Analyzing My Diet
I got some helpful information from a food analysis site
Date: 7/15/2006 5:32:10 PM ( 18 y ) ... viewed 1850 times (photo: ginger-one of the "world's healthiest foods") I'm
really enjoying the website The World's Healthiest Foods. Today I used
their "food advisor," which is a questionnaire that you answer for
analysis. Although I already knew from Sparkpeople that my diet is too
low in certain nutrients, I like how WHF lays out the information and
advises you on how to correct the deficiencies. It's like NutritionData
and Sparkpeople with tailored advice.
The advisor has you check
from a list your age group, ethnicity, gender and major health problems
(I checked asthma, although I rarely have breathing problems these
days). Then you check your habit of eating 1 serving from certain food
groups daily or weekly. The listed foods are only the world's
healthiest ones- not restaurant meals, pop (that's soda for those of
you who don't say "pop") and junk food. Be sure to think before you
answer the questions so that you are as accurate as possible. Some of
the serving sizes can't possibly apply to the foods listed in that. For
example, I eat olive oil almost daily, but it's included in the
vegetable category for which they give 1 cup as a serving size.
However, by grouping all of your intake from the vegetable group,
though, you can average your total servings over the course of a day or
week.
I always knew that I tend to eat the same types of foods
over and over again, rarely straying into new areas until I get sick of
my daily menu. That doesn't bode well for my nutritional profile. Below
is the list I got of my deficiencies, all of which I was aware of - for
the fatty acids, that is. I thought I got plenty of those! Seeing this
information in red (high warning) and yellow (moderate deficiency) puts
it into perspective:
95% vitamin b12 95% vitamin e 90% vitamin d 80% riboflavin b2 78% calcium 70% niacin b3 68% zinc 60% pantothenic acid 60% omega 3 fatty acids Naturally,
this website gives you advice about resolving your deficiencies. They
give you foods with a number representing how many of the nutrients
from your deficiency list you'll get from that one food. For example,
if I were to eat cooked turnip greens, I would kill 4 birds with one
stone, since it contains 4 of my deficient nutrients. Since I would eat
them raw, I'd likely have greater benefits. You can click on each
nutrient for information about what it does, indicators of deficiency,
and rich sources of that nutrient. You can also click on the food
sources suggested; this will give you a nutritional analysis, recipe
ideas, and other helpful information. Based on what I'm reading at WHF,
I'm thinking I get vitamin D from the salmon I eat, despite what
Sparkpeople says. Their nutritional profiles for salmon all say 0
vitamin D. Guess I'll have to create an entry of my own for salmon.
Well,
I hope that those of you who haven't been to this website check it out.
I'm all about self- educating, and this website looks like a good
resource for people who want to find out more about good, healthy foods.
LINKS List of world's healthiest foods Food advisor World's Healthiest Foods main page
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