Project #2

Calorie Log

Beatriz Nicolas

HED 044

May 27, 2018

 This second project consisted of counting the calories I consumed within a whole week

from Monday May 14 to Sunday May 20. I used www.myfitnesspal.com application on my

phone which allowed me to access the food diary easily and input the foods as I finished eating

them. I found this website after I searched which were the best tools to count calories. This tool

also had a variety of foods to pick from to insert into the dairy. This application also used my

weight, height and age, to customize an ideal calorie intake of 1,270 calories per day. This

number provided a form of measure for me and it allowed me to self-reflect on how many

calories I consumed on a daily basis.

After recording a whole week of the food I ate I began to visualize how healthy I am

actually eating. On average my daily consumption of calories for me was 1,493 calories. I was

not surprised that I was eating above the ideal calorie intake because I often make unhealthy

choices when it comes to eating snacks or meals. As I logged in my food I sometimes had excess

fat, sugar, and sodium in my daily log. For example on Wednesday and on Saturday I ate a meal

from fast-food restaurant. Most of the foods I consume were homemade which helped me

consume fewer calories than if I were to buy the foods. Homemade foods are hard to log unless

you provide the specific recipe so the calories for those foods are difficult to log.

In order to create an ideal menu for my diet is that I have food with enough vitamins,

proteins, and good carbohydrates. For breakfast I can eat cereal with almond milk and a banana

or fruit. For lunch I can eat brown rice or mixed grain rice instead of white rice with vegetables

and a protein meat. For dinner I can eat something light in calories since it is toward the end of

my day and I am not active in the evening such as, a salad or vegetables and grains. By analyzing

the foods I ate I can make these three nutritional goals that would substitute high calorie foods

with lower ones. Since I eat cereal a lot I will substitute whole milk (160 cal) with almond milk
(120 cal). I will avoid snacks like the Nutterbutter Peanut Butter cookie (250 cal) with mixed

dried nuts (130). Finally another change I can make in my diet is limit myself to eating two corn

tortillas.

Overall this was a good learning experience and I will continue to use the application

until I will be able to consume a stable amount of calories. Also it is not just about the numbers

but of the quality of nutrients we get from our food. I would like to eat foods that provide more

vitamins and are more nutritious.

 Calorie Log
Week: May 14, 2018- May 20,2018
Calorie goal: 1,270 calories

Day Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snacks Total

Calories
Monday Mexican Sweet Corn Tortilla Seasoned 1,452 cal
5/14/18 Bread (383) (390) Baked potato
Mexican Hot Carne (110)
Chocolate (100) Adovada Baked Fish
(246) Fillet (223)
Tuesday Maple & Brown Corn Tortilla Wheat Bread Almond Milk 1,110 cal
5/15/18 Sugar Oatmeal (260) (90) Original
(150) Chorizo Con Pastrami (120)
Almond Milk Huevos (280) (80) Life
Original (7) Cinnamon
Cereal (120)
Wednesday Wheat Bread (90) Double- Fruit Mixed 2,031 cal
5/16/18 Basil Pesto (22) Double Fresh (100)
Egg (90) (670) Nutterbutter
Banana/Chocolate French Fries PeanutButter
Shake (235) (395) Cookies
Pink (250)
Lemonade
(179)
Thursday Life Cinnamon Flour tortillas White Rice 1,027 cal
5/17/18 Cereal (120) (130) (205)
Whole Milk (160) Mozzarella Orange
Shredded Chicken
Cheese (80) marinade
(60)
Fried
Chicken
Breast (202)
Green Tea
(70)
Friday Banana/Chocolate Chorizo White Rice Granola Fruit 1,703 cal
5/18/18 Shake (235) Mexicano (205) Yogurt (239)
French Toast (285) Orange
(150) Salsa de Chicken
Tomate (40) marinade
Corn Tortilla (60)
(260) Fried
Chicken
Breast (202)
Asperagus
 (27)

Saturday Sausage Egg Artichoke Hotdog with 1,775 cal

5/19/18 Mcmuffin (450) Ravioli (270) Bun (280)
Caramel Frappe Alfredo Pasta
(450) Sauce (325)
Sunday Life Cinnamon Pupusa Mexican 1,355 cal
5/20/18 Cereal (120) Revuelta Salad with
Whole Milk (160) (303) Chili Lime
Pupusa de Chicken
Queso (297) (280)
Champurado
(195)