My Nutrition Diary

According to nutritiondata.com, I was recommended to eat 2,369 calories a day. I did not meet my recommended calorie count on any of the three days I recorded, which means I also did not meet my estimated daily energy expenditure. I believe I did not meet my recommendations because I held a belief that 2,000 calories should be a limit to your food intake. However, in my case, the website says eating 2,369 calories a day would maintain my current weight.
On Day 1 (13 October), I met all macronutrient (carbohydrates, fats and protein) ranges. One thing that I noticed was that I went over my recommended range for fat by 7.1%. On this day, I had fat in every meal. On Day 2 (14 October), I met all macronutrient ranges; this came as a surprise to me as I ate the least amount of calories this day. On Day 3 (25 October), I met all macronutrient ranges, except protein; this was also another surprise since I ate the most amount of calories this day. Ironically, the day with the best distribution was Day 2. …show more content…
My father tends to cook meals, but considering how busy he was we ordered pizza that would last us two days. On Day 3, I attend modelling classes with my sister in Sacramento from 12-3pm. Normally I hold off my hunger until I get home to eat (which isn’t until 5pm because of traffic), but my sister began complaining for food so we went out. Another point I can make is that because I knew I had to record my food intake for this project, I held myself back on eating. But it doesn’t mean I didn’t want to tell you want I ate, it was more like I didn’t want to hassle and confuse myself with food servings and how much I ate. So basically I made it as easy as possible for myself to work with the