocolate chip cookies, the four macaroon …show more content…
On the third day I ate a cheeseburger with tomatoes and mayonnaise on a bun, one medium bag of French fries, one cup of broccoli, and one fish with vegetable oil on it. The trends in my food choices that might affect my fiber intake shows that I did not eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. I am usually eating a lot of fried and greasy foods, and I also have a habit of drinking a lot of soda. The changes I would make would be to eat more vegetables like green beans, and eating more fruits like oranges. Sometimes I eat bean dishes but not often, but when I do it usually would be a bowl of