Nutrition Science Common Foods Booklet

Questions: 1. Find the Dietary Reference Intakes for protein, iron, calcium, and vitamin A. Then, determine how much of each nutrient was consumed by calculating the total amount of protein, iron, calcium, and vitamin A in the above given day. Which nutrients are higher than the recommendations? Lower than the recommendations? 2. Determine the total number of servings from each food group was actually eaten for the given day. Compare this to what is recommended in Canadas Food Guide to Healthy Eating for a man of Marcos age. Which food groups are in higher amounts than recommended? Which are lower? 3. What is your overall impression of the diet analysis you performed? Should your character be concerned? Why or why not? What are the possible health consequences if your character continues to follow his/her current eating pattern? Make a few specific recommendations that can simultaneously improve the food groups and the nutrient intake for your character. Answers: 1. According to the Canadas dietary reference intakes, the recommended values for protein, iron, calcium, and vitamin A are: Protein= 60gms Iron= 14mgs Calcium= 1000mgs Vitamin A= 900g/day PROTEIN From Marcos diet diary, each nutrient amount could be calculated for a given day. Marco consumed 120g broiled haddock, which contains majority of the protein. 4oz of broiled haddock contains 21.43g of protein. 1 cup (250 ml) 2% milk contains 8.3g. 2 plain pancakes contain 4.26g. cup (125 ml) vanilla ice cream contains 3.5g. 1 cup (250 ml) cream style corn contains 4.5g. cup (125 ml) peas and carrots contain 3g of proteins. Hence, total protein consumption in a day for Macro is almost 45gms, which indicates that protein consumption is lower than the recommendations ("Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - Main Page - Health Canada"). IRON 2 plain pancakes contain 1.2mgs of iron. 3 tablespoons (45 ml) maple syrup contains 3.6mgs. grapefruit contains 0.1mg. 1 almond butter sandwich contains 4mg. 2 stalks celery contains 0.2mg of iron. 4 oz (120 g) broiled haddock contains 0.3mg. 1 cup (250 ml) cream style corn contains 1mg. cup (125 ml) peas and carrots contain 0.9mg. 12 oz. can of cola contain 0.4mg. Hence, it could be calculated from the diet that total iron consumption in a day for Macro is almost 12mgs, which is less than the recommended intake. CALCIUM Marco consumed 1 cup (250 ml) 2% milk, which contains majority of the calcium in his days diet. 1 cup (250 ml) 2% milk contains 300mgs of calcium. 2 plain pancakes contain 116mg. 45 ml maple syrup contains 63mg. grapefruit contains 27mg. 1 almond butter sandwich contains 74mg. 2 stalks celery contain 50mg of calcium. Twice consumption of 12oz of cola contains 14.8mg. 2 chocolate chip cookies contain 6.2mg. 120 g broiled haddock contains 120mg. 250 ml cream style corn contains 1mg. 125 ml peas and carrots contain 23mg. So, it could be calculated from the diet that total calcium consumption in a day for Macro is almost 800mgs. However, the recommended consumption is 1000mg, which indicates lower calcium consumption than the recommendations. VITAMIN A grapefruit contains almost 424 g. 250 ml 2% milk contains almost 138 g. 1 almond butter sandwich contains almost .54 g. 2 stalks celery contains 86.10 g. 120 g broiled haddock contains 17 g. 250ml cream style corn contains 57 g. 125 ml peas and carrots contain 2880 g. 125 ml vanilla ice cream contains 127 g. So, it could be calculated from the diet that total vitamin A consumption in a day for Macro is almost more than 3000 g that indicates higher consumption of vitamin A than recommended daily intake (Sizer, Whitney and Kicklighter). 2. The total number of servings from each food group that was actually eaten for the given day: Legumes and vegetables, Fruit: minimum one orange and dark green vegetable. Marco consumed grapefruit, 2 stalks celery, cup peas and carrots, 1cup cream style corn, Cereal: 2 slices whole wheat bread, 2 plain pancakes Fish: 4 oz broiled haddock Milk: twice 250 ml 2% milk, cup vanilla ice cream Recommended servings per day as per the Canadas Food Guide to Healthy Eating for a man of Marcos age: Legumes and vegetables: 8-10 Fruit: 8-10 Cereal: 8 Fish: 3 Milk: 2 From the comparison, it could be mentioned that his milk intake was accurate. His fruit consumption should be increased. No water intake has been mentioned but he should cut down calorie-rich drink like cola (Flora, Gupta and Tiwari). He consumed meat alternatives like beans, which is recommended by the guide. Macro had 2 slices whole wheat bread, which is beneficial ("Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods Booklet - Health Canada"). 3. The calculations would enable to provide an impression of Macros diet and from the analysis it could be mentioned that the character need to be concerned. This is because his protein, iron and calcium consumption is lower than the recommendation ("Dietary Reference Intakes"). However, his diet was rich in vitamin A. If he continues to follow his current eating pattern, he might develop various health consequences. Constant consumption of excessive vitamin A may cause skin discoloration, bone pain and liver damage (Taylor et al.). Simultaneously, low protein in diet may increase physical weakness and lack of calcium affects the bones to a major extent and cause osteomalacia and osteoporosis (Haugen and Musser). Iron deficiency may also give rise to fatigue, breathing shortness, skin paleness and so on (Goodnough). Marco should be recommended to have protein, calcium and iron rich diet. 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