Food Intake

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Introduction

I recorded the food that I consumed during 3 days and I really didn't like what I saw. I lacked in a lot of macronutrients and essential nutrients. Iprofile is a really good web page to record a daily food intake. It has a lot of tools like Macronutrient Distribution, Food Journal Summary intake Compared to DRI Intake Spreadsheet, My Plate, Single Nutrient, Food Exchanges, Activity Journal Summary, and Energy Balance. These tools give you the information the user needs to have a balance and healthy diet.

3-day Food Intake

Protein

Many of the food I eat contain protein. The following items in my 3 –day food intake contained protein: Chicken breast has 25.3 grams of protein, The cheese quesadilla has 7.7 grams of protein, Turkey ham slice has 3.9 grams of protein, boiled eggs have 6.3 grams of protein, chocolate bar with almonds has 3.8 grams of protein, A grilled cheese sandwich has 9.2 grams of protein, Smoked sausage has 6.8, pasta spaghetti with tuna have 28.2 grams of protein, Peanut butter and jelly sandwich have 10.3 grams of protein, milk chocolate has 7.5 grams of protein and potato chips have 2 grams of protein. My total protein intake in one day is 116 grams of protein.

Carbohydrates

The following items in my 3 –day food intake contained carbohydrates: pancakes with syrup have 59.3 g, The cheese quesadilla has 15.3 g, Turkey ham slice has 0.6 g, boiled eggs have 0.6 g, lemonade has 30 g, chocolate bar with almonds has 19.9 g, A grilled cheese sandwich has 27.9 g, Smoked sausage has 0.1, pasta spaghetti with tuna have 43.2 g, Peanut butter and jelly sandwich have 41.9 g, milk chocolate has 30.3 g and potato chips have 16.0 g. My total carbohydrate intake in one day is 384 grams of carbohydrates.

Lipids

The following items in my 3 –day food intake contained lipids: pancakes with syrup, The cheese quesadilla, Turkey ham slice, boiled eggs have, Simply lemonade, chocolate bar with almonds, A grilled cheese sandwich,...