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Week 2 Challenge
Assignment
1.) When observing each of the three diagrams we see many
similarities, but we also can see some differences too. To begin with the
similarities, each of the three has a portion of: grain, protein, fruit, and
vegetables. Within each of the diagrams they have very similar distribution of
the 4 main groups. The second similarity is that they do not fill up the entire
plate in the diagram. This shows that you should not over crowd your plate and
you should control your portion size. This will help with over-consumption. The
final similarity is the fact that the largest section of the proposed meal is
the vegetable portion. This is similar to our class discussions where we talk
about you can’t eat too many vegetables on a daily basis. Now moving to the
differences. The first difference that I see is that in the choosemyplate.gov
diagram it is the only one to have a dairy portion. This is interesting to me
because all my life I have been told that dairy should be a small portion of
your diet, while the other two diagrams do not even reference dairy as an
essential portion of your daily caloric intake. The second observation of a
difference is that in the ‘Healthy eating plate’ and the ‘My food as medicine plate’
they reference drinking beverages while the choosemyplate diagram does not
indicate anything about beverages. So with that take away, are we able to drink
anything we choose? The final difference that is blatant to me is the
difference in the grain, whole grain, or starchy vegetable portion. They all
have different verbiage, but ideally which is the best for living a healthy
life? Which provides the best nutrition to nourish the body. The main thing
that is surprising to me is the dairy aspect of each of them. In two of the
diagrams dairy is not referenced, while in the choosemyplate they have a small
section of dairy.
2.) For this section of the assignment I decided to choose
the ‘Healthy eating plate’. I chose this option because it is very simple, but
in each of the side-notes they discuss some options for each of the sections.
The plate that I made for this assignment is a chicken-bacon-spinach wrap. The
ingredients are as follow:
-Spinach tortilla or wrapper
-Pepper jack cheese
-Bacon
-Sliced chicken breast
-Spinach
-Banana peppers
This go to meal is very easy to make and I can take it on
the go. In addition to that, I can make multiple wraps and package them for
later meals in a relatively short amount of preparation time. Now referring to
the ‘healthy eating plate’ I get a few of the portions of the meal. I get more
than enough protein with the chicken, cheese, and bacon. If I were to follow
the guidelines of the plate I should eliminate the bacon and cheese because they
are fatty and are processed. A healthier and tasty option could be avocado, or
maybe guacamole. Avocados and guacamole contain good fats and other beneficial
nutrients. Then moving to the grain section instead of a spinach wrap I could
substitute that with a whole grain wrapper. This new wrapper would help me get
good grains that are better than a lot of carbohydrates. My best section of the
plate would be the vegetable portion of the meal. I usually load the wraps up
with spinach. One downfall of this meal is I usually do not incorporate fruit.
If I were to include a banana or apple this meal would we a very balanced lunch
or dinner. Overall, the wraps that I make are super easy to make, enjoyable,
and relatively inexpensive. If I were to make a few subtle changes, this meal
would be a small but improvement to my diet.
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