How To Write A Diet Analysis Paper

On September 17 and 18 I recorded the various foods I consumed, during which I found out a lot about my eating habits. Though I could claim that these two days weren’t my healthiest of days, I still found patterns that I can identify as fairly consistent. Beginning with the optimistic side of things, I only overate the recommended intake of sugar by one gram on the first day of the analysis. Along the same lines, I had room to eat more sodium by the end of the first day. I made fairly good snack choices, aside from dessert, with such foods as peanut butter and fat-free pretzels. For dessert, I kept the portion sizes down which helped a lot, though I still have lots of room for improvement. As an almost everyday occurrence, I wasn’t surprised to see that I overate dinner on both days. I tend to enjoy dinner food more than what’s available during other meals, resulting me allowing myself to overeat for pleasure rather than satiety. It wasn’t listed on the log, but I drank hardly any water. This low consumption of liquids is fairly typical for me, which is something I need to improve upon. I also noticed that I ate practically no vegetables and fruits, which are constantly stressed as the most important part of our diet. Also said to be important, I skipped breakfast altogether on the first …show more content…
I could start to improve dinner by using a smaller plate so my portion sizes don’t feel so small. It would also help if I took less the first time I fill up my plate, so if I feel inclined to get seconds, I won’t be taking much more than one serving size. I need to concentrate, in general, on eating to satiety rather than eating until I feel full. This would help decrease how much of a snack I eat, as well as how much I eat during the various meals. Lastly, it would greatly improve my general health if I would start to consume more