REFLECTION:
If I were to make a low calorie menu, for breakfast I would serve an avocado toast with with a poached egg on top, acai bowls with assorted fruits and toppings, low carb bagel with different choices for spread or wheat pancakes and french toast with assorted fruits on top. For lunch I would serve a grilled chicken salad with avocado, tomato, cucumber and black beans with a touch of olive oil, wheat sandwiches with turkey, lettuce, tomato, and avocado, or a low carb pasta with homemade red sauce and shredded cheese on top. For dinner I would serve a grilled salmon with grilled veggies, brown rice with an egg and veggies mixed in and with grilled chicken on the side or a keto low carb pizza with cottage and mozzarella cheese, homemade sauce and pepperoni pieces on top. To drink I would offer water, almond milk, orange and apple juice, strawberry lemonade and soda zeros. For dessert I would offer low fat brownies and a yogurt parfait. Lastly, for snacks I would offer fruit cups and granola bars. From this project I have learned a lot of things that will benefit me in the future. Making healthy meals for a menu will help me to actually make them for myself and will motivate me to actually wake up in the morning ready to cook. Another thing I learned from this project is that I need to eat a lot better throughout the day because as you can see on my chart I miss breakfast a lot. I am never really hungry in the morning. I get hungry during lunch time or if not I’ll just wait til dinner time. Also that I need to start doing a lot more exercise towards the night so I can sleep earlier and wake up in the morning with energy and motivation. Three nutritional goals that I will set for myself would be to not skip breakfast, keep drinking a lot of water throughout the day, and reading the calories on foods that I eat, mainly at night. I will start to eat breakfast so I can wake up with good energy and be ready to start my day. Also so I can reach my goal in calorie intake per day. Drinking a lot more water will also be another goal because it empties my stomach and makes me feel clean and healthy. Even though I drink a good amount of water, the craving for juice doesn’t stop, so being more consistent on water will help with that a lot. Lastly, being more aware of what I eat and how many calories each food contains will help with my weight loss journey and will benefit my health. I don’t want to be eating very huge meals at night that contain a large amount of calories because then I won’t be able to sleep.
If I were to make a low calorie menu, for breakfast I would serve an avocado toast with with a poached egg on top, acai bowls with assorted fruits and toppings, low carb bagel with different choices for spread or wheat pancakes and french toast with assorted fruits on top. For lunch I would serve a grilled chicken salad with avocado, tomato, cucumber and black beans with a touch of olive oil, wheat sandwiches with turkey, lettuce, tomato, and avocado, or a low carb pasta with homemade red sauce and shredded cheese on top. For dinner I would serve a grilled salmon with grilled veggies, brown rice with an egg and veggies mixed in and with grilled chicken on the side or a keto low carb pizza with cottage and mozzarella cheese, homemade sauce and pepperoni pieces on top. To drink I would offer water, almond milk, orange and apple juice, strawberry lemonade and soda zeros. For dessert I would offer low fat brownies and a yogurt parfait. Lastly, for snacks I would offer fruit cups and granola bars. From this project I have learned a lot of things that will benefit me in the future. Making healthy meals for a menu will help me to actually make them for myself and will motivate me to actually wake up in the morning ready to cook. Another thing I learned from this project is that I need to eat a lot better throughout the day because as you can see on my chart I miss breakfast a lot. I am never really hungry in the morning. I get hungry during lunch time or if not I’ll just wait til dinner time. Also that I need to start doing a lot more exercise towards the night so I can sleep earlier and wake up in the morning with energy and motivation. Three nutritional goals that I will set for myself would be to not skip breakfast, keep drinking a lot of water throughout the day, and reading the calories on foods that I eat, mainly at night. I will start to eat breakfast so I can wake up with good energy and be ready to start my day. Also so I can reach my goal in calorie intake per day. Drinking a lot more water will also be another goal because it empties my stomach and makes me feel clean and healthy. Even though I drink a good amount of water, the craving for juice doesn’t stop, so being more consistent on water will help with that a lot. Lastly, being more aware of what I eat and how many calories each food contains will help with my weight loss journey and will benefit my health. I don’t want to be eating very huge meals at night that contain a large amount of calories because then I won’t be able to sleep.
CALORIE INTAKE REFLECTION:
This project really helped me look into my diet more and made me become more aware of what I am eating and how many calories each food or item contains. Being able to track the calories I take per day is very useful because if I go over or if it is not enough the app will let me know. I am able to maintain a goal of how many calories I would consume per day, which I will be following. This project also helped me form low calorie meals for myself which will benefit me a lot and mostly now since I am on a low residue diet. Not only are the meals healthy but they also taste very good. It is not something that you won’t want to eat. Yeah most of the time you will crave junk food but if you have control of yourself and your body you will be able to stop the cravings. Just think about the positive side and how avocado toast with a poached egg on top can benefit you more than a hamburger with a side of fries. Even though the hamburger does sound very good, you must resist the temptation! Can you see how I am in a conflict with myself? But it is okay, I can resist the cravings. Another thing that this project helped me realize is that I don’t eat breakfast ever. Which is very bad because breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is the meal that starts the day and helps you build energy so you can be ready for what the rest of the day has to offer you. I also realized that sometimes I don’t eat enough which is really bad because that would explain why I am always tired and why I wake up extremely late. I actually thought I ate more, but then again this week has been very rough for me so my meals have not been that great. However, any other day I eat at least two meals a day with a lot of water or juice and a couple snacks here and there. Now that I am on a low residue diet I will be tracking my calorie intake more and will be watching what I eat a lot more. I will keep drinking a lot more water, but will also drink some juice. Not daily but occasionally. When my body feels clean and healthy. I really enjoyed this project because it was very beneficial and helpful.
This project really helped me look into my diet more and made me become more aware of what I am eating and how many calories each food or item contains. Being able to track the calories I take per day is very useful because if I go over or if it is not enough the app will let me know. I am able to maintain a goal of how many calories I would consume per day, which I will be following. This project also helped me form low calorie meals for myself which will benefit me a lot and mostly now since I am on a low residue diet. Not only are the meals healthy but they also taste very good. It is not something that you won’t want to eat. Yeah most of the time you will crave junk food but if you have control of yourself and your body you will be able to stop the cravings. Just think about the positive side and how avocado toast with a poached egg on top can benefit you more than a hamburger with a side of fries. Even though the hamburger does sound very good, you must resist the temptation! Can you see how I am in a conflict with myself? But it is okay, I can resist the cravings. Another thing that this project helped me realize is that I don’t eat breakfast ever. Which is very bad because breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is the meal that starts the day and helps you build energy so you can be ready for what the rest of the day has to offer you. I also realized that sometimes I don’t eat enough which is really bad because that would explain why I am always tired and why I wake up extremely late. I actually thought I ate more, but then again this week has been very rough for me so my meals have not been that great. However, any other day I eat at least two meals a day with a lot of water or juice and a couple snacks here and there. Now that I am on a low residue diet I will be tracking my calorie intake more and will be watching what I eat a lot more. I will keep drinking a lot more water, but will also drink some juice. Not daily but occasionally. When my body feels clean and healthy. I really enjoyed this project because it was very beneficial and helpful.