Food Journal
Step 1: Pull out your food journal (Assignment 2.1)
Using your own diet analysis, set up a dietary consultation as if you were with a client. The client may be fictional or yourself
Create a clear goal for your “client”. Weight loss or weight gain. It can be a made up goal or one that you have for yourself.
Analyze your diet by looking at the food entries in the and exercise over the duration of your journal (Are there too many carbs? Too few calories? Too much junk food? ) . Where is your client now and how can you optimize their health SPECIFICALLY! I need the details.
Some things to include:
Determine any dietary suggestions to get your client to their goal. What are the changes you suggest to get them to their ideal weight.
Does the client (or you) eat more or less over the weekend?
Does the client (or you) eat more or less during the week?
Do your exercise patterns change during the week compared to the weekend?
Does the macronutrient content (Fat, Protein, and Carbohydrates Percentages) work towards the overall goal for yourself or your “client”? If yes, Explain why. If no, How can you improve to meet the nutritional goal?
Based on your Food log, clients body composition, and overall health goal- determine if the goal was realistic to achieve. If yes, explain why. If not, how would you help them to create a realistic goal.
When might you check or reassess your client to see if your plan is working?
Your food/life changes recommendations paper should be a minimum of 2-3 pages in length total, APA formatted, properly cited reference page, 12 point font
Step 2: Create a Food Journal Portfolio
Include:
Title page
Personal Food Journal
Food Journal Analysis
Food Recommendations for a fictional client or yourself
Reference Page
All components to your portfolio must be presented in essay style APA format, include properly cited reference page, title page, and 12 point font
Running head: FOOD JOURNAL 1
FOOD JOURNAL 5
Food Journal
Yndia Charles
Health career Institute
Food Journal
WEDNESDAY
Calories
carbs
Fat
Protein
Fiber
Sodium
Breakfast
-Milk coffee
Apples raw
-50
72
10
20
19
6
0
30
3
0
1
1
Lunch
Zapps potato chips
203
27
11
4
2
380
Dinner
Natural cut fries- value size with no salt
230
30
11
3
3
0
Drinks
Ozarka, 100% natural water, 100ml
0
0
0
0
0
0
THURSDAY
Breakfast
Raw apples with skin, 2 medium size
80
30
0
0
7
3
Lunch
Homemade- beef short ribs, without ribs
Fried potato chips
174
202
0
26
0
15
25
3
0
3
60
150
Dinner
Wendys jr cheeseburger, 1 burger
350
27
19
17
2
200
Snacks
Baby carrots, vegetable, 14 pieces
70
18
0
2
4
130
Drinks
Mineral water, 500ml
0
0
0
0
0
1
FRIDAY
Breakfast
banana
100
5
5
10
15
0
Black coffee
5
0
3
4
3
6
Lunch
Tuna sandwich
300
180
121
280
7
8
Bread, 5 slices
30
3
3
4
4
Snack
Corn chips
320
180
30
0
60
7
Dinner
Chicken breast
280
300
50
30
5
10
Drinks
soda
155
70
56
20
42
60
Saturday
Breakfast
Cereal and milk
180
120
60
30
43
4
Lunch
Chicken break
280
200
50
60
30
8
Salad dressing
150
70
0
0
20
0
Green salad, 2 fists
55
20
0
0
27
0
Dinners
Tuna sandwich
300
180
121
280
7
8
Snacks
muffin
440
320
40
67
43
9
Drinks
Mineral water, 1 liter
0
0
0
0
0
4
Sunday
Breakfast
-Milk coffee
Apples raw
-50
72
10
20
19
6
0
30
3
0
1
1
Lunch
Zapps potato chips
203
27
11
4
2
380
Dinner
Natural cut fries- value size with no salt
230
30
11
3
3
0
Drinks
Ozarka, 100% natural water, 100ml
0
0
0
0
0
0
3536
1753
677
912
346
1577
From the journal, it can be observed that, I had high intake of calories and proteins. I consumed significantly small amount of fiber. Most of the diets did not have water which is necessary for good health. Over the week I did not take enough fluids such as water. I can say that I have bad diet habits considering the kind of diets I had over the week. Most of my meals had high amounts of proteins and calories, but they lacked or had insufficiency of some other nutrients which are important for good health and proper functioning of the body. I need to improve on my budget and make sure I include all the nutrients in my meals because taking balanced diet is necessary for good health. There is need for improvement on my diet habits. I should include by checking the quantities of the elements of the foods in all my meals and ensuring proper and sufficient intake of all the necessary nutrient content.