She also consumes on average 3.49 daily serves of Discretionary Choice foods (DC) and 1 daily serve of Unsaturated spreads & oils (USF), for which the USF is under the daily allowance of 2 daily serves and the DC is over the daily allowance of 2.5 serves a day; although having DC foods is not recommended at all.
Q2: Do you think that the diet may be lacking or excessive in any specific nutrients and other components of foods that are important for human health? (explain why).
Answer:
As expressed in the answer for Q1 her diet is deficient in the Vegetables, Legumes/Beans, Grains (Cereal) and Milks, Yogurt, Cheese &/or Alternatives food groups. With a deficiency in these three food groups I think she may be lacking in a number of specific nutrients important to maintain someone’s health, this will be expressed through each food group;
• Vegetables, Legumes/Beans (Vegetables) o A deficiency in this food group can result in a lacking of a few vitamins and minerals like vitamin C, beta-carotene, folate and potassium, just to name a few. She may also be lacking in dietary fibre and possibly even have a less than ideal amount of