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  • Essay / My Dietary Reference Intake (RDA) - 1639

    This diet review will cover everything I ate from Sunday February 7th to Saturday February 13th. According to my dietary reference intake (RDA), I was entitled to 2191 kcal for the week and I consumed 1978kcal. I achieved 90.3% of what I am allowed, although this is at the high end of the range and still within limits. My calories from fat were 647 kcal and my maximum allowed is 767 kcal. Even though I did not exceed the minimum allowed, 438 kcal, I still exceeded the 209 kcal from fats that could have been avoided. Checking the fat content of my snacks and limiting myself could reduce my actual consumption while staying within range. The same applies to my total fat intake. My max was 85g and I consumed 72g while the lowest could have been 49g. That's still 23g of fat consumed that I didn't consume. Especially for trans fats, I consumed 3.2g when ideally it should be 0g. Eliminating trans fats altogether, as they have no nutritional benefit, would completely eliminate them from my diet. My omega 6 and omega 3 intakes did not match my DRIs. I consumed only 3.9g of omega 6 when my DRI was 12g and I consumed 0.5g of omega 3 when my DRI was 1.1g. To increase my Omega 6 intake, I might start using grapeseed oil instead of the cheapest one I can find which may not be the healthiest. I already use grapeseed oil for my hair, so it would be easy to get another bottle for cooking. To increase my Omega 3 intake, I might start consuming more beef and salmon in my diet. The majority of meat I eat in my diet is chicken, so this change could add some variety. My RDA for cholesterol was at a maximum of 300 mg and my intake was 267 mg. Still relatively high, you could start eating oatmeal for breakfast, which would lower your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad" cholesterol. Also, I... middle of paper ... I wasn't aware of all the sodium in my food and the first thing I'm going to start doing is seriously reducing the number of processed foods in my food. I may not be able to eliminate everything because unfortunately it is much more convenient to consume, but I will reduce the amount I have. I can start buying fresh meats instead of packaged ones. I can also start comparing different brands of the same food until I find the one with the lowest sodium content. When buying packaged foods, at least get the ones that say low or no sodium. I can use more herbs in my cooking and switch to Mrs. Salt-Free Seasonings. Dash. Finally, if I'm using canned foods, I can rinse them with water to at least remove some of the sodium. When it comes to consuming foods with little to no sodium, lots of fresh fruits and vegetables would work since they contain "essentially no sodium ยป.,"