How would you grade your food diary?

ooo, good topic, i would say on good days (week days) i'm a B+ also. One day a week i might hover between a D and an F!

Based on what I consider "clean eating", I'd probably give myself a B. Clean, for me, is first and foremost about hitting my macros. I worry less about processed/prepared/evils than most people do. I'd probably be a C if I graded in those terms.

I think I'm probably around a B...not too shabby!

F. Everything I eat is processed. On the plus side, I stay under calories.

A "B" during the week and closer to a C- or D on the weekend.

I'd say B. I've been reading the YOU: books (On a Diet, Staying Young) and a book called Anticancer (recommended by my aunt's nutitionist, my aunt's recovering from Ovarian cancer). These books have persuaded me to choose non-processed foods as much as possible. I figure -- if stay within my calorie guidelines & log everything, choosing well 80% of the time is a good place to be.

If your into reading about nutrition, I recommend the China Study by Dr Colin T Campbell. One of the most compelling books I've ever read.

If I grade it based on personal progress compared to how I ate before MFP, I'd give myself an A+. I don't care to grade myself on overall clean eating though, that would just make me sad. LOL

C-D i love my mc donalds ice cream cone! Sigh....

Mostly a B+. If I do have a splurge day I go way over on calories, but usually on healthy stuff not processed junk. I rarely eat out, never have fast food, and I don't bring processed food into the house that much so...it's easier.

I'd call myself a B or B+. My diary probably looks a little worse than it is, because when I go out to eat, I just pick the closest prepared food item to log. On the flip side, at least 70% of the time, the places I choose to eat at are clean as well. (Clean, seasonal eating is very very trendy in my part of the Bay Area, so you can find clean foods at all price points, and for pretty much every cuisine -- even Mexican!)

I'd say B. I've been reading the YOU: books (On a Diet, Staying Young) and a book called Anticancer (recommended by my aunt's nutitionist, my aunt's recovering from Ovarian cancer). These books have persuaded me to choose non-processed foods as much as possible. I figure -- if stay within my calorie guidelines & log everything, choosing well 80% of the time is a good place to be.

If your into reading about nutrition, I recommend the China Study by Dr Colin T Campbell. One of the most compelling books I've ever read.

I meant this about the book!

I'd say B. I've been reading the YOU: books (On a Diet, Staying Young) and a book called Anticancer (recommended by my aunt's nutitionist, my aunt's recovering from Ovarian cancer). These books have persuaded me to choose non-processed foods as much as possible. I figure -- if stay within my calorie guidelines & log everything, choosing well 80% of the time is a good place to be.

If your into reading about nutrition, I recommend the China Study by Dr Colin T Campbell. One of the most compelling books I've ever read.

My favorite nutrition read is called the Jungle Effect by Daphne Miller. An amazing book about how the combinations of food in certain "native" cuisines prevent diseases. It isn't just that eating let's say "greens" is good for you. But since the Mediterranean diet consists of greens, lemon juice and olive oil in the same meal, that is what makes the difference. For example, we know that vitamin c helps you process iron. And adding fat helps you process vitamin k in kale. And the fat (and the acid) reduce the bitterness in the greens so it is easier to eat.

Another example is the traditional mexican diet. There are a few ethnic groups in Mexico with really low rates of diabetes, and other genetically similar groups with high rates. The ones with low rates eat the "3 sisters" all the time -- squash, beans and corn. Corn Tortillas are a great example of a whole grain processed in the right way. The special limes used when the corn is stone ground releases the calcium in the corn and other vitamins. So stone ground corn tortillas are high in fiber and calcium.

Anyway, the rest of the book talks about colon disease, breast cancer and depression. The books gives you instructions and recipes ranging from east to harder using regular ingredients to incorporate these techniques in your diet. Amazing book.