Reflections

My Eating Habits and Diet

During the course of this project, I realised my eating habits are not always healthy. As this was a holiday, my diet had changed and become more relaxed, compared to the normal food I eat everyday during school days. This is because in school I train thrice a week, therefore my diet is usually healthy to ensure the best performance at all times. For example, I usually have 3 or more servings of rice and vegetables, 2 servings of fruits, 2-3 servings of meat, amongst other nutritional intakes per day. However, I realised that just because it is a holiday does not mean I can eat unhealthily, and I thought the meals I ate were generally healthy. This project proved me wrong and taught me to watch what I eat as the consequences might not just be becoming overweight, but something severe like a heart disease, ergo I have to work harder to ensure my diet is actually healthy, and not an assumption.

Nutritional Tools

The tools on the Health Promotion Board were relatively useful, as they gave me a rough idea of what I lack in my diet, and what i have too much of. However, I believe it lacks in a lot of food, as I could not find the many of the exact foods I ate, and had to settle for similar foods, hence the calculations may not have been accurate.

One-dish Meal

My suggested meal has a more fibre in the diet, and lower fat and cholesterol intake. The fibre comes from the added vegetables to the spaghetti. Olive oil, healthier spaghetti, and exchanging meat for beans all contribute to a lower fat and cholesterol intake. Thus it is healthier yet still delicious.