Hello June!

My First Attempt at a Meal

I got a lot more calories in yesterday than I thought I would, especially with not eating very much!  So far today I've been pretty lazy, just sitting at my computer.  I should do some laundry, but the husband is sleeping on the linens I want to wash.  Didn't end up doing any laundry, spent a lot of time on the computer today.


I attempted to make spaghetti with turkey meatballs.  Easy, right?  Umm...I should have found a recipe and stuck to it.  Instead, I improvised a bit, from what I remember my mom doing when she makes meatballs and briefly glancing at a recipe.  Aside from 6 huge somewhat burnt meatballs, I wasted most of 1lb of ground turkey.  I also had a difficult time with the garlic...need to practice chopping.  The meatballs didn't turn out too bad.  Will definitely try a recipe next time!  This was my dinner.

So based on the food pyramid, I got about 2-3 servings of dairy.  Less than one serving meats/fish/eggs/nuts.  Counting the tomato sauce a vegetable, I got less than one serving vegetables, less than one serving fruit, and maybe 3 servings of grains.  Need to work on eating a more balanced diet!

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Cups of Water:  4

Today's Total Calorie Intake:  1215   A decent amount!

Today's Total Fat Intake:  35.5g   (About 3% of total calorie intake)

Today's Total Carbohydrates Intake:  193g  Just slightly over

• 94g from sugars  A bit much!

• 10.5g from dietary fibers  A little low

Today's Total Protein Intake:  44.5g

Today's Total Cholesterol Intake:  69mg

Today's Total Sodium Intake:  1228mg   Kind of high!


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Daily Food Consumption

Cups of water: 5
2 cups 2% Kroger milk - 120 Calories, 5g Fat, 20mg Cholesterol, 120mg Sodium, 12g Carbohydrates, 11g Sugar, 8g Protein, Vitamin A 10%, Vitamin C 4%, Calcium 30%, Iron 0%, Vitamin D 25%
packet rich milk chocolate carnation instant breakfast - 130 Calories, 0.5g Total Fat, 90mg Sodium, 19g Sugar, 5g Protein, 230mg Potassium, 27g Carbohydrates, <1g dietary fiber, <5mg Cholesterol, 15% Vitamin A, 140% Vitamin C, and 25% calcium, iron, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K 
1 slice banana bread - 242 Calories, 6g Fat, 45g Carbohydrates, 17g sugar, 5g dietary fiber, <1g Protein, <1g Potassium, 1.6mg calcium, <1g Sodium, <1mg iron, 5% Vitamin C
1 tbsp butter spread - 50 Calories, 5g fat, 5mg cholesterol, 90mg sodium, 4% vitamin A
2 pieces Lindt Intense Dark chocolate - 95 Calories, 6.5g Fat, 2.5mg Cholesterol, 7.5mg Sodium, 11.5g Carbohydrates, <1g dietary fiber, 8.5g Sugar, 1.5g protein
Tomato Sauce - 20 calories, 310mg Sodium, 5g Carbohydrates, 1g dietary fiber, 3g sugar, <1g Protein
1 serving angel hair pasta - 200 calories, 1g fat, 42g carbohydrates, 2g dietary fiber, 2g sugar, 7g protein
Parmesan cheese to top - 45 calories, 1.5g fat, 480mg sodium, 3g Carbohydrates, 3g protein
I only had one meatball so this is just a guess - 108 calories, 4g fat, 370mg sodium, 10.5g Carbohydrates, 2.5g sugar, 0.5g dietary fibers, 4g protein, 16mg cholesterol
Off-brand carnation - 130 calories, 1g fat, 5mg Cholesterol, 210g sodium, 300mg potassium, 25g total carbs, 1g dietary fiber, 20g sugar, 7g protein, 30% vit. A, 60% vit. C, 80% calcium, 30% iron and vitamin D, 25% vitamin E and K.

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RDA of (1000-1500 calorie diet):
Carbohydrates (starches, not sugar) is 125-175g 
Fat is less than 30% of total calorie intake
Protein is 44-60g.
Cholesterol is less than 300mg a day.
Dietary Fiber is 20-35g 
Sugar is less than 40g a day
Calcium is 1,200mg
Potassium 4.7g
Sodium is 1,100mg
Iron is 10-15mg
Vitamin C is 60mg
B (complex, varies) <1-7mg
Vitamin A is 1mg
Vitamin D is .01mg
Vitamin E is 10mg
Vitamin K is .08mg