Food and Nutrition: Analysis of Personal Dietary Habits and Nutrient Intake

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FOOD AND NUTRITION
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1FOOD AND NUTRITION
Question 1 (Paraphrase)
Upon viewing my food records, I was quite surprised at the results indicating that that my
intake of total calories and fat are exceeding than the recommended DRIs, since I believed that I
consumed foods in just the right amounts and not in excess. However, after reflecting I realized
and agreed to the fact that my food intake, choices of food selection and quality of diet are
indeed poor. This can be due to the sudden changes in dietary patterns and habits I encountered
ever since me and my brother began to live alone. Not only have I been unable to accommodate
the time to prepare healthy, home cooked food due to my tight schedule as a full time worker and
student, but me and my brother generally revert to purchasing convenient, ready-to-eat takeaway
fast foods, which are generally rich in sodium, saturated fats, sugars and calories. A key reason
for such patterns is because of our complete lack of cooking skills and previous dependency on
our mother, who always cooked and served food at home on her own from scratch.
Question 2
Upon viewing my actual as compared to recommended intakes from the nutrient report,
one of first aspects that I observed were my excessive calorie intake. I was however, not
surprised of the exceeding values considering the high calorie fast foods which I have been
consuming lately. The next result which surprised me however, is my carbohydrate intake, which
was exceeding that the recommended values. I was surprised because even when while living
with my mother, I consumed considerable amount of grain based foods as I am engaging in now
and hence, was under the perception that my carbohydrate intake was under control. However, I
recalled my consumption of foods rich in added sugars like sodas, desserts and packaged