FOOD NUTRITION LAB WRITE-UP

Sunday October 5, 2008 Nutrition Summary

Breakfast
1. Fried Egg
2. Yogurt with bananas and bluberrys
3. Coffee
4. 1 tsp sugar
5. Coffee
6. 1 tsp sugar

Lunch
1. Tuna Salad on wheat
2. Green Leaf Salad w/ Tomatoes, Avocado, and feta
3. 2 Gingersnap Cookies
4. 1 liter water

Sometime Between lunch and Dinner
1. 2 Cups Popcorn w/ Nutritional Yeast (no butter…some salt)
2. Handful or so mixed nuts
3. 1 liter water

Dinner
1. Very tasty Beef Stew around 1.5 cups
2. Bread Stick
3. Green leaf salad with tomatoes and avocados
4. 1 litter water

Dessert
1. Fruit Tart
2. Coffee
3. 1tsp sugar
4. Coffee
5. 1 tsp sugar

Supplements – Folic Acid, Calcium, Vitamin E, Cardiac Support herbs, Adrenal Complex, ½ multi vitamin, and omega 3 fish oils

-How healthy a daily diet do you think this is? Why?
On a daily basis I would say I have a fairly clean and healthy diet. I try to eat plenty of organic fruits and vegetable (the entire rainbow of colors) along with lean meat and whole wheat grains and olive oil. I don’t eat a lot of dairy. I still eat yogurt and cheese but not a lot. I try every day to drink 4 liters of water because I think water is so important for my overall health and endurance. I used to eat fast foods and refined products until around 2 years ago when I learned how important nutrition is. I can’t imagine ordering from a drive thru now.

-What would you change about this day's eating, if anything?
If I were to change one thing in this days eating it would be the coffee. Coffee is my one vice that I still love doing, but I am not ready to give that up yet.

-Do you find this kind of nutritional tracking helpful? Why or why not
I think seeing anything in black and white puts a new twist of reality to it. So, yes I think tracking your eating habits is a very useful tool.