Nutritionist Comments

While the nutritionist will be able to chat with you in-depth during your phone consultation, she will also send you follow-up information, summarising the main points you may have discussed – here’s an example:

	Recommended intake	Your intake
Calories	1300	1429
Protein	Approx 90g or 18-20% energy intake	45.3g or 13% energy
Carbohydrates	Approx 225g or 50-60% energy intake	209.9g or 59% energy
Sugar	Approx 45g or no more than 10% energy intake	39.8g or 11% energy
Fat	Approx 60g or 25-30% energy intake	39.9g or 11% energy
Saturated Fat	Approx 20g or no more than 10% energy intake	16.9g or 5% energy
Fibre	At least 18 grams per day	20.7g
Salt	No more than 6 grams per day	4.4g

Personalised GDAs

calories	sugar	fat	saturates	salt
1429	39.8g	39.9g	16.9g	4.4g
110%	44.2%	56.9%	84.6%	73.4%

Summary:

In summary, I would like to highlight some important points to get you started on making appropriate, long-term nutrition changes.

Nibbling seems to be a big problem but, as discussed on the phone, you nibble when you are actually hungry, not just because the food is there. The key change to make, in this case, is to ensure you have healthy, low calorie foods available to nibble on.
Your fat intake is quite low and while many people would encourage a low fat diet, this isn’t ideal. Fat has important roles in the body
You seem to have quite a sweet tooth and your sugar intake is slightly higher than would be recommended but it’s good to see that your fibre intake is also above minimum requirements

Take each of the suggestions one day at a time. You can't conquer it all overnight but using our diet plans and logging what you eat is a good first step to discovering your diet patterns and diet needs. Good luck! And thank you for choosing the DNA to help you achieve your goals!

Healthfully yours,