Healthy Eating Patterns
Description
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) a healthy eating pattern should provide:
A variety of vegetables
A variety of fruit, especially whole fruit
Grains, especially whole grains
Fat-free or low-fat dairy products
Various protein foods
The DGAs suggest limiting:
Unhealthy fats (red meat, whole milk, butter, fried foods)
Added sugars (sugars added to foods, not those naturally present such as fruits
Sodium (salt or salty foods)
Essay Prompt: Critically evaluate 3-day diet record listed on pages 5-9 on attachment. Are you meeting all aspects of the DGA recommended healthy eating pattern as outlined above? Compare your overall diet to all 6 aspects of a healthy eating pattern. Are there areas of your diet that you should improve? How does your diet compare to the dietary aspects that a healthy diet should limit?
Be thorough and complete in your answer. Be sure to answer all questions and write professionally with proper grammar and spelling. There is no word count, you are graded on the quality of your content. Points will be deducted for short answers, that are not well thought out, and are lacking details.
