Creating a perfectly balanced meal regimen is a tough goal to accomplish. In unit 2, I tracked my eating habits for five days. My nutrient report based off of that period of time clearly pointed out the many flaws of my diet. I was deficient in several important nutrients, minerals and vitamins such as:
• Fiber
• Calcium
• Potassium
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin K (Super Tracker).
In addition to my deficiencies, I was over indulgent in sodium. I acknowledged the changes I needed to make and did my best to stay on track. For a while I was doing great, but during this unit I made a trip home for my dad’s birthday. To be honest with both you and myself I was over indulgent in some not so healthy foods. Although I did participate …show more content…
I was deficient in vitamin A, C and D. My RDA target for vitamin A is 700 ug RAE. In unit 2 I was deficient with an average intake of 546 ug RAE. Realizing how deficient I was in unit 2 I focused on adding more tomatoes, carrots, broccoli and sweet potatoes to my meal regimen (The Health Sciences Academy, Ch. 12 pg. 10, 2015). These changes increased my average intake which is now at an average of 1185 ug RAE. My RDA target for vitamin C is 75 mg. My average intake in unit 2 was 49 mg. My intake has increased to 85 mg. Some of the foods I consumed to increase my vitamin A intake are also capable of increasing my vitamin C intake. These foods include: tomatoes, broccoli and cabbage. I also added more fruits to my diet to help with my vitamin C increase. These fruits include: strawberries, lemons and kiwi (The Health Sciences Academy, Ch. 12 pg. 28, 2015). I remain deficient in vitamin D. My RDA target is 15ug. My average intake in unit 2 was 5 ug. Since then I have increased to 7 ug, which is still not adequate enough. A lot of the foods sufficient in vitamin D are sea foods, which I am not fond of; some other options include eggs and cottage cheese. To increase my vitamin D intake I can add more of the additional options to my meal
• Fiber
• Calcium
• Potassium
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin K (Super Tracker).
In addition to my deficiencies, I was over indulgent in sodium. I acknowledged the changes I needed to make and did my best to stay on track. For a while I was doing great, but during this unit I made a trip home for my dad’s birthday. To be honest with both you and myself I was over indulgent in some not so healthy foods. Although I did participate …show more content…
I was deficient in vitamin A, C and D. My RDA target for vitamin A is 700 ug RAE. In unit 2 I was deficient with an average intake of 546 ug RAE. Realizing how deficient I was in unit 2 I focused on adding more tomatoes, carrots, broccoli and sweet potatoes to my meal regimen (The Health Sciences Academy, Ch. 12 pg. 10, 2015). These changes increased my average intake which is now at an average of 1185 ug RAE. My RDA target for vitamin C is 75 mg. My average intake in unit 2 was 49 mg. My intake has increased to 85 mg. Some of the foods I consumed to increase my vitamin A intake are also capable of increasing my vitamin C intake. These foods include: tomatoes, broccoli and cabbage. I also added more fruits to my diet to help with my vitamin C increase. These fruits include: strawberries, lemons and kiwi (The Health Sciences Academy, Ch. 12 pg. 28, 2015). I remain deficient in vitamin D. My RDA target is 15ug. My average intake in unit 2 was 5 ug. Since then I have increased to 7 ug, which is still not adequate enough. A lot of the foods sufficient in vitamin D are sea foods, which I am not fond of; some other options include eggs and cottage cheese. To increase my vitamin D intake I can add more of the additional options to my meal