Five-day Food and Beverage Record - Essay Example

Five-day Food and Beverage Record Day Time Food and Beverage Description Amount Eaten Approximated Amount of Vitamin A July 2, 2012 6:00 am Cheese Omelet 2 slices (150g) 10% Glass of skimmed Milk I cup (250g) 15% 9:00 am Fried Bread (Toast) 1 piece (20g) 0% Gourmet coffee 1 cup (250g) 0% 12:00 pm Chilled apple fruit Juice 1 cup (250g) 78% Pappardelle Pasta 1 cup (165g) 0% Tomato Dill Soup 1 can (303g) 2% Bottled Water 200ml 0% 2:00 pm Crab cake 1 piece (100g) 2% Mozzarella Cheese 1 cup (70g) 1% Iced Tea 253g 1% 5:00 pm Sponge pudding (Heinz) ¼ can (75g) 0% Cheddar Cheese Burger 1 piece 0% Espresso coffee(Double) 1 cup (250g) 5% 8:00 pm Pork chops 3 pieces(150g) 10% Macaroni pasta 50(g) 6% Total Vitamin A Intake = 130% Day 2 Date Time Food and Beverage Description Amount Eaten Approximated Amount of Vitamin A July 3, 2012 7:30 am Poached eggs 220g 23% Potato waffles 1 cup (165g) 10% Hot Chocolate 1 cup (250g) 9% 10:00 am Laver bread 1 piece (236g) 2% Scrapple and Gourmet coffee 253g 2% 12:30 pm Boiled Arrow roots 200g 625% Mushroom soup 1 cup (245g) 4% Roasted Chicken 150g 0% Rice 1 cup (165g) 0% 3:45 pm Black pudding 3 pieces (135g) 12% Herbal tea (Straw berry) 200ml 3% 7:30 pm Garlic Mashed potatoes 2 cups (280g) 4% Corned beef 100g 3% 10:00 pm Black Grapes ½ cup (80g) 2% Total Vitamin A Intake = 699% Day 3 Date Time Food and Beverage Description Amount Eaten Approximated Amount of Vitamin A July 4, 2012 7:30 am Baked Beans 180g 21% Grilled bacon 3 slices (165g) 2% Black Coffee 1 cup (250g) 5% 10:00 am Chicken salad 1 side plate (200g) 5% Fruit juice (Mango) 255g 11% 12:30 pm Spinach 200g 42% Fruit Yoghurt 1 cup (245g) 2% Fish fillet 150g 3% Rice 1 cup (165g) 0% 3:45 pm Fresh water melon 2 pieces (135g) 80% Espresso coffee 200ml 3% 7:30 pm Pappardelle pasta 2 cups (280g) 2% Goat meat 253g 0% 10:00 pm Fresh Asparagus 80g 14% Total Vitamin A Intake = 190% Day 4 Date Time Food and Beverage Description Amount Eaten Approximated Amount of Vitamin A July 5, 2012 7:30 am French Fries 220g 2% Fresh Fruit juice 1 cup (165g) 27% Sliced Sausage 4 pieces(100g) 10% 10:00 am Sandwich 1 piece (150g) 18% Soda (Coke) 253g 0% 12:30 pm Boiled Arrow roots 200g 625% Tomato soup 1 cup (245g) 67% spinach 150g 42% Seasoned Rice 1 cup (165g) 0% 3:45 pm Potato cheese soup 3 pieces (135g) 12% Croissants 2 pieces (100g) 2% 7:30 pm Mashed Potatoes 2 cups (280g) 3% Cabbage salad 253g 79% 10:00 pm Iced Tea 150g 2% Total Vitamin A Intake = 879% Day 5 Date Time Food and Beverage Description Amount Eaten Approximated Amount of Vitamin A June 11, 2012 7:30 am Pancake I Piece (100g) 13% Fried Kidney 200g 120% Skimmed milk 1 cup (250g) 15% 10:00 am Cheddar Cheese Hamburger 1 piece (236g) 5% Fruit Juice 253g 0% 12:30 pm Boiled Sweet Potato 200g 769% Fruit Yoghurt 1 cup (245g) 2% Fresh vegetables 150g 89% Rice 1 cup (165g) 0% 3:45 pm Peanut Butter Biscuit 3 pieces (135g) 12% Bottled Water 200ml 0% 7:30 pm Fresh vegetables 250g 89% Grilled Tilapia 253g 3% 10:00 pm Black Grapes ½ cup (80g) 2% Total Vitamin A Intake = 1119% Total consumption of Vitamin A = 130+699+190+879+1119 = 3017 The 5-day food and beverage tables indicate that I consumed a total of 3017 percent of Vitamin A.

The major contributors of vitamin A in the five-day diet are; boiled arrow roots, fresh water melon, boiled sweet potatoes, fresh vegetables, cabbage salad, and the fried kidney consumed on the second day, third day, fourth, and fifth day respectively. Most of the beverages that I took in the five-day diet did not contain high levels of vitamin A. However, Fresh fruit juices and tomato soup contained a considerable amount of vitamin A (Anderson, 2005). Fried bread, French fries, crab cake, potato waffles, laver bread, mushroom soup, rice, mashed potatoes, croissants, and peanut butter biscuits are high in carbohydrates.

Moreover, some of the foods that I took contain vitamin E, D and, K. For instance; asparagus, mushroom soup, fruit salad, hot chocolate, scrambled egg, cheese hamburger, sweet potato, and grapes contained vitamin D, E and K (DeBruyne, Pinna and Whitney, 2011). Though I plan to reduce on the amount of calorie intake, some of the food consumed contained minimal amounts. For example, soda, iced tea, cheddar cheese hamburger, bacon, and sausages. Moreover, grilled tilapia, pork chops, conned beef, and goat meet contain high levels of proteins (Anderson, 2005).

I plan to consume more Vitamin-A-rich foods to increase on the uptake of Vitamin A and decrease calorie uptake. References Anderson, J. J. (2005). Nutrition and Health: An introduction. Carolina Academic Press. DeBruyne, L. K., Pinna, K., & Whitney, E. N. (2011). Nutrition and Diet Therapy. Cengage Learning.