Reflect...

What have you learnt from your eating habits?

Really, I have learnt a lot about how one regular dish may affect your lifestyle or a few changes or attempts to make one healthier has equally a great effect. I always knew my diet was on the unhealthy side but it was never proven until this PT. And just because my BMI wasn't over 5000, I assumed that I was safe. This, of course, was falsified by my extensive research as turns out that not all effects revolve around obesity and I still have to take various precautions. Now I really know what they mean when they say "I am what I eat." This could not be more true! What you are consuming everyday is what is being used to carry out daily tasks and what is keeping you alive! It is essential and critical that we consider what we put in our mouths before gobbling away! Of course, we can still indulge ourselves once in a while, but from this PT, I found out that my once in a while was a bit too frequent. Also, I found out about the various risks which come with a low BMI, although this is beyond what is tasked.

"Your BMI is in the Low Risk category for cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. However, your weight is in the unhealthy range for your height as you are at an increased risk of nutritional deficiencies and osteoporosis. Increase your BMI value to within 18.5 to 22.9 to stay healthy." 

Do you consider your diet a healthy one? Why?

I had mere doubts before the PT, but now I know it's true. My diet is quite far from healthy. I have a higher than recommended intake of most parts of the analysis, which is really frightening. It is kind of obvious as ice-cream has often been lunch and my eating times are quite irregular (in general, despite what my first few posts suggest). Also, I really enjoy my fast food restaurants from Pizza Hut to KFC to Pastamania and I'm sure I can name a lot more. The PT has become a warning sign for me, and I understand that it's important to start young so I am going to make an effort to change this. Without even going out and eating out, I exceeded my RDA, when sometimes I may be having cheesy, salty foods with my friends almost everyday! :O

Are the suggested nutritional tools useful? How?

They are definitely useful! Firstly, they are extremely precise and I suspect (and hope) accurate as well! Also, the tools are easy to comprehend and interpret and the percentages and comparisons against RDA help! Of course, they are quite tedious to fill in but no pain, no gain! The output was worth it, I really learnt a lot from this experience!

Why is your suggested one-dish meal healthy?

I suggest reference to this post for more information! (:

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