Uploading my personal information and wanting to drop a few pounds over the next couple weeks provided me with how i should be counting and eating my macro-nutrients. With my height, body weight and consistent exercise the program suggested a goal of 2700 calories. Of the 2700 calories they suggest that 50% of these should be carbohydrates which equivalents to 1350 calories. Fat should be 30% of my total calories which can be registered as 810 calories. Finally, protein should be the remaining 20% of my diet. 20% of the total 2700 turns out to be 540 calories of protein.
For every day i tracked my food, the results can be eye opening. Over the course of those three days, my carbohydrates was below the goal of 50% every time. Carbs resulted in an average of 42% of my total calories. For fat, my first day consisted of 16% nearly half of the goal. Over the next two days i was above the goal with 34% for each day. When averaged out over the three days the results showed i was just under the goal with the final number of fat being 28% of my diet. The final macro-nutrient was protein. My numbers were very high in this category as every single day was over the goal of 20%. My total average of protein over the three days resulted in 30% of my calories.
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For the class average it is clear that many of the students are not meeting their caloric goals. The protein was most consistent as it it was pretty even across the board with students eating over, under and just the right amount. Students are also not eating enough carbohydrates in most cases as over 50% of the students were under their recommended goal. Also the meals seem to be high in fat as over 60% of the class ate too much fat or just the right amount.
I would suggest that the dinning hall stay away from foods that have large amounts of fat. They provide plenty of options of carbohydrates as there is always fruit available and the ability to make and eat a sandwich. The dinning hall provides many options of all these macro-nutrients, but ultimately it will always boil down the individual choosing what they put in their body. If a student truly wanted to keep all their macro-nutrients at the “just right” level, the dinning hall provides this opportunity.
The dinning hall provide a good array option of spices. A few suggestions that i wish they had consist of the following. I would love to see some McCormick grill master spices from Montreal steak to smokehouse maple to chipotle and roasted garlic. There are indeed trace amounts of nutrients in spices. Total carbohydrates leads the majority of the three macro-nutrients.
