SCI 228 Week 3 iLab 1, Taco Bell

Healthy Meal The restaurant I choose for this lab was Taco Bell. For my healthiest meal I choose to go with the Power Menu Bowl – Chicken, the Chips and Pico De Gallo side, water for my beverage and Cinnamon Twist for my desert. A breakdown of the nutrients found in my meal are as follows; Fat (Saturated) known to play a key role in immune health. Cholesterol which can stick to the walls of your arteries leading to heart disease, Stroke and peripheral artery disease. Carbohydrates (Macro-Nutrient) is broken down by the body to provide energy. Some Dietary Fibers, considered to be the indigestible portion of nutrients derived from plants. Sugar; Soluble carbohydrate that just the Macro-Nutrient provides the body with energy. Protein a large biomolecule or macromolecule, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues. The essential vitamins being as follows, Vitamin A; a fat soluble vitamin that aids in maintaining healthy vision. Vitamin C that aids in helping the body form and maintain connective tissue, including bones, blood vessels and skin. Small traces of Calcium, aiding in bone strength. Lastly Iron, almost non-existent in my meal but found in every cell of the body. Taco Bell is a restaurant that I visit rather frequently, so picking my healthiest meal wasn’t difficult because I consume it on a monthly basis. Yet, after having completed this assistant and being asked to overlook the nutrition facts, I was shocked to see that the percentage of sodium was very high when using the daily percentage intake recommended to us. The meal contains all of the Macro-Nutrients, which are carbohydrates, Fats and Oils, and Proteins. Leaving me to say that overall this healthy meal contains a significantly low amount of cholesterol in the designated serving size. However the excessive amounts of Sodium increase blood pressure, which could lead to heart disease. When examining the vitamins, the only parts of the meal containing them were the Entrée and side. The almost non-existent traces of iron which could lead to anemia, common caused by too few healthy blood cells I the body. Calcium being another vitamin that was barely present in the chosen meal. Rather important because of its role in aiding bone health and protection from diseases such as osteoporosis. Vitamin A was present, a powerful antioxidant aiding not only in vision health but also ones neurological functions, healthy skin, and