Use this Diet Log to record your food and beverage intake for 3 days. Go to Calorie King, which is a nutrient tracker, to find the information you need to fill out your diet log. You can take the average of all three meals and “do the math” on the average. Once you have finished your calculations, answer the following questions in your journal.
Carbohydrates
How many grams of carbohydrates are in the meal?
How many kcalories do carbohydrates contribute to the meal?
Fats
How many grams of fat are in the meal?
How many kcalories do fat contribute to the meal?
Protein
How many grams of protein are in the meal?
How many kcalories does protein contribute to the meal?
Reflection: In 3 – 5 sentences, reflect on your nutrition by answering the following:
Compare your intakes of each nutrient. What do your diet log and your calculations say about your overall nutrition?
Review the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ AMDR ranges again. How do your nutrient calculations compare to these recommendations.
Were some intakes too high? Too low? What else did you notice?
What can you do to improve your nutrition?
What do you think you would find if you were to continue this diet log for a month or more? Do you think you’d discover any patterns or trends in your eating? Explain.