Health

Axia College Material

Appendix E

Assess Your Food Intake

This activity demonstrates how to select a healthful food regime. Go to http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/ to begin the activity. Using the steps provided below you will enter your daily food intake for a typical day. Once you finish the activity complete the three follow-up questions.

Step One

Click on the New User Registration on the bottom left side of the screen. Once you complete the registration, you will be able to enter food items based on your typical daily diet.

Step Two

Once you complete the personal profile, click on Proceed to Food Intake.

Step Three

Below Enter food Item typing a food item into the search bar and click on Search.

Step Four

Once you have completed entering your typical daily diet for one day, click on Save & Analyze on the bottom left hand side of the screen and then and click on Analyze Your Food Intake located on the toolbar at the top of the screen.

Step Five

Click on Meeting 2005 Dietary Guidelines.

Step Six

Click on Maintain your current weight or Leads you to gradually achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and click on Go.

Step Seven

Dietary information is now available based on what you inputted. Click on the emoticons to receive summary information on your choices.

Follow-up Questions

1. Based on the summaries you received by clicking on the emoticons, what did you learn about your daily food intake? I learned that the amount of grain I eat everyday is good. As far as milk, meats and beans, fruits and vegetables, I do not nearly enough. I didn’t eat any kind of fruit.

2. What recommendations were provided to improve your food intake according to the emoticon summaries? One recommendation for meat is not only can I eat meat but eggs, fish, nuts. As long as I eat 1 ounce of nuts, that is still in the same food group. It is also recommended that I can drink a 1 cup of 100% fruit juice, 1 small apple, 1...