During the three days I spent recording my diet for this diet project, I realized that I don't eat a lot of food. The food I eat, however, is mostly processed and not very healthy. I'm happy I had the chance to look at my diet closely because it has definitely had an impact on what and how I choose to eat in the future. Section 1: 3-day average “My Plate” report. I was unable to evaluate actual versus recommended consumption for each food group. I can see why I would be low in every food group considering my diet consists mostly of processed and microwaved foods. My grain intake was 3 ounces lower, my vegetable intake was 0.8 cups lower, my fruit intake was 1.5 cups lower than the recommended amount, and my protein intake it was 2.9 ounces lower. The first day I ate Cheetos, a lunch pack and ice cream. So I'm clearly lacking when it comes to getting enough of each food group. Day 2, I once again had ice cream, chimichanga, pork chop and corn. One observation I've made is that all of my dairy intake comes from the amount of ice cream I consume. Day 3, I had a slice of bread and quesadillas for lunch. I am surprised that I have consumed no fruit and very few vegetables. Section 2: Evaluation of fruits and vegetables. I ate a very low amount of vegetables and no fruit during the three days I tracked my food intake. The only veggies I had were 2 cups of canned corn. The reason for this is simply because I never have fruits and vegetables in my house. However, I increased the amount of fruit and vegetable survey I had been following after finishing the first part of my diet project. It wasn't much, there was still some improvement. I plan to continue increasing the amount of dairy to mid-card because I happen to have low calcium and multiple risk factors for osteoporosis. Section 9: Fluid Intake. Over the span of 3 days I had only consumed about 6 cups of water. The recommendation for females is 6 glasses of water per day. Believe me, I don't even know what I'm thinking. Personally, I think I forget to drink water during the day. I always wait until I can actually say “I'm thirsty”. However, I have already started changing my fluids since the first part of my diet project. Now I drink 4-5 bottles of water a day. In conclusion to all my findings, I decided to try a vegetarian diet and regular exercise. I start this diet on May 1st and surprisingly, I can't wait. As I stated previously, I've already made some adjustments to my food intake. I have to say that with the changes I've made, I really feel healthier.