Diet Plan Analysis & Goal-Setting

Joseph Dominguez

Nutr 011

June 7, 2015

Diet Plan Analysis & Goal-Setting

First I will address my Diet Plan Analysis, critiquing exactly what I intake, too little of or too much of, I will also asses how healthy my dietary consumption is. I will review my diet and set goals on what I would like to improve, keep the same and further more change or take out from my diet. Individuals often believe that if they workout they can eat what ever they would like I will demonstrate why that is far from the truth.

I would assess myself as an active, healthy young individual. I am 6’4 185lbs with a 9% body fat. I have decent eating habits, I try to eat a lot of chicken rather then red meats or processed foods, I also try and eat salts rather then sweats but that is also just a personal preference. I have an over all good wellness status I rarely get sick and have not ever been overweight or needs and dietary supplements. I have been blessed with what I believe is a fast metabolism.

Within the RDA standards, I believe my diet is on track with where It should be for a individual with my statistics. According to my diet analysis on average I consume 1224 calories daily. This is a fair and healthy amount. Most of my diet consist of full healthy meals rather then snacks and quick meals. On average I have 2.5 meals a day and drink mostly water, which assist in my calorie intake. During breakfast I often times do not eat and if I do I tend to eat waffles with little to no syrup to minimize calorie intake. For snacks I tend to intake nuts, chips, or small fruit. For meals I tend to intake healthy meats, and vegetables.

I believe there are several ways I can improve my current health and also maintain the status I currently have. First off I am a pretty picky eater, if I was able to start eating a better-rounded variety of foods. I believe this could increase my health status. I currently do not eat any fish at all, although eating fish is extremely healthy and very useful to the body in many ways. Fish can severe, as is an important source of omega-3 fatty acids. These essential nutrients keep our heart and brain healthy. Two omega-3 fatty acids that originate in fish are EPA and DHA. Our bodies cannot produce omega-3 fatty acids so we must get them through the food we consume. I also do not eat certain dairy product such as eggs, milk, or yogurt. Eggs severe as a good source of low-cost, protein option. More than half the protein of an egg is found in the egg white along with vitamin B2 and lower amounts of fat and cholesterol than the yolk. The whites are strong sources of selenium, vitamin D, B6, B12 and reserves such as zinc, iron and copper. Egg yolks consist of much more calories and fat. The yolks are the foundation for cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. My final approach to improving my dietary plan would be to intake less fatty meals during breakfast. I would assess breakfast as being my weakest part of my diet. Often times in the morning I will completely miss breakfast witch is extremely bad for my body being that breakfast is vital for the body and brain throughout the day. When I do have breakfast due to lack of resources or knowledge I often times eat things that I can put in the toaster or microwave, I believe that if I could reform my breakfast eating habits I could drastically improve my diet.