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Ignoramus14140
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A couple of weeks ago, I asked a question as to whether a person who "eats healthy" needs vitamin
supplement. The answer was, since you never know how much you are getting, it is better to
supplement with vitamins.
I decided that I could do better than that since I do know what I am eating. So I promised to start
entering all my food eaten into fitday to analyze it for nutrients. Last week was not typical for me
because I was out of town on the weekend, but this week I want to stick to entering all my food.
All quantities entered were eyeballed, but I am generally decent at eyeballing.
So, yesterday I ate stuff that I normally eat, and it came out at 1985 calories. A bit on the low
side for me, esp considering that I fast on Thursdays, but I was a little busy yesterday.
According to the nutrient report on fitday, I met all standard fitday goals for vitamins a,d,e,k, c,
thiamin, robiflavin b-6,b-12, niacin, folate, iron, selenium, phosporus, magnesium. 2.2 grams of
sodium. I ate only 90% of rda for calcium and 66% for zinc -- only two nutrients in which I was
deficient.
I entered my breakfast and lunch into fitday for today (took lunch from home) and I meet all reqs of
yesterday, plus exceeded calcium.
So, a very preliminary conclusion: does not seem like I need to pop vitamin pills.
fitday allows setting custom nutritional goals, so I welcome suggestions for goals for more stuff.
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supplement. The answer was, since you never know how much you are getting, it is better to
supplement with vitamins.
I decided that I could do better than that since I do know what I am eating. So I promised to start
entering all my food eaten into fitday to analyze it for nutrients. Last week was not typical for me
because I was out of town on the weekend, but this week I want to stick to entering all my food.
All quantities entered were eyeballed, but I am generally decent at eyeballing.
So, yesterday I ate stuff that I normally eat, and it came out at 1985 calories. A bit on the low
side for me, esp considering that I fast on Thursdays, but I was a little busy yesterday.
According to the nutrient report on fitday, I met all standard fitday goals for vitamins a,d,e,k, c,
thiamin, robiflavin b-6,b-12, niacin, folate, iron, selenium, phosporus, magnesium. 2.2 grams of
sodium. I ate only 90% of rda for calcium and 66% for zinc -- only two nutrients in which I was
deficient.
I entered my breakfast and lunch into fitday for today (took lunch from home) and I meet all reqs of
yesterday, plus exceeded calcium.
So, a very preliminary conclusion: does not seem like I need to pop vitamin pills.
fitday allows setting custom nutritional goals, so I welcome suggestions for goals for more stuff.
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