Why Do You Eat What You Eat?
Create a Word “table” to include the following columns (see examples
below) Note what helped you decide (Preference) to pick a particular food.
Some examples could be convenience, taste, familiarity, time, cost, or other
reasons. Look up the calories for each food and remember to calculate by
volume. (Total each meal, then total each day) You will need to expand the
table as you work through the 7 days.
After you have completed the 7 days of data collection, answer the
following questions, save your table and answers in a word document, then
upload your assignment.
● Do you see any patterns in the food types that you choose?
● Do you eat any one type of food type more than others?
● How could you adjust your diet, such that you can include more
whole foods or enriched foods?
● Do you see any problems pertaining to your health based on your
current diet?
Meal Food How
Prepared/Brand
Volume/Calorie
s
Preference
Breakfast
eggs
bacon
toast/butter
strawberries/blueb
erries
milk
hard-boiled
fried
toaster, light
fresh whole
1% milk
2 (58 X 2 = 116
Calories)
2 slices (106X
2= 212 Cal)
2 slices (67 +
108 Cal)
1 cup mixed (66
calories)
taste, I like
eggs
time easy to fix
cost fairly
cheap
I like fruit
I like milk
8 ozs. (110
Calories)
Meal Total: 679
Lunch
Peanut butter jelly
sandwich
celery sticks
milk
orange
homemade
organic celery
1%
fresh whole
2Tbs. Peanut
butter
2 slices of
bread +Jelly
= 376 Calories
total
4 sticks (6
Calories)
1- 8 oz. glass
(110 Calories)
1 small (62
Calories)
Meal Total:
554
easy
already had the
food
Dinner
Chicken
Broccoli
Baked Potatoe
sour creme/butter
Spinach salad
apricot
milk
Baked
steamed
baked
Daisy Brand,
homemade
fresh
fresh whole
1%
1 chicken thigh
(254 C)
1 cup (107 C)
1 large (164
Calories)
1 Tbs./1Tbs.
(123 Calories)
1 Cup (78
Calories)
2 (17 each, 34
Calories)
8 oz. cup (110
Calories)
Meal Total:
870
Snack
ice cream
strawberries
homemade
fresh
1 cup (149
Calories)
1/2 cup ( 24
Calories)
Snack Total:
173
easy
I like
strawberries
Daily Total:
2276
