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As a college student, the pyramid to the left may look more like a typical food pyramid for you. It is sometimes very difficult for students to find time to balance their diet as well as balance their school work and job. As a result, college students tend to eat whatever is easiest for them to access such as food that is microwavable or snacks.
According to the Kraft's Food Daily Servings Chart, active and non-active students, especially females have very different guidelines to the food pyramid. This chart is broken up into three different categories: women and some older adults, most men as well as teen girls and active women, and teen boys and active men.
The first category of women and some older adults requires about 1600 calories a day. It also consists of 6 servings from the grains group, 3 vegetable servings, 2 fruit servings, 2 or 3 dairy servings, and 2 meat servings.
The second category of most men, teen girls, and active women requires about 2200 calories a day. This consists of 9 servings of grains, 4 vegetable servings, 3 fruit servings, 2 or 3 dairy servings, and 2 meat servings.
The final category of teen boys and active men consists of 2800 calories a day. This consists of 11 servings of grains, 5 servings of vegetables, 4 servings of fruit, 2 or 3 dairy servings, and 3 meat servings.
Figuring out which category best suites you and trying to follow the servings guide is the best way to improve your diet and be the healthiest you can be.
The food pyramid was designed to demonstrate a layout of nutrition and the guidelines of consumption of the six main categories of food. These categories include: grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, meats and proteins, and fats.
Although these guidelines demonstrate how we should be eating everyday, however, most people, especially college students have difficulty following these guidelines.
As a college student, the pyramid to the left may look more like a typical food pyramid for you. It is sometimes very difficult for students to find time to balance their diet as well as balance their school work and job. As a result, college students tend to eat whatever is easiest for them to access such as food that is microwavable or snacks.
According to the Kraft's Food Daily Servings Chart, active and non-active students, especially females have very different guidelines to the food pyramid. This chart is broken up into three different categories: women and some older adults, most men as well as teen girls and active women, and teen boys and active men.
The first category of women and some older adults requires about 1600 calories a day. It also consists of 6 servings from the grains group, 3 vegetable servings, 2 fruit servings, 2 or 3 dairy servings, and 2 meat servings.
The second category of most men, teen girls, and active women requires about 2200 calories a day. This consists of 9 servings of grains, 4 vegetable servings, 3 fruit servings, 2 or 3 dairy servings, and 2 meat servings.
The final category of teen boys and active men consists of 2800 calories a day. This consists of 11 servings of grains, 5 servings of vegetables, 4 servings of fruit, 2 or 3 dairy servings, and 3 meat servings.
Figuring out which category best suites you and trying to follow the servings guide is the best way to improve your diet and be the healthiest you can be.
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