Question

Jamal is a 36-year-old African American accountant. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 305 pounds. In high school Jamal was a three sports-a-year athlete. He was a trim 180 pounds. During college he was on the baseball team. His coach had the team in excellent condition, running sprints and drills. After college, Jamal stayed active with softballbut as the years progressed, he became more of a corporate man than an athlete, Jamal has been very upset with his weight and has tried Atkins and Weight watchers. Because of the stress of owning two businesses, Jamal finds himself eating at all hours of the night and not even watching what he is eating, he is also occasionally constipated. Jamal seeks out his doctor for some helpful advice. Jamal's doctor advises him to go on a high-fiber diet and drink

13 glasses of water each day.

Rate this plate Jamal has a hectic schedule, but that

shouldn't keep him from packing a cooler for those late-night snacks or meals.Jamal packed the following items in the cooler for one meal and snacks when he gets the munchies. Rate what has been packed for this evening and into the night.

Sandwich

Munchies

2 slices 100% whole wheat bread 1 bag pretzels

3 oz roasted turkey 1 large orange peeled and separated into sections

2 slices tomatoe

20 mini carrots

2 large leaves of leaf lettuce 2 celery sticks with peanut butter (2tbsp) 1 tsp low-fat mayonnaise

2 rice krispies squares

1 tsp tangy mustard cup diet applesauce

1 cup diet gelatine

1 bag baked potato chips

1 large apple

ASSESSMENT

1. What important information do you have regarding Jamal's eating habits? What food consumption would be helpful to identify Jamal's present habits?

Answer 1

Ratings:(Out of 10 . 10 being the best)

Munchies

2 slices 100% whole wheat bread 1 bag pretzels 9

3 oz roasted turkey 1 large orange peeled and separated into sections 8

2 slices tomatoes  5

20 mini carrots 10

2 large leaves of leaf lettuce 2 celery sticks with peanut butter (2tbsp) 1 tbsp low-fat mayonnaise 8

2 rice Krispies squares 8

1 tsp tangy mustard cup diet applesauce 7

1 cup diet gelatine 8

1 bag baked potato chips 6

1 large apple 9

1.Imporatant information we get from his diet is that he is eating to combat his stress levels die to his work. While taking comfort in food during times of stress is a normal reaction, overeating regularly can negatively affect your health and increase your stress and anxiety levels.

Keeping adiary and writing down the things he esats eveytime can be very usseful to analyse his eating habits thereby choosing the right food for his weight loss