For my independent component I am taking a Nutrition course up at Cal Poly, with my final just around the corner I have learned a lot of information on the functions of our body and the way it reacts to food due to its chemical properties. My professor assigned for us to study our own food diet to see if we were consuming all the nutrients we need for our body as well as seeing if we meet the recommended requirements. We used 2 different software for this study, we used ESHA which recollected 3 days worth of food intake, and MyPlate which only did a 24 recall. Not only was ESHA more extensive in the details of our health but it was also much more accurate due to the fact that it had more data to work with. However to obtain this software you need to pay, MyPlate gave similar overall results but it could be jeopardize through the person and whether that day was a very "normal" eating day for them.
This study was really amazing because it helped you realize what foods you need to start incorporating into your diet in order for you completely get a full range of nuitrients.
I suggest for you to try out MyPlate's site, it is completely free and it will be really neat to see how your food intake is now. https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/foodtracker.aspx
Be as accurate as possible and find new ways to improve your diet!
P.S just because it's the holidays doesn't mean you have an excuse to stuff your face and sit on the couch all day, a common mistake done at this time of the year. Take care of yourself and get up and move.
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