Question

Personal Nutrition

Make a meticulous list of everything you usually eat in a day. Use paper.
Look up and record the number of calories these foods contain; add together for a sum total.
Which nutrients were too high? Which ones were too low?
How do you think eating a nutritious diet will help with your schoolwork?
4-5 sentences simple student like paragraph form no () symbols

Answer 1

Here is a detailed list of everything I usually eat in a day with calorie estimates.

Breakfast
- 1 cup corn flakes cereal 100 kcal
- 1 cup 2 percent milk 122 kcal
- 1 medium banana 105 kcal
- 8 ounces orange juice 112 kcal
Breakfast total 439 kcal

Lunch
- Turkey sandwich on 2 slices whole wheat bread 472 kcal
- Small bag salted potato chips 152 kcal
- Medium apple 95 kcal
- 12 ounce regular soda 150 kcal
Lunch total 869 kcal

Afternoon snack
- Granola bar 120 kcal
- 6 ounce flavored yogurt 150 kcal
Snack total 270 kcal

Dinner
- 4 ounce grilled chicken breast 187 kcal
- 1 cup cooked white rice 205 kcal
- 1 cup steamed broccoli 55 kcal
- Garden salad with 2 tablespoons dressing 110 kcal
- 1 cup whole milk 149 kcal
Dinner total 706 kcal

Dessert
- Half cup vanilla ice cream 137 kcal

Daily calorie total 2421 kcal

Nutrients that are too high for this day include added sugars from juice soda yogurt and ice cream, saturated fat from cheese whole milk ice cream and mayonnaise, and sodium from deli meat chips and dressing. Nutrients that are too low include dietary fiber which is below recommended amounts, vitamin D which is low without fortified foods or sun exposure, and iron which may be low for some people.

Eating a nutritious diet will help me focus and have steady energy for school. Good food can make it easier to pay attention and remember things during class. Eating more fruits vegetables and whole grains will give me more fiber and vitamins that my body needs. I will feel less tired and able to do better on homework and tests.