6) Access at least three blogs

FEEDBACK ON ZOEY NEO'S BLOG

BLOG LINK: http://zoeyneoxy.blogspot.sg/2014/09/hone-economics-test-18-august-2014.html

FEEDBACK: Zoey's diet was more healthy compared to mine as she ate more fruits and vegetables. About half of the dishes she ate were also cooked using a more healthy method of cooking, effectively lowering the fat content.

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FEEDBACK ON FERNANDA TAN'S BLOG:

BLOG LINK:http://mydietaryblog.wordpress.com/

FEEDBACK: Fernanda managed to keep her diet balanced despite having one too many unhealthy foods, by eating plenty of vegetables, fruits, carbohydrates and protein-rich foods. She also ate dishes that were cooked in a more healthy manner (steamed, etc).

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FEEDBACK ON LEE WEI YI'S BLOG:

BLOG LINK:http://plsgodiet.wordpress.com/

FEEDBACK: Wei Yi managed to effectively reduce a considerable amount of calories as well as fat intake in her chosen dish. However, her dish lacked colour and had too many vegetables in it. However, Wei Yi's diet is extremely unhealthy, with little intake of fruits and vegetables. She improve her diet by eating more fruits and vegetables to balance her diet evenly.

5) Reflect on the process and learning points from the PT

Reflect on the process and learning points from the PT:

What have you learnt about your eating habits?:

I have learnt that my eating habit is mostly junk food or food that contains insufficient vitamins and minerals that my body needs to be healthy.

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

I consider my diet an unhealthy one as I do not eat much fruits or vegetables. Also, I eat instant noodles when I feel hungry without looking for other healthier food options.

Are the suggested nutritional tools useful? How?:

They were useful only to a certain extent as majority of what I eat in my diet is Western food, and not local. They did help me to find out about how healthy/unhealthy the local food I ate were.

Why is your suggested one-dish meal healthy?:

There are very little calories in the Mac N' Cheese (about 100 calories in total) and I have tried to substitute those ingredients that are high in fat with the same low-fat product.

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THE FINAL PRODUCT

4) Practical

Name of Main Dish: Skinny Mac N' Cheese

Ingredients: 

• 250g of Macaroni
• 1 pinch of salt
• Almond Milk/ Low-fat Milk
• Low-fat cheddar cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• Pepper to taste

Name of Side Dish: Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich

Ingredients:

• 1-2 cup of oats
• 3 bananas
• Dried Fruits/Fruits

THE FULL RECIPE CAN BE FOUND IN THE ATTACHED PICTURE.

3) Analyse one dish that is healthy.

Dish analysed: MAC AND CHEESE

• I chose to analyse this dish because... : It has a mixture of calcium, carbohydrates, and protein, making it more or less balanced.

• I can make it healthier by... : Reducing the fat content used in the ingredients.

Detailed Explanation:

•  I am changing the use of full-cream milk, to low-fat almond milk.
•  I am replacing the use of (fatty) Cheddar cheese with Low-fat 
• shredded Cheddar Cheese.

2) Analyse the Diet

Diet consists mainly of food in high fat, sugar, sodium and cholesterol content:

Examples include:

• ·       Coca Cola
• ·       Hor Fun
• ·       Instant Spicy Ramen (Instant Noodles)
• ·       Buttered Toast
• ·       Fried Pork

Hypothesis: Overall, my diet is quite unhealthy.   

1) Trace YOUR 3-day diet

TABLE OF "Trace YOUR 3-day diet"

Day 1 (9 September 2014)

Time	Food Eaten	Quantity
10 am	Milo	500 ml
	Chocolate Chip Cookie	1 piece
12:30pm	Wanton Noodles	1 bowl
2pm	Mooncake (with yolk)	Half of a mooncake
7:15pm	Rice	1 bowl
	Stir-Fried Pork	2 pieces
	Steamed chicken (sliced)	3 slices
	Fried Egg	1 egg

Day 2 (10 September 2014)

Time	Food Eaten	Quantity
11:10am	Buttered Toast	2 slices
1:30pm	Ipoh noodles	1 bowl
3:50pm	Coca-Cola	330ml
	Chocolate-Chip Cookies	3 pieces
8:45pm	Fried Chicken	4 pieces
	Rice	1 bowl
	Fried Egg	2 eggs
11:30pm	Instant Spicy Ramen	1 serving
	Strawberries	5 pieces
	Milk	1 glass

Day 3 (11 September 2014) 

Time	Food Eaten	Quantity
11:10am	Milo Cereal	1 bowl
	Milk	1 glass
1:30pm	Hor Fun	1 bowl
	Fishcakes	2 pieces
4:45pm	Wheat Crackers	5 pieces
	Milo	550ml
8:30pm	Rice	1 bowl
	Egg Tofu	5 slices
	Fried Pork	10 pieces
	Brocolli	3 pieces
11pm	Mac and Cheese	1 bowl/serving