Over a three-day period, including Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I recorded my food intake for each meal in a program called Mydietanalysis.com. By doing this, I was able to compare what the program said about my nutritional intake of foods to my assumptions. My hypothesis that I will develop in my essay on the data I collected is this: that I ate too many calories, therefore my energy would be low enough, the food groups I got enough of from MyPlate were dairy and grains and vegetables would be low, and the minerals I had enough of were calcium, potassium and iron, but too much calcium and not enough iodine. Looking at the MyPlate analysis report, my results matched what I thought in some areas. My results against the MyPlate recommendations were wrong. In most categories, I had to consume more. The only category in which I managed to consume the recommended amount was dairy. My intake was 2.5 oz and the recommended amount was 3 oz. Other categories I didn't do so well in were grains, vegetables, fruits, and protein. My grain intake was 7.4 oz and the recommended amount was 9 oz. Fruit intake was 0.5 cups and the recommended amount was 2 cups. The protein intake was 4.8 oz and the recommended amount was 6.5 oz. Vegetables were the worst, I consumed 1.4 cups but the recommended amount was 3.5 cups. For my hypothesis, I was right about several things. I consume more dairy products than other food groups. I was also right that I don't eat as many vegetables as I should. To consume more vegetables, I will add peppers, mushrooms, squash, etc. in my eggs. Incorporate more vegetables into my lunches and dinners by planning ahead for my 3.5+ cups of vegetables. For...... middle of paper ...... the first is to increase my vegetable intake by 4 servings and fruit by 2 servings, which will also increase my dietary fiber intake. To do this, I'm going to bag up my fruits and vegetables, so all I have to do is grab them and go. I'm going to take my protein intake down a notch by monitoring where the protein comes from. For example, grilled cheese shows 25.8 coming from the sandwich and that just seems really high for something that's not healthy. Same with Papa John's pizza, says 2 slices of pepperoni and cheese contain 29.4 protein. Yeah, that's true. I will consume more dietary fiber when eating. I will reduce my sodium intake by 2,000 mg per week. To make sure all of these changes are happening, I'm going to continue tracking my food to physically see how much I'm eating from each food group and set a goal to eat all of the recommended servings that I should eat..