My Diet Analysis Report

Growing up I knew about vitamin E, C, A, D, however, I did not know that there are thousands of vitamins and minerals. I felt overwhelmed after reading this chapter because there is so much to look out for and looking at my diet analysis report I never really considered vitamins, because I just assumed that I am consuming them from my fruits and veggies which I am lacking. According to Colleen and Smith, “Although the vitamins are essential nutrients, the amount of vitamins we need to prevent deficiency is small” (2016, p. 275). Thus, I think a lot of people do not think much about the vitamin content of their foods. Yet, vitamins are also important because they assist in digestion, absorption and metabolism (Aschidamini, 2017). Maybe people do not think much about vitamin content until it’s brought up to their attention like how I mentioned in my first post in chapter two. It all ties back to people being unaware of dietary guidelines until …show more content…
As I mentioned in a previous post, the amount I eat each day varies so I am not surprised that in some areas I am lacking certain vitamins, minerals, or other dietary nutrients. The diet analysis is not 100% accurate because it tricky to enter certain foods, yet, it does give us a general idea of how our diets are. To improve my nutrient density of my diet I have to eat more veggies and fruits. I know that sometimes I only eat one serving of veggies and fruits, which is not enough so my plan is to eat more fruits as snacks and add more veggies to my lunch and dinner. I already include a lot of chicken and fish into my diet so I can probably add meat to my diet a bit more often. Plus, I only eat wheat and whole grain bread and toritllas, I think my issue sis that I do not consume enough calories in the day to reach the DRI goals for the vitamin intakes. Thus, my overall goal is to consume more calories, healthy ones of