Personal Narrative: My Diet

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My diet does not give me the proper amount of calories, carbohydrates, and protein. However, I need to reduce my fat intake. To do all this, I could probably add some different things to my salad that I have for lunch, and have less red meat. I could maybe add some chicken instead of cheese to my salad. And instead of beef for some dinners, I could replace it with either chicken, or fish. Apparently I also have to eat more calories, so instead of bigger meals, I could have some snacks throughout the day that are a bit more filling then applesauce. I also noticed that I am eating too many of the bad carbohydrates. I could replace the white breads and pastas with whole wheat or whole grain breads. I could also change the white rice to brown or wild rice. …show more content…

I should be eating good fat foods like, Avocados, olives, nuts, natural peanut butter, soy products, sunflower seeds, and fish like salmon, or tuna. The salmon is a really good thing for me to have more of because it is rich in Omega 3, which, I probably need more of. One thing that I desperately need more of is fiber. My diet does not get me the necessary fiber that I need. I could try and incorporate some foods like a high fiber cereal, more fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grain.wheat pasta, bran, dried fruits, even switching from white to whole wheat flour when I cook/bake. All of this would also boost my protein intake, and not add much to my fat intake. This would all help to make me healthier. Canadas food guide includes fruit and vegetables, grain products, milk and alternatives, meat and alternatives. I usually get enough milk, and grain products, but I don't usually get enough meat and fruit and veggies. For meat, I am supposed to have 3 servings per

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