Food And Beverage Analysis Essay

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Food and Beverage Analysis I was asked to track 9 days of my meals throughout this semester to view my caloric, fat, and other eating habits. These 9 days were spaced out into 3 consistent days every two weeks, using different days of the week. This was to find trends, deficiencies, or habits among the way I eat. The base line was used with my weight, activity, BMR, age, gender, and height. The following is a good analysis is a good representation of my eating habits and how I should improve them.
Over the first 3-day period, my average caloric intake was 1,910 calories. Based on my basal metabolic rate, 1,503 calories, I was over by 398 calories. Of these 398 calories, 128 of them were due to added sugars, which was still within my limit of 150 calories for sugars. Saturated fats added 256
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The limit for saturated fats was also 150 calories, putting me almost twice my limit. In order to have a better understanding of the overview of these three days, I must take into consideration that I was still in my sophomore year of high school, thus eating only what was available to me. Under the food category of oils, I was over my target by 1 teaspoon. Looking at my day-to-day ratio, I was over my target by 4 teaspoons, being attributed by the caesar salad and salad dressing. Day two, I had a 2-5 ration, where I was under. On day 3, I was 1 teaspoon over, being possibly attributed to the oil in the mayonnaise of the BLT, which I did not eat. The mayonnaise put me over my target for oils, which if it was not added, I would have been in the ‘OK’ range. Under the category of proteins, I was under my target by 1.5 ounces. On day 1, I was on target where as on days 2 and 3, I was below average. This can be attributed to the fact that only on day 1 did I eat lunch and dinner. However, although my iron was low due to a lack of protein in my diet, I had a consistent amount of iron. To raise my amount of

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