Reflections on the PT:
What have you learnt about your eating habits?
I have learnt that I consume food that is high in cholesterol and sodium, but low in carbohydrates, fat, calcium and dietary fibre. This is extremely unhealthy, and I will make an effort to make my diet more balanced by reducing my intake of food high in cholesterol and sodium, as well as consuming more food rich in carbohydrates, fat, calcium and dietary fibre.
Do you consider your diet a healthy one? Why?
I do not consider my diet a healthy one, as I consume a lot more cholesterol and sodium as well as a lot less energy, carbohydrate, fat, calcium and dietary fibre than what I require daily. This puts me at the risk of high blood pressure, heart diseases and other conditions such as osteoporosis.
Are the suggested nutritional tools useful? How?
The suggested nutritional tools are useful because not only do they calculate the nutritional and energy composition of the food we consume, they also state whether our diet lacks certain nutrients and gives us advice on how to improve our diet. However, some foods cannot be found in the database and we have to enter a similar food item, thus the analysis of our diet is not completely accurate.
Why is your suggested one-dish meal healthy?
It is healthy because it consists of a balanced amount of both meat and vegetables, and does not contain MSG because chicken stock is used in the soup instead of MSG.
