Nutritional Assessment
Nutritional Assessment
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Nutritional Assessment
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Nutritional Assessment
For this assignment, I kept a record of all of the things I ate in one week as well as my weight. After I recorded everything, I went to the website webmd.com to find out the number of calories contained in each one of the things I ate, and then I converted those numbers to kilocalories. After finishing this process, I could look at the total calories I am consuming a day and I could compare it to what I am supposed to be eating according to health.gov and the American Cancer Society.
Clinical
According to health.gov, with my current weight, age, height, gender, and lifestyle, I should be consuming 1860 to 2000 calories a day. If I wish to lose weight the American Cancer Society suggests cutting that amount by 250 calories a day resulting in a decrease to around 1610 calories a day. My BMI right now is 23.0 which is considered normal, so my goal is not losing mass or weight. I should be exercising more often to keep in good shape and because in the long run, the consequences of a sedentary life could develop in problems with the blood pressure, weaker bones, hormonal imbalance, etc. (Ekelund & Brage). I’m also consuming less calories than what is recommended, but I am including all of my nutrients in my diet.
Plan to Meet Nutritional Deficiencies
Biochemistry of Foods
Environment
Dietary Assessment
| Day | Food Consumed | Calories | Kilocalories |
| Monday | |||
| Breakfast | 2 Boiled Eggs1 American Coffee | 160 cal | |
| Lunch | Ropa vieja sweet potato bowl | 615 cal | |
| Dinner | Seared chopped chicken breast w/ creamy italin dressing veggies & veggies | 646 cal | |
| Total | 1421 | 1.421 | |
| Tuesday | |||
| Breakfast | 2 Boiled Eggs1 American Coffee | 160 cal | |
| Lunch | Healthy carnitas tacos w/ whole wheat tortilla | 750 cal | |
| Dinner | Baja style shrimp & quinoa bowl | 550 cal | |
| Total | 1460 | 1.460 | |
| Wednesday | |||
| Breakfast | 2 Boiled Eggs1 American Coffee | 160 cal | |
| Lunch | Lemon pepper chicken bowl | 723 cal | |
| Dinner | Mongolian beef whole grain | 830 cal | |
| Total | 1713 | 1.713 | |
| Thursday | |||
| Breakfast | 2 Boiled Eggs1 American Coffee | 160 cal | |
| Lunch | BBQ glazed turkey meatballs w/ mash and veggies | 670 cal | |
| Dinner | Baked white fish on bed of mixed vegetables | 752 cal | |
| Total | 1582 | 1.582 | |
| Friday | |||
| Breakfast | 2 Boiled Eggs1 American Coffee | 160 cal | |
| Lunch | Turkey and pepper jack cheese with pea soup | 646 cal | |
| Dinner | Cuban cubed pollo fricassee w/ boiled potatoes | 740 cal | |
| Total | 1546 | 1.546 | |
| Saturday | |||
| Breakfast | 2 Boiled Eggs1 American Coffee | 160 cal | |
| Lunch | Glazed Turkey meatloaf w/ sweet potato mash and corn | 850 cal | |
| Dinner | Chicken thighs w/ veggies | 650 cal | |
| Total | 1660 | 1.660 | |
| Sunday | |||
| Breakfast | 2 Boiled Eggs1 American Coffee | 160 cal | |
| Lunch | Spanish style ground chicken & veggie quinoa w/ cucumber and tomato | 588 cal | |
| Diner | Shrimp enchiladas zucchini boats | 810 cal | |
| Total | 1558 | 1.558 | |
| Average | 1562.85 | 1.58285 |
Current weight: 130 lbs.
References
American Cancer Society Calorie Counter. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cancer.org/healthy/eat-healthy-get-active/take-control-your-weight/calorie-counter-calculator.html.
Ekelund U, Brage S, Besson H, Sharp S, & Wareham NJ. (2008). Time spent being sedentary and weight gain in healthy adults: reverse or bidirectional causality? American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 88(3), 612–617. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105555162&site=ehost-live
Food Calculator: Carbs, Calories, Fat, Protein and More. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-food-calorie-counter.
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