Reflections on the process and learning points from the PT

• What have you learnt about your eating habits?

I have come to learn that my eating habits are not that healthy as I thought it should have been as I exercise a lot. I eat a lot of oily and fattish food that makes my diet an unhealthy one.

• Do you consider your diet a healthy one? Why?

No, I do not consider my diet a healthy one. My energy intake, fat intake, saturated fat intake, sodium intake, cholesterol intake are all more than the recommended amount, which is so not good.
• Are the suggested nutritional tools useful? How?

Yes, because they tell me in what way my diet is unhealthy and what I should take and not take. They tell me whether I should cut down on my fat intake, or others.

• Why is your suggested one-dish meal healthy?

The wholemeal bread I used is much healthier than white bread because wholemeal bread contains more fiber which fills up stomach quickly. Therefore, eating it more often can help us consume less calories because it helps fill the stomach quicker. So, we end up eating less bread. In addition to that, eating foods high in fiber helps speed up the movement through the digestive tract. That means less time for fatty acids to be absorbed before it is eliminated resulting in less calories absorbed. The tomatoes increase the dietary fibre content of my meal. Butter is the best source of vitamin A because it is more easily assimilated than from other food sources. It has vitamin K2. Ham contains protein that we need for everyday activity.