Healthy Eating Plan

HEALTHY EATING PLAN COMPARISON

JAMES WHITE

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MAY 1, 2011

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX (AXIA)

HEALTHY EATING PLAN COMPARISON

The United States of America is one of the unhealthiest if not the number one unhealthiest country in the

world. There are a number of people who are obese due to unhealthy eating and not excersing. The

unhealthy eating leads to numerous of diseases that are related to unhealthy eating. People in this

country tends to eat alot of junk foods and not enough of foods that are healthy. Most people eat on the go

because it is convenient to their schedules instead of cooking healthy meals. Not only that the number of

children with obesity is increasing as well. This is due to unhealthy eating and not getting enough

exercise as well. Kids these days tend to stay in the house and playing video games, not to mention the

unhealthy meals they are eating from fast food restaurants such as happy meals.

In week one we were asked to complete a food diary checkpoint from the pyramid tracker that

gave us results on how well we were eating and consuming food from the food groups. And then we were

asked to complete the diary a second time for this exercise to see how our habits had changed of any.

The food groups are dairy, meats and beans, vegetables, fruit and grains. When I completed the food

diary in week one the results showed that I had consumed 1.9 cups of dairy, 12.2 ounces of meats and

beans, 1.6 cups of vegetables, 2.6 cups of fruit, and 7.9 ounces of grains. Being that I have a busy

schedule, I never really pay attention to what I eat and how I eat of the things I do eat. I never think about

what I am intaking and if I am intaking all the foods I need to ensure a healthy lifestyle. Nutrition is a very

important part of healthy living and keeping our bodies healthy and clean as well.

The food pyramid gives us the daily allowances and amounts of food we need from each of the...