FINAL REFLECTION

FINAL REFLECTION

This project has helped me to learn more about blogs like how to edit , post and comment . However I think it is not very effective as some people like myself have not blogged before . Learning how to do a project by using blog is very tough , luckily my friends can help me . But this project has taught me much about digestion and I know much more about it now . The most tough parts was typing out the reflections . I did till reflection 3 because I feel like I am just trying to find different kinds of food to type out instead of placing it in the form of biology .

WEEK 3 REFLECTION

Meal Log (Day 1)

Breakfast : Roti Prata with egg and cheese

Food group : Meet and Dairy

Lunch : Wanton Noodles

Food group :carbohydrates and vegetable

Dinner :Rice with chicken

Food group : carbohydrates and meat

Meal Log (Day 2)

Breakfast : French Toast

Food group : carbohydrate

Lunch : Spaghetti

Food group : carbohydrate

Dinner : sushi

Food group : carbohydrate , meat and vegetable

Meal Log (Day 3)

Breakfast : Luncheon Meat with bread

Food Group: Meat and carbohydrate

Lunch : Marcorni

Food group : carbohydrate and meat

Dinner : Macdonalds

Food group : Meat with carbohydrate

Meal Log (Day 4)

Breakfast : Pau

Food group : meat and carbohydrate

Lunch : Fried Rice

Food group : carbohydrate , meat and vegetables

Dinner : Rice with duck

Food group : carbohydrate and meat

Reflection :

learn the differences between Good and Bad Cholesterols .

Bad Cholesterol

LDL transports cholesterol from the liver to the cells, where certain amounts are needed. However, any remaining cholesterol can be chemically changed (a process called oxidation) and taken up by the cells in the artery walls where it starts to build up – it’s this process that causes narrowing of the arteries or atherosclerosis. Consequently, high levels of LDL cholesterol increase the risk of heart disease – that’s why it’s sometimes called ‘bad’ cholesterol.

Good Cholesterol

In contrast, HDL carries excess cholesterol away from the arteries to the liver, where the body gets rid of it. As a result, high levels of HDL cholesterol are thought to protect against heart disease and so, are sometimes called ‘good’ cholesterol.

Week 2 Reflections

Meal Log (Day 1)

Breakfast : Cake With Milk

Food group : carbohydrates and diary group .

Lunch : Fried rice with prawn and vegetables

Food group : carbohydrates meat and vegetables .

Dinner : noodles and chicken

Food group : carbohydrates meat and vegetables .

Meal Log (Day 2)

Breakfast : Bread with ham and cheese

Food group : carbohydrates and diary group .

Lunch : chicken rice

Food group : carbohydrates meat and vegetables .

Dinner : rice with pork and vegetables

Food group:carbohydrates meat and vegetables .

Meal Log (Day 3)

Breakfast : bread with peanut butter

Food group : carbohydrates and diary products.

Lunch : noodle and beef

Food group : carbohydrates , meat and vegetables .

Dinner : rice with fish and fried chicken and vegetables

Food group : carbohydrates, meat and vegetables .

Meal Log (Day 4)

Breakfast : bread with Kaya

Food group : carbohydrates .

Lunch : Chicken Chop

Food group : carbohydrates meat and vegetables .

Dinner : Magi Noodles

Food group:carbohydrates meat and vegetables .

WEEK 2 REFLECTION

I have learned that many things are like this week like how long and fast the body takes to digest the foods we eat . For healthy adults, it's usually between 24 and 72 hours.

After you eat, it takes about six to eight hours for food to pass through your stomach and small intestine.

Food then enters your large intestine (colon) for further digestion and absorption of water. Elimination of undigested food residue through the large intestine usually begins after 24 hours.

Complete elimination from the body may take several days

THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM


When you eat food, they are not in a form that the body can use as nourishment. Food and drink must be changed into smaller molecules of nutrients by digestive enzymes in your digestive system before they can be absorbed into the blood and carried to cells throughout the body. Digestion is the process by which food and drink are broken down into their smallest parts so the body can use them to build and nourish cells and to provide energy.


The digestive system is made up of The Mouth , Gullet , Stomach ,Small intestine , large intestine and Anus etc .

HOW IS FOOD DIGESTED

1)

Food is digested by enzymes in your digestive system. The first digestive enzyme is called amylase and it is found in you mouth, in other words your saliva, this enzyme breaks down carbohydrates/ sugars.
2)

Then your food is churned with your teeth and becomes a bolus ( a ball of food), that then travels down to the stomach through methods of peristalsis.

3)

The food enters the stomach upon passage through the cardiac orifice, also known as the esophageal sphincter. In the stomach, food is further broken apart through a process of heuristic churning and is thoroughly mixed with a digestive fluid, composed chiefly of hydrochloric acid, and other digestive enzymes to further denature proteins. The parietal cells of the stomach also secrete a compound, intrinsic factor which is essential in the absorption of vitamin B-12. As the acidic level changes in the small intestines, more enzymes are activated to split apart the molecular structure of the various nutrients so they may be absorbed into the circulatory or lymphatic systems. Absorption is when smaller molecules, such as glucose or alcohol, pass through the membrane of the stomach directly into the blood stream.

4)

After being processed in the stomach, food is passed to the small intestine via the pyloric sphincter.

5)

Then to the large intestine which will be passed out through the anus

Importance Of A Healthy Diet

The Importance of a Healthy Diet

Do people really understand the importance of a healthy diet?

You probably already know that what you put into your mouth makes a difference in your health.

But what are the right healthy food choices? We tend to reach for packaged, processed and fast foods with little to no nutritional value , which is no doubt NOT healthy .


Vitamins: are natural substances found in living things such as plants. Vitamins must be obtained in the body from foods or supplements as they cannot usually be produced by the body.

Minerals: are found in plants. Plants get their minerals from the soil, and the soil gets minerals from water washing over rocks. For vitamins to do their job, they require minerals. Minerals must also be obtained from food and supplements.


By having a healthy diet it will protect you from having any sickness

Week 1 Reflections

Meal Log (Day 1)

Breakfast : Fried egg with chocolate milk

Food group - Diary and Meat

Lunch : Fried Rice with chicken

Food group : Carbohydrate with Meat

Dinner : Steak with vegetables

Food group:Meat and Vegetable

Meal Log ( Day 2 )

Breakfast : Scrambled egg with milk

Food group: Dairy with meat

Lunch : Rice With Chicken And Vegetables .

Food group:Meat and Vegetables and carbohydrates .

Dinner : Noodles With Chicken

Food group:Meat and Vegetables and carbohydrates .

Meal Log (Day 3)

Breakfast : Egg with bread

Food group : Meet and carbohydrates .

Lunch : Rice With Pork and vegetables

Food group:Meet and Vegetables and carbohydrates .

Dinner : porridge With chicken and vegetables

Food group:Meet and Vegetables and carbohydrates .

Meal Log ( Day 4)

BreakFast : Cake With milk

Food group: carbohydrates Diary Products .

Lunch : Rice With Fish And Vegetables

Food group: Meat and Vegetables and carbohydrates and Proteins .

Dinner : Fried Rice With Nuggets

Food group : Meat and carbohydrates .

Week 1 Reflections : I feel that I ate from a verity of food groups this week and that I feel that I am very healthy.