Starting out with the HEI scores, I was surprised that each day actually fluctuated a little bit. In the grain category I did well every day and I expected this because I know I eat a lot of bread type foods. I was very surprised with the vegetable intake I get daily here at school because at home I would have vegetables maybe twice a week in one dinner meal. But, as I realized in college I eat so many vegetables with every meal. I was also very surprised with my lack of fruit intake. I usually have at least one banana a day and try to have a fruit dessert, but I guess in these three days I some how just didn't eat as ma

Analyzing the nutrient intake was actually very interesting. I was surprised to see that I get a pretty sufficient amount of different vitamins and minerals, actually more than I need on a daily basis. One thing, protein, I seem to get too much of it and I'm not sure if that is a good thing, a bad thing, or just ok. Again to reiterate what I said before from the HEI scores, I have a good cholesterol level and that is great to know because I am always worried about the amounts of cholesterol, fat, and calories I eat each day. I realized that I need more calcium in my daily diet. At home I used to drink at least two big glasses of orange juice a day and now that my refrigerator will not fit a big thing of orange juice, I do not drink it. I think I need to buy the smaller ones from a super market, because not only do I need orange juice, I miss tasting it.

ny fruits. This tells me that I need to be careful and make it a goal of mine to eat fruit everyday. Even if I

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