Reflections

What have you learnt about your eating habits?

Through this PT, I have learnt that I have to control my diet and the food I eat. I also have to eat food in moderation. Although while consuming each food individually does not seem like alot, after calculating the total amount, I have realised that I have not been eating very healthily. Also, although seasonings can make food taste better, it tends to be more unhealthy. I usually base my diet on the taste of the food and seldom take into consideration whether the meal might be unhealthy. Hence, I should change my eating habits so that I can lead a healthier life.

Do you consider your diet a healthy one? Why?

I think that my diet is rather unhealthy. This is because my nutritional intake (e.g. sodium, saturated fats, cholesterol) way exceeds the recommended daily allowance. This might lead to or increase risks of heart diseases, hypertension and many other illnesses. Thus, I will try to eat in moderation in future.

Are the suggested nutritional tools useful? How?

I feel that the nutritional tools are rather useful, however, there are some limitations of it.

The nutritional tool is useful because it help us to calculate the amount of nutritional intake. This will allow us to gauge the amount of food we eat and whether it is healthy or unhealthy. This will help us to make informed choices and help us decide how much and which type of food to cut down or eat more of, so as to help us have a healthier diet.

However, the nutritional tools have a specific portion of food that they count and the amount of each nutrition (e.g. saturated fats, protein, etc) is fixed. This will cause the results to be inaccurate as the nutrition in our food varies. Also, words like 'serving' and 'cup' are used. The size of a serving or a cup are not stated clearly, hence to different people, the amount in a serving or a cup may vary.

Why is your suggested one-dish meal healthy?

My dish uses olive oil, which is a type of vegetable oil that is more healthy than other types of oil. Also, vegetables, which we are supposed to consume more of, are included in the meal, hence making the meal healthier. Less salt and other type of seasonings are used, thus decreasing the amount of sodium, saturated fats significantly.