Food Record Assignment: Nutrition and Foods I

Purpose: This assignment is designed to help you analyze what you are eating to see if you are getting the nutrition and foods that your body needs to be healthy.

Directions:

1.  You should keep track of the foods that you eat for three days using the food record sheets provided.

2.  Review the following tips before you begin your record. (Adapted from Tips for Completing an Accurate Food Record available from http://shs.unc.edu/chsh/ )

  1. Your record should be completed for at least three days. These days can be consecutive or nonconsecutive days. You are being given this assignment so you have the opportunity to include some weekend days along with week days.
  2. Use a separate sheet for each day of your food record. Three record sheets are included in this packet.
  3. Carry the food record with you during the day and document your meals and snacks soon after you eat them. It can be difficult to remember what you ate days or hours after you have eaten.
  4. Describe combination foods (i.e. pizza) to make sure that you record all of the ingredients.
  5. Estimate serving sizes. Remember that:
  6. 1 ounce of cheese is close to 4 dice.
  7. ½ cup is close to the size of a tennis ball.
  8. 1 golf ball represents 2 Tbsp. or 1/8 cup.
  9. Three ounces of protein is close to the size of a deck of playing cards.
  10. 1 cup of vegetables is close to the size of a light bulb or two tennis balls.
  11. You should check the boxes at the bottom of the page each time you drink one cup of water.

3.  We will be using the information you gather when we go to the media center on April 11/12. There you will analyze your food intake recorded on the sheets using the MyPyramid’s Food Tracker program (http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/) .

Questions: (There should be answered after you have completed your computer analysis and food record sheets.)

  1. What was your experience keeping the food record like? What was the most challenging part of keeping this record?
  2. What was your experience entering the information into MyPyramid’s Food Tracker like?
  3. What did you do well with respect to:
  4. The amount of food from each food group you consumed?
  5. The amount of water you drank each day?
  6. The nutrients that you consumed?

4.  What do you think you could improve with respect to your consumption of foods and nutrients so that your body can grow properly and be health?

Assignment Due Date: April 13 (A Day) /14 (B Day), 2011


Food Record Day #: ______Name: ______Class: _____ Date: ______

Record of Food Items Eaten During the Day / Number of Servings From MyPyramid Group Represented in Food Item Eaten
Time of Day / Food Eaten/Beverage Consumed / Serving Size / Dairy / Protein Foods / Fruit / Vegetables / Grains
Total Number of Servings from MyPyramid Eaten:

Number of cups of water I drank today: (Place a check in each box when you drink a cup of water).

Was this a typical day with respect to the foods that you ate? ______

Food Record Day #: ______Name: ______Class: _____ Date: ______

Record of Food Items Eaten During the Day / Number of Servings From MyPyramid Group Represented in Food Item Eaten
Time of Day / Food Eaten/Beverage Consumed / Serving Size / Dairy / Protein Foods / Fruit / Vegetables / Grains
Total Number of Servings from MyPyramid Eaten:

Number of cups of water I drank today: (Place a check in each box when you drink a cup of water).

Was this a typical day with respect to the foods that you ate? ______
Food Record Day #: ______Name: ______Class: _____ Date: ______

Record of Food Items Eaten During the Day / Number of Servings From MyPyramid Group Represented in Food Item Eaten
Time of Day / Food Eaten/Beverage Consumed / Serving Size / Dairy / Protein Foods / Fruit / Vegetables / Grains
Total Number of Servings from MyPyramid Eaten:

Number of cups of water I drank today: (Place a check in each box when you drink a cup of water).

Was this a typical day with respect to the foods that you ate? ______

Food Record Day #: ______Name: ______Class: _____ Date: ______

Record of Food Items Eaten During the Day / Number of Servings From MyPyramid Group Represented in Food Item Eaten
Time of Day / Food Eaten/Beverage Consumed / Serving Size / Dairy / Protein Foods / Fruit / Vegetables / Grains
Total Number of Servings from MyPyramid Eaten:

Number of cups of water I drank today: (Place a check in each box when you drink a cup of water).

Was this a typical day with respect to the foods that you ate? ______