Food Journals 11/22/14-11/28/14

SaturdayBreakfast: noneLunch: Macaroni & CheeseDinner: Fish & chips w/ 22oz Pepsi

SundayBreakfast: noneLunch: Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco BellDinner: Cantina Bowl from Taco Bell

MondayBreakfast: noneLunch: Fiber One barDinner: Ravioli w/ tomato sauce and multi-grain bread w/ butter

TuesdayBreakfast: Jelly donut & a maple donutLunch: noneDinner: Pizza w/ pepperoni, mushrooms, and onions

WednesdayBreakfast: Cinnamon Dolce Latte from Starbucks, a Sausage A.M. Crunchwrap from Taco BellLunch: 12oz RC ColaDinner: 6oz steak w/ mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. Cheese fries w/ jalapenos and bacon. X-Large Coke Zero.

ThursdayBreakfast: noneLunch: potato chips and butter cookiesDinner: Traditional Thanksgiving dishes. Large glass of sparkling apple cider. Slice of coconut cream pie.

FridayBreakfast: Frosted Mini-Wheats w/ 2% milkLunch: Chicken burrito and a bean burrito from Taco BellDinner: Chicken tikka masala w/ vegetable biryani, fried cauliflower and naan bread

Under:Calcium All of these are vitamins and minerals which are important to support the human bodies’ growth and

Potassium functions. I can drink more milk and eat more fruits and vegetables to reach the daily recommended values.

Vitamin A

Vitamin D

Vitamin E

Over:Cholesterol- used to make steroid hormones I can reduce the amount of processed

Sodium- regulates blood pressure and pH balance foods in my diet to lower these levels.

Iron- one of the 16 minerals required to support human growth

DiabetesDiabetes is a disease in which a person has high blood glucose levels because their body does not produce insulin anymore or their

body doesn’t respond to it anymore. There are 2 types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is usually inherited and usually occurs primarily

in young kids/adults. It is when the body simply does not produce insulin. Type 2 which is the most common with 90% of the cases being this

type. It is when the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells in their body don’t react to it anymore. I am going to focus on Type 2 in

this essay.

A person with Type 2 diabetes needs to watch their diet very carefully. They need to watch what they eat and how much they eat.

They need to keep track of how many carbohydrates, fats and proteins they are eating. They especially need to eat a good amount

carbohydrates because they are what are body turns into blood glucose. Diabetics know their food pyramid well because the foods they should

get enough of are at the bottom—grains and carbs-- and the foods that they should avoid are at the top—the sugars and sweets.

A person with diabetes needs to get plenty of exercise. They need to be active because physical activities help control blood glucose

levels, and keeps your weight and blood pressure down. Most importantly diabetics need to get up and be active instead of just sitting on the

couch and watching TV because that is most likely the reason that they developed the disorder because they ate the wrong food and didn’t get

enough exercise so their body stopped reacting to the insulin that was being produced.

Source

Medical News Today. What is Diabetes? What causes Diabetes?. Retrieved from: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/