Reflections

The results were rather shocking as i discovered my eating habits are quite unhealthy. Over the period of 3 days, my total fat intake, saturated fat intake, cholesterol intake and especially sodium intake were over the recommended intake. Also, my dietary fiber intake was insufficient. This may lead to many harmful consequences such as obesity and high blood pressure. Hence my diet is not healthy.

On the other hand, the accuracy of the nutritional tools are questionable. I have always taken note of my diet and tried to eat balanced meals that include meat, staple food and especially vegetables. Hence, it came as a shock when i discovered that my dietary fiber intake was insufficient. When i was analyzing my diet, i was unable to find much of the food that i eat. For example, for one meal, i ate mixed rice which mainly consisted of nutritional food such as mushrooms, leafy vegetables, tomatoes and egg. However, when keying in the data, the closest match i could find was "Rice, egg, ham, frozen vegetables, stir fried". The analyzer may have interpreted that dish to mainly consist of rice, which was not accurate.

Still, i agree that i may have taken too much sodium and calories. I will continue to watch my diet and try to make it healthier.

As a whole, i found the nutritional tools very useful. The two main tools i used were the "food intake assessment" and the "Energy and Nutrient Composition of Foods"”tools.. I found the two tools easy to use and they were very comprehensive, providing information on many aspect of my diet. Furthermore, the food intake assessment tool even provided advice on how to have a healthier diet. However, as mentioned above, the accuracy of these tools is questionable and they have limited foods for you to choose from.

My suggested one dish meal is healthy as i used ingredients that had significantly lower fat content, such as lean meat and low fat mayonnaise. Other nutritional ingredients such as whole grain buns (boosts fiber intake) and tomatoes were used.