Question

Nutritional Intake Analysis and Self-evaluation

Directions:

Review the Food Log of your intake for the 3 day period. In the chart below, for each day, record the number of servings you consumed from each category. Analyze your intake compared to the USDA guidelines and answer the self-evaluation questions in complete sentences, using proper spelling and grammar.

	Dairy Servings	Protein Servings	Fruit Servings	Vegetable Servings	Grain Servings	Sugar Servings	Fat Servings
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Daily USDA Dietary Guidelines for an Adult*	3 cups	5.5 ounces	2 cups	2.5 cups	6 ounces	minimal	minimal

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet for an 18+yr old adult according to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines.

Self-evaluation Questions:

1. In which areas of your nutritional intake did you do well?

2. Which areas of your nutritional intake need adjustment?

3. What are some specific eating/drinking changes you could make to better balance your nutritional intake?

4. After analyzing your nutritional intake and comparing it to the USDA guidelines, what surprised you?

Answer 1

	dairy	protein	fruit	vegetable	grain	sugar	fat
day 1	1 cup	4 ounce	3 cups	3 cups	7 ounce	moderate	maximum
day 2	2 cup	4 ounce	2 cups	3 cups	5ounce	maximum	moderate
day 3	1cup	4 .5 ounce	3 cups	3 cups	6 ounce	moderate	moderate
USDA	3 cups	5.5 ounce	2 cups	2.5 cups	6 ounce	minimal	minimal

In which areas of your nutritional intake did you do well? :- friut and vegetable.and protein

Which areas of your nutritional intake need adjustment? :- dairy , fat ,sugar. and grains

What are some specific eating/drinking changes you could make to better balance your nutritional intake? :- I have increase dairy intake and minimize fat and sugar intake.

After analyzing your nutritional intake and comparing it to the USDA guidelines, what surprised you?

my fat and sugar intake are to much exceeding as compare ot USDA value. it may keep me at high risk of obesity and invite different health issues.