Question

Jean is a 35 yo female who weighs 165# and is 5'4" tall. She states she is trying to eat healthy, but really just does not know where to start. Review her typical diet below and answer the 6 questions that follow to help Jean get on the right track.

Breakfast: generally from a fast food restaurant like McDonalds: egg and sausage on an English muffin with cheese, 12 oz orange juice, 12 oz coffee with cream and sugar

Lunch: typically a sandwich on white bread with cold cuts, cheese, pickles, mayo, chips and a 12 oz diet Coke, large chocolate chip cookie or ice cream sandwich

Dinner: generally a hot dog, cheeseburger or grilled ham and cheese, French fries, diet coke, sometimes a side of cooked, canned vegetables like corn or peas, bowl of ice cream

Julie typically snacks at work and eats chips, crackers, or granola bars

Julie is a social drinker when out with her friends, intake is 5-6 drinks per week, and her drinks of choice are: vodka with cranberry juice, gin and tonic, or a frozen margarita or pina colada

What advice would you give Julie?

Answer 1

Jean is already overweight according to her height her weight should between 110 lbs to 132 lbs s, she should follow the below rules.

- Stop eating saturated fats and trans fats

She should stop eating fast foods like cheese, cream, grilled ham and cheese, hot dog, French fries. Instead of this, she can eat unsaturated fats and fruits, she also can drink coffee without cream

- Limit caffeine intake (She should limit coke intake)

- Limit carbohydrate intake (She should stop eating ice cream and limit chocolate intake)

- Limit alcohol intake (Instead of vodka she can drink fruit juice)

- She should increase the intake of fruits and vegetables.

- Do not eat processed foods like white bread instead of this she can eat whole grain bread or oats bread.