1. Food Journals 11/22/14-11/28/14 Saturday Breakfast: none Lunch: Macaroni & Cheese Dinner: Fish & chips w/ 22oz Pepsi Sunday Breakfast: none Lunch: Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco Bell Dinner: Cantina Bowl from Taco Bell Monday Breakfast: none Lunch: Fiber One bar Dinner: Ravioli w/ tomato sauce and multi-grain bread w/ butter Tuesday Breakfast: Jelly donut & a maple donut Lunch: none Dinner: Pizza w/ pepperoni, mushrooms, and onions Wednesday Breakfast: Cinnamon Dolce Latte from Starbucks, a Sausage A.M. Crunchwrap from Taco Bell Lunch: 12oz RC Cola Dinner: 6oz steak w/ mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. Cheese fries w/ jalapenos and bacon. X- Large Coke Zero. Thursday Breakfast: none Lunch: potato chips and butter cookies Dinner: Traditional Thanksgiving dishes. Large glass of sparkling apple cider. Slice of coconut cream pie. Friday Breakfast: Frosted Mini-Wheats w/ 2% milk Lunch: Chicken burrito and a bean burrito from Taco Bell Dinner: Chicken tikka masala w/ vegetable biryani, fried cauliflower and naan bread

2. Under: CalciumAll of these are vitamins and minerals which are important to support the human bodies’ growth and Potassiumfunctions. I can drink more milk and eat more fruits and vegetables to reach the daily recommended values. Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin E Over: Cholesterol- used to make steroid hormonesI can reduce the amount of processed Sodium- regulates blood pressure and pH balancefoods in my diet to lower these levels. Iron- one of the 16 minerals required to support human growth

3. Diabetes Diabetes is a disease in which a person has high blood glucose levels because their body does not produce insulin anymore or their body doesn’t respond to it anymore. There are 2 types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is usually inherited and usually occurs primarily in young kids/adults. It is when the body simply does not produce insulin. Type 2 which is the most common with 90% of the cases being this type. It is when the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells in their body don’t react to it anymore. I am going to focus on Type 2 in this essay. A person with Type 2 diabetes needs to watch their diet very carefully. They need to watch what they eat and how much they eat. They need to keep track of how many carbohydrates, fats and proteins they are eating. They especially need to eat a good amount carbohydrates because they are what are body turns into blood glucose. Diabetics know their food pyramid well because the foods they should get enough of are at the bottom—grains and carbs-- and the foods that they should avoid are at the top—the sugars and sweets. A person with diabetes needs to get plenty of exercise. They need to be active because physical activities help control blood glucose levels, and keeps your weight and blood pressure down. Most importantly diabetics need to get up and be active instead of just sitting on the couch and watching TV because that is most likely the reason that they developed the disorder because they ate the wrong food and didn’t get enough exercise so their body stopped reacting to the insulin that was being produced.

4. Source Medical News Today. What is Diabetes? What causes Diabetes?. Retrieved from: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/