Although, I have been eating healthier, they are still far from perfect. The other difference is that I do exercise daily. I do try to eat healthy everyday, and let me tell you it’s very easy to go the McDonalds route. I tried to starve myself for long periods without any food consumption. That was not a good thing to do because it affected my metabolism and energy.
He gives readers many eating tips that can make a huge change to many people. His rules are simple but they seem to be forgotten in modern society. If you eat less, you can afford better quality of food, like organic plants. The most useful advice from his book is “stop eating before you are full”. This advice covers most of the content in the last part of his book.
Three-Day Food Intake Christina Gates SCI/220 October 22, 2012 Vicki Clithero Three-Day Food Intake The food intake for the three days I wasn’t aware of the amount of lipids that I took in. I just ate and drank whatever to monitor my usual diet. Proteins mostly came from the meat like the chicken patty, country fried steak, teriyaki chicken, bratwursts, eggs, and bacon. Most of everything that I had consumed had some sort of protein in the nutrition facts such as my instant mash potatoes has 2g worth of protein. Carbohydrates were in the sodas, mash potatoes also, toast, green beans, potato salad, bake beans, soba noodles, macaroni salad, and fried rice.
Although many people may not like natural food because it do not have not flavor, natural food does provide enough nutrients, so people can have more energy in their daily life performance. For instance, when I eat homemade food, I have sufficient energy to be able to study, play soccer, and go to work. Therefore, I enjoy more to eat homemade food than eating processing food. Pollen believes Cooking is one of the most important health consequences of buying food from local farmers” (Pollen539) I agree, because I feel so different when I do not eat homemade food. As a result, eating homemade food with natural ingredients, it would help me out to do better of my daily activities.
There are a variety of healthy foods anywhere you go, including fast food restaurants. Most homeowners own at least one cookbook, and there are cook books available that are devoted to healthy eating so you can learn to make delicious and nutritious meals for your whole family to enjoy. Dieting is becoming more of a popular fashion than ever before. It is getting much easier to go to the grocery store and find reduced sugar or even sugar free products that you have always enjoyed that used to be very unhealthy. If you learn to eat healthier and fit a small workout into your busy life at least a few times a week, you will most likely be able to avoid obesity.
Compared to my previous one day food intake of 5600 calories this three day diet is noticeably better. My diet included protein which came from the meats I ate, turkey and beef. The carbohydrates came from the bread in my sandwiches, the pasta in the lasagna, and the oatmeal for breakfast. The lipids, or fats that I consumed were included in all the meats and breads that I consumed. My intake of all the nutrients was within the limits of the average comparison except I was a little low on my proteins by 5 grams and carbohydrates were low by over 100 grams.
After a hard day of work most people want a quick and easy dinner so they automatically think of eating out for the night. There are some who do blame Taco Bell and McDonalds because of their high fat foods. Parents are the ones responsible for what their kids eat in my eyes. They can help their family and themselves by bringing home more healthier food and "accept their role in fighting the problem"(Weintraub 11). When a family goes out to eat out at McDonalds, they buy meals that are extremely over portioned or "meals that can easily make up to half of their recommended daily intake of calories"(Brownlee 1).
The average lunch will cost about $7.75, while the dinner fare’s a bit more at an average of $15.00 a plate. All the main course options are accompanied by a side salad with house dressing, and your choice of side dish. Having said that, the menu is limited for the health conscious person and offers meat, meat and more meat. You won’t find meat substitutes, pastas or even many garden vegetables unless they are fried and beer battered. The menu at TexAz is limited to main courses and does not offer the patron’s starter foods such as snacks and appetizers and the kid friendly menu may not be very “kid friendly” for picky
While it is more convenient to just pull through, it would be more cost efficient to get sandwich meat and freezer food; not to mention it’s healthier. Especially considering they sit for the majority of the time not burning even a small portion of the calories they intake compared to the average American. As for the graveyard shift doctors, nurses, etc. they have every option afforded to them as any other working man or woman. They may not be able to run to Applebee’s and get a fresh salad but just a little planning and they can bring their own meals.
I worked out five days a week also. My diet was pretty clean and healthy. The only descrepancies I saw between my diet and the recommendations set forth by the pyramid is that I didn’t consume enough fruit and vegetables. I consumed a lot of meat and breads and rice. I had to consume a decent amount of carbs to fuel my runs and workouts.