Reflection

Reflection
• I learnt that I usually have 3 meals a day, and a light snack in between lunch and dinner. I am also used to having light breakfasts, but heavy lunches and dinners. Asian foods also seem to appeal to me more than western food, with the exception of fish and chips. There is also a variety in my palate, not a single dish is repeated in the three day diet.
• My diet is fairly healthy because I do not eat much junk food like fries and sweets. However, I could still incorporate more vegetables and fruits into my diet and have a lighter dinner as during the night, our metabolism rate goes down, and the excess food I take in will be stored as fats. I could still cut down on the snacks I eat, such as biscuits and M&Ns as they are not particularly healthy, and have high amounts of fat.
• The suggested nutritional tools are useful as they help me to analyze and carefully break down the food that I eat. Now, I understand better what I am actually taking into my system and the nutritional values of my favorite foods. This helps me to take into account what type of food I should cut down on and what beneficial type of foods I should take in more of.
• My suggested one-dish meal is healthy because it makes use of healthy ingredients, such as garlic, tomatoes and spinach. It even uses the healthier olive oil instead of the usual cooking oil. There is also a good balance of the nutrients it contains, with a lot of protein and sodium.