17/9/10 Diet

17/9/10

- 6.20am
1 piece of toasted brown bread with raspberry jam and 250ml of chocolate milk
- 10.40am
1 packet of iced lemon tea and 1 bowl of sliced fish beehoon
- 1.10am
1 carton of apple juice and 1 bowl of sliced fish beehoon
- 5.30pm
2 packets of cream crackers and 1 bowl of grapes
-7.30pm
Herbal chicken soup with 1 bowl of brown rice and 1 bowl of grapes
- 9.35pm
4 pieces of chocolate biscuits

Analysis of my diet today:

Again, my intake of saturated fat was higher that the recommended amount. An excess of saturated fat can raise my blood cholesterol, subsequently increasing my risk of heart disease. Your sodium intake was greater than the recommended amounts. Sodium acts like a sponge, holding water in our body. Excess sodium increases the blood volume, which then raises the pressure in my blood vessels. Hypertension or high blood pressure increases the risk of stroke and heart attacks.

This time, I managed to meet the dietry fibre, cholesterol, calcium, carbohydrates, energy, total fat requirements recommendations by the RDDA.

I managed to consume 8 servings of bread/grains, including the cream crackers which is well within my number of servings needed. (6 to 11 servings) I managed to consume at least 2 servings of fruit but only 1 servings of vegetables (added in both bowls of beehoon) although my recomended amount of servings was at least 3. Besides that I had only 1 serving of dairy products but I was supposed to have 2. Lastly I had 3 servings of meat which met my number of servings needed.

I should cut down on the snacks (chocolate biscuits). Accordings to the Healthy Diet Pyramid, such snacks that contain lots of suger should be eaten sparingly. I should REALLY consume more vegetables. Instead of consuming drinks with added sugar, I can stick to plain water the next time. If I feel like consuming fruit juices, I can opt for homemade, without extra added sugar instead.