7 Day Consumption

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Seven Day Diet Analysis Summary According to Canada’s Food Guide, male teenagers ages 14 - 18 years old should consume approximately 8 servings of fruit and vegetables, 7 servings of grain products, 3-4 servings of milk and alternatives, and 3 servings of meat and alternatives daily. On average an adult male should drink approximately 8 cups of water a day, which adds up to 56 servings of water a week. ("Water: How Much Should You Drink Every Day?") By comparing my 7-day diet results to the recommended amounts suggested by Canada’s Food Guide, I am able to conclude that my diet was sufficient in almost all aspects except for consumption of milk and alternatives and water. I can also conclude that I do not make the healthiest choices on the weekends. On Friday night I consumed an unhealthy quantity of chocolate and marshmallows, and on both Saturday and Sunday I ate only processed pizza at lunch. If these habits were continued for the rest of my life, this would be extremely unhealthy and would impact my life detrimentally. I was satisfied to observe that throughout the remainder of the week I was able to consume a balanced diet according to the Canadian Food Guide recommendation and in accordance to my high amounts of physical activity. To start off, the recommended weekly intake of milk and alternatives according to the Canadian Food Guide is approximately 24.5 servings; however, the results I have obtained throughout this week showed that my weekly intake of milk and alternatives was only 19, a difference of 5.5 servings! This means that I was lacking almost 2 days worth of milk and alternatives! If results are narrowed down and analyzed day by day, as clearly demonstrated in Graph 1, only on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday did my eating habits reach the recommended amount of 3-4 servings. Taking in the recommended amount, or a bit more, of milk and alternatives

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