My experience with the Food Intake Assignment has been an eye opening one. The first change I could make in my diet is to lower the amount of sodium I intake. For all three days I went over the recommended intake of sodium, which in the long run isn’t healthy for my body. For instance, if I continue to overdose on sodium I’m at risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and high blood pressure. Vitamin A is also something that needs to be implemented into my diet more. By eating foods such as carrots, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, and cantaloupe will add the much needed vitamin. Another thing I realized about my diet is how low my iron intake is. I have always dealt with low iron and one of the reasons is because it’s not significant
