Set up a personal Profile on the “iProfile”.

·        Using the iProfile click the “profile” tab at the top of the page, set up your personal profile.

·        Print and submit your “My DRI” report

Using iProfile,

1.      Click the “Food Journal” tab at the top of the page.

·        This is where you will enter what you ate for 3 days (including any 2 WEEKDAYS and one WEEKEND day). If you skipped a meal (i.e. breakfast) do not record anything. Be sure to describe your food items in detail. Record the amounts in household measures (i.e. cups, fluid oz, tsp., tbsp. etc.) Do not use gram or weight amounts (except for meat, fish, poultry, seafood and cheese if you choose)

2.      Click “Select a Date” for Day # 1 to begin entering

3.      Enter the food or recipe in “Search”

4.      Once found, add the food/recipe to Day # 1 and to the appropriate meal or snack (i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack)

5.      Adjust your portion sizes by clicking the item and adjusting the unit size and then the amount and click on “save changes”

6.      Click on the “search” box for the next food item and complete Day # 1. Do the same thing for Day # 2 and Day #3. Make sure you click on the appropriate date before you start adding food items for Day #2 or Day #3.

1.      “Food Journal Summary”

·        Select the dates for Day # 1 and Day # 3 to get the 3-day summary and click “pdf”. Open the “pdf” and then save and print the report.  (1 report: that includes 3 days)

2.      “Macronutrient Distribution”

·        Select the dates for Day #1 and Day #3 to get the 3-day average and click“pdf”. Open the “pdf” and then save and print the report.  (1 report: 3-day average)

3.      “Intake Compared to Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)”

·        Select the dates for Day#1 and Day#3 to get the 3-day average and click “complete view” and “pdf”. Open the “pdf” and then save and print the report.

(1 report:3-day average)

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Fill in Chart # 1. Use the “Macronutrient Distribution” report for the 3-day average and make the appropriate comments for each of the macronutrients.

1.      Indicate if you have achieved your % distribution requirement for each of the

3 macronutrients i.e. CHO, protein and fat. ***Please note:  look at the percentages to determine if you are low or high in a nutrient and not the red and green bars***

2.      If your intake of all/any of the 3 macronutrients is appropriate, state at least 2 foods you consumed that are a source of the nutrients.

3.      If your intake of all/any of the 3 macronutrients is high, state at least 2 foods you consumed that are high in the nutrients.

4.      If your intake of all/any of the 3 macronutrients is low, state at least 2 foods that could be added to increase your intake of any of the nutrients.

Fill in Chart # 2

Use the “Intakes Compared to Dietary Reference Intake” report for the 3-day average

1. Indicate if you have achieved your requirement for the nutrients.  ***Please note:  look at the percentages to determine if you are low or high in a nutrient and not the red and green bars***

2.  State at least 2 sources of food that you consumed that are a source of each of the nutrients.

3.  For the “healthy nutrients” (Vitamin A, C, D; fibre, calcium and potassium) your goal is to achieve at least 100% of your recommended intake. NOTE: It is OK to exceed100% of a healthy nutrient from eating foods.  State 2 sources of each nutrient that could be added to your diet to increase the intake of the particular nutrient.

4. For sodium, your goal is to be less than 100% of your recommended intake.  State 2 foods you could have that are lower in sodium.  Try to choose similar foods.

Recipes

1. Attach 5 recipes, preferably copied from another class manual.  It can be the provided recipe or altered to change the nutrients.

For example:  You copy a salad recipe but add almonds to increase iron intake.

2. State the recipe and what nutrient you are trying to change and which food that nutrient comes from.  Example:  Salad, iron, almonds.

Cover Page

Place all papers in a folder to be submitted (NO HARD COVERS OR HEAVY BINDERS). Include a cover page withyour name, professor’s name, date, class, class day and time, and room number.

As a percent of calories

As a percent of calories

As a percent of calories

Day Average

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

Name 2 foods as explained above.     

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

Name 2 foods as explained above.     

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

Name 2 foods as explained above.     

Comment

Comment

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What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are low in saturated fat.

What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are low in cholesterol.

What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are high in fibre.

Comment

Comment

Comment

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What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are high in vitamin A.

What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are high in vitamin C.

What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are high in vitamin D.

Comment

Comment

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What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are high in potassium.

What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are high in calcium.

What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are high in iron.

Comment

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Average

What 2 foods did you eat that contributed to this percentage?

Is your intake low, high or appropriate?

What other 2 foods could you eat that are low in sodium.

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