Over the past two days I have eaten far below what I am expected to based on the website provided. I am expected to consume 2564 calories a day, while based on my eating habits I only consume about 1800 a day. Over the past two days I have consumed a total of 3800 calories, 2200 the first day and 1600 the last. This is less than the expected amount, which is over 5000. While this may seem like it is healthy, I am not quite sure if it is. For one thing I may not be getting the nutrition that my body needs. Another point is that while I do not consume all that many calories, I do not eat very healthy foods. Vegetables rarely find their way into my diet, which cannot be good for my health. Most of the food that I eat is greasy and often fried food. The drinks that I have are almost always soda or juice which in addition to being high in calories is very sugary.
Day one began with my usual bowl of cereal, with milk of course. This was roughly 400 calories, mostly because of the milk, despite its being 1%. From there, a few hours later, I enjoyed a granola bar. This was 90 calories. The day went on and for lunch I had Chinese food, fried chicken wings, a whooping 800 calories. My dinner that night, hamburger helper, was 400 calories. Aside from the foods, all I had to drink that day was soda and juice. I had one serving of soda and one of juice. This added an extra 200 calories. Then the snack, adding 300 calories. Overall I enjoyed my eating for this day. The food was not particularly expensive and it pleased me. Food impacts people in several ways. In pleases your senses before and during the time you eat it. Before it arrives you are able to smell it, causing you to desire it all the more. While eating it, you taste it and enjoy it. Most foods are physically easy to eat, while some require more effort. I always wonder why foods have that smell about them. Is the smell intentional or does it come naturally with the ingredients? Why do the ingredients smell the way they do? Does the smell of the food actually impact the way it tastes?
Day two began similarly with my traditional bowl of cereal, followed by my granola bar. 490 calories. Then, being that there was early release; I assumed I would be home somewhat earlier than usual so I had a smaller lunch. Just one slice of pizza, along with the soda, added 500 calories. Dinner that night, rice, beans and chicken, added roughly 450 more calories. My juice for that night, 50, will give me a final of 1490 calories for the day. This is much less than the expected amount, leading me to believe that I should have ate more for lunch that day. Despite my lack of a full lunch, I am still overall pleased with my eating for that day.
Generally my foods are unhealthy. They are often fried and/or greasy. My meals are usually very saucy, or wet. They almost always consist of rice or pasta, either for lunch or for dinner. The foods I eat are always tasty in my opinion. They tend to be very flavorful. I am satisfied with my meals for the past two days, however, if I could make a change or an addition I would like to incorporate fruits and/or vegetables into my eating more. I do not necessarily have the desire to take anything out of my meals; I would just like to add something healthy into my daily eating. Also, I would like to make eating every meal, every day, more of a habit. There are some days where I would not eat lunch or eat something small. I would like to have a full lunch everyday. There are also days where I may be pressed for time in the morning and therefore not be able to have breakfast. I would like to make time for breakfast every morning as well.
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