Choosemyplate. Gov Analysis

Where are the greatest deficiencies in your diet, as indicated by the choosemyplate.gov analysis? What can be done to improve these areas? The greatest consistent deficiency in my diet was protein. Throughout all three days I was under the target amount. I would say that I need to add more foods that have a large amount of protein such as; turkey, fish (halibut), and egg whites. Not only was I under the target amount for protein, I was also under the target amount of dietary fiber. This means I need to start eating foods with more dietary fiber such as; brown rice, artichoke hearts, and oatmeal.
What nutritional areas do you have covered the best at this stage in your diet? What types of foods were specifically most helpful in helping you to meet you nutritional requirements for those classes of nutrients? At this stage in my “diet” I have carbohydrates covered the best. I have no problem consuming carbs. Carbs are always the most delicious like the pepperoni pizza I ate, or the Coca-Cola I washed it down with. I also have total fat covered, which isn’t that hard. The foods that contributed the most are the whopper from burger king which I figure it would. Also the pepperoni pizza contributes again. Last but no least I have cholesterol covered. The omelet that I ate on 09/23/14 had the …show more content…
I do consume few simple sugars but I would say that I consume mostly complex carbohydrates over the three days I tracked. When you have a diet that is high in simple sugars you are at a higher risk of getting diabetes and heart disease. Whereas if you have a diet that is high in complex carbohydrates the slower the digestion and absorption will be, which is good because the faster the process takes the more it raises blood insulin levels. Carbohydrates play a pretty important job in the body, I would say. They provide energy to moving muscles, providing fuel to the central nervous system, and preventing protein from being used as