Case Study Of James Griffith's Diet Project

James Griffith is a twenty one year old male college student who attends Simpson University in Redding California. He decided to look into his diet for a project that was assigned in a nutrition class that he was taking. The project required him to write down the foods that he consumed over a three day period. By doing so, he was able to see what his diet consisted of over the three days. The three days do not necessarily reflect the complete diet of James Griffith, but give him a model to look at that reflects his eating patterns. Upon looking back at the diet project, James was able to see what vitamins and minerals that he had consumed. By looking at the different vitamins and minerals that were present in the food he consumed, he was able

It is necessary for a person to get the appropriate amount of both of those things, but they also need to have a balanced diet of fruits and vegetables along with them. James knew that he had to have a better rounded diet in order to be as healthy as possible. Sizer explains that, “A well planned diet is adequate, balanced, moderate in energy, and moderate in unwanted constituents, and offer a variety of nutritious foods.”(Sizer, 2013, p.12) Having an adequate diet is the goal of James but, saying one is going to eat a better diet is a lot different that actually doing so. A majority of people try to eat better, but just cannot bring themselves to do so because of various reasons. Some of the reasons are their access to the food or preference of taste. In James’ case, it was his preference of taste. He had a variety of foods to choose from at the Simpson University cafeteria, since they try to always have fresh fruit and vegetables available for the students. He did not necessarily mind the taste of fruits and vegetables, but he just enjoyed the taste of other foods more. He knew that if he wanted to be healthier and have his body working at full potential, then he would have to start eating the different kinds of foods. Some of the food that he had in mind was a salad, apples, or even some freshly squeezed orange juice since he noticed that a lot of the drinks he was getting were soft drinks like Dr.