Mr Robertson's Dietary Changes

Please review the following changes Mr Robertson has made to his diet since his first consultation before completing your nutrition analysis for type 2 diabetes.

Energy

DIETARY CHANGE AGREED AT PREVIOUS CONSULTATION	CHANGE SUSTAINED OVER 18 MONTHS SINCE INITIAL CONSULTATION	DAYS PER WEEK	ENERGY CONTENT OF ITEM (kcal)	REDUCTION IN ENERGY PER DAY
Changes made after first consultation for weight management
Halve fruit cake serving	Yes, rather than try to reduce his serving has stopped eating cake	1	360	51
Choose low-energy soda at movies instead of chocolate-coated ice cream	Yes	1	330	47
Enjoy 1 instead of 2 donuts	Yes, rather than try to reduce his serving has stopped eating donuts	1	300 (2 donuts)	43
Reduce alcohol intake	Yes, now drinks 1 can  of beer 6 days per week instead of 2 cans  5 days per week	5 to 6	150 (1 can of beer)	86
Have 1 fun-size chocolate bar  instead of 2	Yes, has given up chocolate	1	200 (2 fun-size  chocolate bars)	29
Cut back on potato chips	Yes, has stopped eating  potato chips	1 to 2	1 500 (10 ½ oz  [300 g] chips	214
Changes made after second and third consultations, for hypertension
Halve meat serving at  evening meal	Yes	7	250	250
Avoid snacking on nuts  while watching television	No, but has changed from salted to unsalted	7	–	–
Total Daily Energy Reduction				~720

Sodium

DIETARY CHANGE AGREED AT PREVIOUS CONSULTATION	CHANGE SUSTAINED OVER 18 MONTHS SINCE INITIAL CONSULTATION	DAYS PER WEEK	SODIUM CONTENT OF FOOD (mg)	REDUCTION IN SODIUM PER DAY (mg)
Avoid high-sodium meats at  Sunday breakfast	Yes	1	1 250	179
Avoid ham at midday meal	Yes	7	450	450
Avoid bouillon cubes	Yes	7	300	300
Substitute unsalted nuts for salted while watching television	Yes	7	230	230
Total Daily Sodium Reduction				~1 160