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Lorenza Diaz
HSCI 337
FALL 2021
Nutrition Project Part 2
1. I achieved my food plan goal 2 out of the 4 days. My intent was to completely follow my
plan but then when it came to cooking dinner and the amount of time it would take to
cook, I chose a quick meal. The days I work I usually leave late which leaves me with
little time to cook, be able to get some schoolwork done and still be able to get enough
sleep. My plan was supposed to get me to eat healthier, since I would already be
planning for the week, I might as well eat healthy and use my plan to help me create a
better meal.
2. I realized that the days I ate “healthier” were those that I felt fuller than those where I felt
satiety. Since the 4 days that I planned for was the week were workdays I was able to
give myself a scheduled time to eat meals and not feel stuffed. The time in between left
me fulfilled. What didn’t help was that my lunches for work were the same meal because
I had accidently bought a family style Costco lasagna and I had to eat half of it. For the
three lunches I ate lasagna I would feel stuffed. Instead of the one day where I ate a
lighter meal.
3. When I ate lasagna for the 3 days, I felt very little energy and I also felt groggy, most
likely for it to be the carbs. When it came to eating my snacks, I felt lighter and a bit
more energy, I would try to eat nuts, yogurt, and fruits. Other similarities were the
attitudes I had when I finished some of my dinners. I have been planning my meals since
we did the first part of this project, and it feels as if I have felt some difference in my
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moods. When I tend to eat more during the day, I feel full, and I eat lighter dinners. When
I eat less during the day and heavier at night, I feel energized after a long day of work.
4. What surprised me the most was that I continued planning my meals and trying to follow
a healthier and follow a meal plan from the website. I tried my best to follow it since I
don’t have a food scale. After going through my journal for my meal plan, I noticed that I
was adding more vegetables to my meals, I was trying different one. I used tasty as one
of my websites that I usually try new recipes from, and I began to buy different types of
vegetables. It as the one week that I chose where I did not really follow my plan, I
noticed that when I have time constraints I tend to not eat as healthy as well as cook
often. I rely more on quick and frozen meals that do not really need much prep or time to
cook.
5. My Plate is good when it comes to creating a plan and following it as close as possible, it
explains and gives examples of the different kinds of food that are part of the food group.
For my weight range I would need to eat around 1800 calories and grains are a big part of
my diet to begin losing weight. Some limitations to MyPlate are that many of the recipes
for MyPlate do not look that appetizing which is why I chose to resort to Tasty and
Instagram pages who have healthy meals.
6. Three SMART goals that I could make after completing the assignment is that I can
begin to add more of fruits to my diet and change it up a little. Since our first part of the
assignment, I only ate 2 types of fruits apples and bananas. The only dairy intake I had
was yogurt and milk, I would incorporate more soy milk to change up the type of milk I
drink and amount of fats I take in. I could reward myself by at least having 2 cheap days
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a month where I can eat out and fatty foods, since it would be hard for me to try to eat
quicker meals.
7. I think I would do it again I really felt like jotting down the meals I had makes me reflect
on what and how I have been eating. It has helped me for this short period of time, and I
believe it would continue to benefit me, in taking myself into account and following a
more detailed meal plan. Especially when it comes to work and the meals I can make
after a workday. I learned that being able to consider the meals and portions that I should
be eating to get nutrients that my body needs daily.
