Nutrition Tip of the Month-July
Eating Personalities
An eating personality is the way in which our individual habits or hang ups can influence our eating styles. Many times, these are characterized by thinking errors that we have adopted for one reason or another throughout our lives. We carry these wherever we go and they influence everything that we eat or don’t eat. Be honest with yourself and check to see if you fit into any of these categories listed below. If you can identify some of your eating quirks, you may be able to correct some harmful habits that you now have.
Eating Personalities:
- Grazer: You eat small amounts all day. You are usually doing other activities while you eat like working, driving, or studying.
- Nibbler: You eat very little throughout the day, taking care of other things or other people before yourself. By the end of the day, you feel like you could eat an entire cow. You usually overeat, if and when you find time to eat.
- Convenience: If it is not in a box, or wrapper, it is unrecognizable to you. Because of this, much of what you eat is high in fat, calories, and sodium. These foods are also usually low in fiber, and vitamins, and minerals.
- Brown and White: You are a meat and potatoes kind of person and do not eat very many fruits or vegetables. You think that it is hard and inconvenient to keep fresh food on hand.
- Muncher: You eat three meals a day, but you still munch all day usually consuming many more calories than actually needed. You often eat when you are really not that hungry.
- Uncontrolled portions: Your eyes are bigger than your stomach but you still finish your meals. This causes you to overeat at almost every meal and especially when you are very hungry when beginning a meal.
- Closet Eater: You eat “good” foods around other and eat “bad” foods when you are alone. You are ashamed of eating foods that you enjoy but may not be as good for you.
If you fit into any one, many, or all of these categories, you may want to start changing your ways in order to accomplish weights loss, or health goals. The best way to combat bad habits is to adopt new, better habits. Recognize the bad habits and concentrate on eating a balanced diet. Remember that it is better to eat frequently throughout the day and to not skip meals, especially breakfast. For more information on this topic you can contact 205.996.4885.
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NUTRITION SEMINARS: Look for notices on upcoming classes conducted in the Wellness Classroom. Topics include: Diet & Exercise, Healthy Recipe Modifications, Hunger & Satiety, Shopping Smart, Sports Nutrition, and others.
NUTRITION CONSULTATIONS: Campus Recreation members may schedule a nutrition session with a Registered Dietitian (R.D.) which will include a nutrition assessment, counseling, and diet instruction planning.
NUTRITION SERVICES DEFINED |
Diet analysis/ Nutrition assessment:
This session lasts about 15 or 20 minutes and involves collecting information such as height, weight, percent body fat, blood pressure, body mass index, and percent ideal body weight, as well as a brief food history and personal and family health history. Using this information, conclusions will be drawn about current nutritional status and possible goals to improve nutritional status. |
Nutritional Counseling (initial session):
This session lasts about 30-45 minutes and involves collecting information such as height, weight, percent body fat, blood pressure, body mass index, and percent ideal body weight, as well as a brief food history and personal and family health history. Using this information, conclusions will be drawn about current nutritional status and personal goals will be set by client and dietitian to achieve optimal nutritional status. Goals will be realistic and attainable based on client’s food preferences, various health states, schedule, and willingness. Any questions that the client may have about various topics (such as eating healthy when eating out, or organically grown foods versus non-organically grown foods, healthy recipes, etc.) will be addressed and answered at this time. |
Nutritional Counseling (follow-up):
This session will last 20-30 minutes and will follow the initial nutritional counseling session to serve as a time where previously set goals will be discussed and evaluated for effectiveness in every day life. New goals will be set and practical ways to achieve these goals will be discussed by the client and dietitian. Further topics will be discussed upon clients request and suggestions for success of overall goals will be made. |
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