Food Diary Rules
Helpful Hints:
* Do not change your eating habits while carrying your daily meals unless your family doctor has given specific instructions to do so.
* Tell the truth. It has nothing to gain by trying to look good in these ways. Your family doctor can help only if you record what you really eat.
* Record what you eat every day that your doctor recommends.
* Be sure to bring the completed forms back to see her next doctor’s appointment.
Some basic rules to remember:
List all:
Keep your form all day and write down everything you eat or drink. Candy, a handful of salt type donuts pretzel, a can of soda or a small screw-type “Donate” may not seem like a lot of time, but after a week that accumulates calories!
Do it now:
does not depend on what you can remember at the end of the day. Record what you eat as it is eating.
Be specific:
be sure to include the additional things such as gravies thickened with flour, or cheese that adds to your vegetables. Do not generalize. For example, note the chips such as chips and not fries.
Estimate amounts:
If you had a piece of cake, estimate the piece: 2 x 1 x 2 inches (5.0 x 2.54 x 5.0 cm) or weight 3 oz (85.05 grams). If you had a vegetable, record how much you ate: 1 / 4 cup. By eating meat remember that a 3-ounce cooked portion is about the size of a deck of cards.