My Diet

My Diet

I am a 20 years old girl who has just joined university. My current diet plan consists of convenience fast foods, which has caused weight gain in my body. However, in reality, I am a huge fan of a balanced diet as it helps in keeping your weight within limits and makes you feel comfortable with yourself. A balanced diet is essential for a young woman like me as my vital tissues and organs and tissues require proper nutrition to work effectively. I understand that without good nutrition, my body will be more prone to infection, fatigue, poor performance, and disease. A balanced diet offers essential minerals, nutrients, and vitamins to keep the mind and body healthy.

Moreover, a balanced diet also aids in warding off various diseases and health complications. Moreover, it also assists in maintaining healthy body weight and providing energy to improve brain function. However, when I entered the 20s, my life changed a bit without changing life priorities as I have to give time to school, work, and friendships. My balanced diet routine got a hit as I have to rely on convenience foods to save my time during my routine.

During my last few months, I have noted that it is very easy to follow this diet routine, but I am facing a risk of gaining extra weight. In addition to that, I may face a huge number of health problems down the road.  According to my observation, I am feeling sluggish caused by current poor eating habits. Therefore, I have decided to change my diet routine to make it balanced.

According to my understanding, I have to include three essential macronutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fat. My balanced diet routine will include a proper balance of all these 3 nutrients. My every meal will at least contain one of these three nutrients, and that will make me healthier and more agile. My personal nutritionist has also recommended a particular breakdown as % of protein, carbs, and fat. However, the 2015-2020 American Dietary Guidelines for Americans has also helped me to devise my healthy and balanced eating pattern. I have started including the following diets in my balanced diet plan.

I will eat various kinds of colorful vegetables, including orange, dark green, red vegetables. In addition to that, I have also planned to include legumes, such as kidney beans, peas, and whole fruits, in my lunch meal. Moreover, it is also very important to include whole grains, which also incorporate a wide variety of protein options, including seafood, seeds, legumes, seafood, soy products, lean meat, nuts, and seeds in my dinner plan. Additionally, my balanced diet will also include low fat or fat-free food eating, along with enjoying a small amount of heart-healthy oils in the dinner plan.

This healthy, dieting eating plan helps to attain a natural balance of macronutrients that are very important and necessary for attaining a healthy lifestyle.

Practicing the control

I will try to control my diet by practicing portion control for various kinds of foods to make sure that my diet stays balanced. I will avoid using overheated vegetables as it is very easy to go out of control when it comes to carbohydrates like rice, bread, cookies, soda, and pasta. The balanced diet of protein should be the same as the palm. On the other hand, one serving of starches like rice or sweet potatoes should be equal to the size of my fist. Moreover, high-fat condiments such as salad dressings should be added in every diet plan.

Including Vital Micronutrients

Micronutrients are also very essential for young women. Therefore, I have started including a few micronutrients in my daily balanced diet plan. I am planning to include vitamin and mineral needs that are ignored by other people. Micronutrients are very important as women lose bone density after they get older. Therefore,  consuming calcium during your 20s is a very good idea.

In addition to that, it is also very important to  1,000 milligrams a day of foods like leafy greens, beans, salmon, almonds, and dairy products. I have researched that young women of my age need more iron than others, particularly if they are having lots of menstrual periods. Without enough iron, you put yourself at risk of anemia. I will eat iron at age 20, and that will help me  getting 18 milligrams of iron every day from sources like fish, eggs, meat, or various kinds of plant sources. The list of plant sources includes seeds, dark green leafy vegetables, and nuts.

On the other hand, it will be helpful for my future when I plan to get pregnant. In addition to that, it will also be very important for me to get the right amount of folate  400 micrograms every day. I will add vitamin B to develop the body properly. Moreover, I can also get them from brown rice, potatoes, fortified bread, cereals, and dark leafy greens. Additionally, I will also try to add Vitamin D and magnesium as a 20-year-old woman. Vitamin D can be easily found in salmon, tuna, and fortified dairy products.