Healthy Eating Plan Richard A Bennett SCI/241 April 1, 2012 Stacey Nagy Healthy Eating Plan Changing my diet to fit my daily food plan is not going to be an easy task. Working in fast food makes it easy for me to eat unhealthy. I usually eat one meal a day at work, and it’s not always a healthy choice. I also tend to eat out a lot because it is the easy thing to do. At 5’6” tall and 250lbs I am not at a healthy weight.
It is a bad habit not to eat dinner but I pay for it in the morning because I’m starving. In between the normal meals I consume whatever junk food I can get on the go, like ice cream, candy, or cookies. This is no where near what I should have based on a healthy diet. According to the food pyramid I do not get the needed amounts in the various food groups. Based on the food pyramid I am supposed to consume a 2000 calorie diet.
That was a lot for me. Now I make sure I eat three meals a day that stops me from eating unhealthy out of hunger. I make sure I have a protein shake daily. It’s loaded with vitamins and it also has a ton of protein which our body’s need as we grow older. I walk every day for 30 minutes and do sit ups, pushups, and side bends for 10 minutes five times a week.
Unfortunately, thanks to the nutritional content of fast and processed foods, this generally means higher amounts of saturated fat. I eat out alot due to my busy schedule. On a daily basis, I eat more meat, almost no dairy, and zero fish because I do not like seafood period. I find that to be an issue because I want
Three Day Diet Analysis Currently I am on the Atkins Low Carb diet in which I am allowed 12-15 grams of carbs per day and all the protein and vegetables I want as long as it is it is lean protein. So at the present moment I cannot have any fruits, bread, rice, pastas, dairy unless it is less than 2 grams of carbs, and no sugars. So when I added what I ate to the My Pyramid Tracker it lets me know that I do not consume what is recommended daily to maintain a healthy weight. At this point I only eat meat, vegetables, and anything that is sugar free. According to the food pyramid I should eat diary, grains, oils, and a few sugars, I eat 2 cups of vegetables twice daily and it is recommended that I have 1 cup raw 3 to 4 times daily, meat I eat
Starvation diets have a very big range on how people use starvation diets and also why they are using starvation diets or low calorie diets. I did my research by using primary and secondary resources. I found three different starvation diets that I examined in order to see how starvation diets work and how people use them. Through my research I found that starvation diets are not as effective as people think they are. People go on these starvation diets thinking that they are going to lose a lot of weight, but what ends up happening is that their body goes into starvation mode and their body stores the fat because the body does not know when the next time it is going to get food.
(www.food-facts.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_health_benifits_of_nuts) The Asian food guide pyramid recommends fish or shellfish weekly. Fish is a healthy brain food filled with Omega 3 acids, which are usually lacking in our diet. They contribute to brain and tissue development, especially in infants. (www.feap.info/pieces/hottopics/advant5_en.asp) Fish recommended to be eaten weekly is sort of a double bonus because you are getting your protein from other sources and your body acquires Omega 3 acids which cannot be found in many other foods. Since your body does not make Omega 3 on its own, you have to get it through foods.
This is not exercise that I get up to do but due to my job. So I guess that the problem is my diet. So I guess this means I need to implement a plan to eat better. My eating plan will now consist of foods that are better for my health. For breakfast, I will skip the pancakes, no matter how delicious and fluffy they will appear, and reduce my meal to three egg whites with a piece of whole grain toast, a banana and orange juice.
Unit 9 Healthy eating For children and young people the nutritional requirements of healthy food is that they have a small amount of sugary food due it it being unhealthy in huge quanities, startchy foods such as potatoes, pasta for fibre, fruit and vegetables (five a day) for vitamins such as vitamins c and d. there is also milk and dairy products to develop strong bones and meat, fish and beans for protein. The five food groups enable a healthy lifestyle when used in the correct amount that is set by the doctors and health specialists. Healthy meals can be Sunday dinners when it is protein and vegetables, jacket potatoe with salad and tuna, pastabakes and cottage pie. Health snacks can be pieces of fruit, crackers, cheese, fruit yoguarts etc. Religions effect food choices by the fact that mnay of them don’t eat meat products on a certainday or because they are vegetations.
However, being a college student I tend to overlook fruit items, and head straight towards tastier, unhealthier, easier snack items. According to MyPyramid I am actually over my recommended intake for meat and beans, vegetables, as well as grains. My meat and beans intake was 8.1 ounces, and the recommended intake for me is 5 ounces. My vegetable intake was 6.6 cups, and the recommended intake is 2. 5 cups.