Nutritional Assessment

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Nutritional Assessment

Student

School

NUR3010

Nutritional Assessment

For this assignment, I kept a record of all of the things I ate in one week as well as my weight. After I recorded everything, I went to the website webmd.com to find out the number of calories contained in each one of the things I ate, and then I converted those numbers to kilocalories. After finishing this process, I could look at the total calories I am consuming a day and I could compare it to what I am supposed to be eating according to health.gov and the American Cancer Society.

Clinical

According to health.gov, with my current weight, age, height, gender, and lifestyle, I should be consuming 1860 to 2000 calories a day. If I wish to lose weight the American Cancer Society suggests cutting that amount by 250 calories a day resulting in a decrease to around 1610 calories a day. My BMI right now is 23.0 which is considered normal, so my goal is not losing mass or weight. I should be exercising more often to keep in good shape and because in the long run, the consequences of a sedentary life could develop in problems with the blood pressure, weaker bones, hormonal imbalance, etc. (Ekelund & Brage). I’m also consuming less calories than what is recommended, but I am including all of my nutrients in my diet.

Plan to Meet Nutritional Deficiencies

Biochemistry of Foods

Environment

Dietary Assessment

Day	Food Consumed	Calories	Kilocalories
Monday
Breakfast	2 Boiled Eggs 1 American Coffee	160 cal
Lunch	Ropa vieja sweet potato bowl	615 cal
Dinner	Seared chopped chicken breast w/ creamy italin dressing veggies & veggies	646 cal
Total		1421	1.421
Tuesday
Breakfast	2 Boiled Eggs 1 American Coffee	160 cal
Lunch	Healthy carnitas tacos w/ whole wheat tortilla	750 cal
Dinner	Baja style shrimp & quinoa bowl	550 cal
Total		1460	1.460
Wednesday
Breakfast	2 Boiled Eggs 1 American Coffee	160 cal
Lunch	Lemon pepper chicken bowl	723 cal
Dinner	Mongolian beef whole grain	830 cal
Total		1713	1.713
Thursday
Breakfast	2 Boiled Eggs 1 American Coffee	160 cal
Lunch	BBQ glazed turkey meatballs w/ mash and veggies	670 cal
Dinner	Baked white fish on bed of mixed vegetables	752 cal
Total		1582	1.582
Friday
Breakfast	2 Boiled Eggs 1 American Coffee	160 cal
Lunch	Turkey and pepper jack cheese with pea soup	646 cal
Dinner	Cuban cubed pollo fricassee w/ boiled potatoes	740 cal
Total		1546	1.546
Saturday
Breakfast	2 Boiled Eggs 1 American Coffee	160 cal
Lunch	Glazed Turkey meatloaf w/ sweet potato mash and corn	850 cal
Dinner	Chicken thighs w/ veggies	650 cal
Total		1660	1.660
Sunday
Breakfast	2 Boiled Eggs 1 American Coffee	160 cal
Lunch	Spanish style ground chicken & veggie quinoa w/ cucumber and tomato	588 cal
Diner	Shrimp enchiladas zucchini boats	810 cal
Total		1558	1.558
Average		1562.85	1.58285

Current weight: 130 lbs.

References

American Cancer Society Calorie Counter. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cancer.org/healthy/eat-healthy-get-active/take-control-your-weight/calorie-counter-calculator.html.

Ekelund U, Brage S, Besson H, Sharp S, & Wareham NJ. (2008). Time spent being sedentary and weight gain in healthy adults: reverse or bidirectional causality? American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 88(3), 612–617. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105555162&site=ehost-live

Food Calculator: Carbs, Calories, Fat, Protein and More. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-food-calorie-counter.