Daily Intake Analysis Paper

Daily Intake Analysis Living and promoting a healthy lifestyle are both extremely important to me; this particular exercise allowed me to gain additional insight into my everyday food intake that I was not completely aware of. Overall, I generally eat a fairly healthy and plentiful diet, however, I did discover some lacking areas, as well as areas that I am successfully sustaining an adequate amount of the suggested target value. When shopping I typically purchase raw foods such as vegetables and fruits and simply eat them as is to make the process of meal prepping timely and convenient. However, I discovered that my diet lacks in the grain and dairy aspect; I mostly eat microwaveable grains, such as rice and pasta, while my dairy consumption is typically
Grains, vegetables, dairy, and oils were all food groups where I consumed under the suggested value, while fruits and protein based products were items in which I consumed over the suggested value. The areas where I consumed under the recommended value, excluding the dairy food group, were only under the target value by an average of 2 ounces. My dairy consumption was nonexistent because I typically don’t consume these particular products, and substitute dairy based sources with items such as almond milk. In order to increase my dairy consumption I plan to consume soy milk instead of almond milk, and see the beneficial gains associated with doing so. I was able to meet and exceed my fruit and protein consumption however, by an average of 3.5 ounces. I generally do not eat beef, pork, or chicken products, and have trouble finding affordable and convenient sources of protein, however after examining the completed results I discovered that I have no trouble meeting my target protein value, which was some what of a surprise to me. 
 In order to continually obtain an ample diet, I believe that I will need to continue regularly fulfill the target values I was given along with possibly