Using the Net to
Analyze Food Intake
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The Interactive Healthy Eating Index (IHEI) is an online dietary assessment tool that includes
nutrition messages. After providing a day's worth of dietary information, you will receive a "score"
on the overall quality of your diet for that day. This "score" looks at the types and amounts of food
you ate as compared to those recommended by the Food Guide Pyramid. It also tells you how
much total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium you have in your diet.
Each HEI score gives you an idea of the quality of your diet from what you ate: for one day or for
up to 20 days. An HEI score over several days gives a better picture of your eating habits over
time.
The IHEI program is based on the Healthy Eating Index developed by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. The Healthy Eating Index measures how
well the American diet complies with the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
and The Food Guide Pyramid.
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Storing Your Personal Information
In order to protect your privacy, your personal information and food selection information are stored
only locally on your computer. The Internet browser you use determines where this information is
stored on your computer. Different Internet browsers - such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft
Internet Explorer - store information known as "cookies" in different places. If you access this site
while using one type of browser, then other browsers will not be able to "recall" your information
when you return here. So remember to use the same Internet browser when you return.
Additionally, if you use different computers to access this site, such as one at home and one at work,
then information stored locally on one computer will not be available for processing when you access
this site from another computer.
FAQ
To view Frequently Asked Questions and Answers, click here.
Session Time-out
Another property of this site that is common to most Internet sites is that your session will "time out"
after a certain period of inactivity. We have set this site to allow up to around 45 minutes of inactivity,
which should be plenty of time for you to make your selections and review your results. If your
session times out, simply click on the screen where indicated and you can resume where you left off.
Bear in mind that your food selections are saved on your computer as soon as you make them and
that the quantities you enter must be processed at least once in order to be saved.
Contact Us
USDA is very excited about the Interactive Healthy Eating Index. We hope that you?ll visit this site
often, become more aware of your diet quality, and follow the advice provided in the nutritional
messages. We welcome your comments and suggestions; you can send email to
IHEIsupport@cnpp.usda.gov.
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New Users
Welcome! To use the IHEI system, enter a User Name of your choice along with
you’re age and gender, and then click "Save". Selections that you make while using the
site will be saved locally on your computer. These selections will be automatically
recalled by the system the next time you visit and supply the same User Name. Age
and gender information are needed because dietary requirements vary among
different age and gender groups and your level of physical activity. The HEI and
nutrient intakes are based on a person who is moderately active. Click personal
information to see how your personal information is stored.
User Name
Age
Gender
Choose a gender
Food Intake Date m/d/y
5
5
2004
Save
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Login Successful
Welcome, Kathy crane!
Below is the information that has been stored for your user name. If you wish,
you can change it by altering the values in the form. Please verify the
information by clicking the "Save Today's Changes" button. Afterwards, click the
"Proceed to Food Intake" button to continue. You will need to return to this page
to make another day's food entry.
Kathy Crane
User Name
55
Age
female
Gender
Food Intake Date (m/d/y)
5
5
2004
Save today’s changes
Proceed to Food Intake
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Enter Food Item
Enter a choice of food in the text box, then click
"Search". To choose a food, click on it from the
list. Repeat until you have included all foods and
beverages eaten in the last 24 hours. How does
it work?
Here are the foods kathy crane
has eaten on 5/5/2004
Continue adding foods until the list
contains all foods you have consumed
in the past 24 hours. Click an item to
remove it from your list. Press Select
Quantity when you are done.
How does the Frequently Used Foods List work?
BAGEL
Search
Frequently
Used Foods
Select Quantity
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Here are the foods kathy crane
has eaten on 5/5/2004
Enter Food Item
Enter a choice of food in the text box, then click
"Search". To choose a food, click on it from the
list. Repeat until you have included all foods and
beverages eaten in the last 24 hours. How does it
work?
Continue adding foods until the list
contains all foods you have consumed
in the past 24 hours. Click an item to
remove it from your list. Press Select
Quantity when you are done.
How does the Frequently Used Foods List work?
BAGEL, W/ RAISINS
Search
BAGEL
Search Results on bagel
Select Quantity
-------------------------------------------------27 exact matches for bagel
BAGEL (Add to Freq Foods)
BAGEL CHIP (Add to Freq Foods)
BAGEL W/ FRUIT OTHER THAN RAISINS (Add to Freq Foods)
BAGEL W/ RAISINS, TOASTED (Add to Freq Foods)
BAGEL, MULTIGRAIN (Add to Freq Foods)
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Here is the food displayed for kathy crane on 5/5/2004
Select your serving sizes and specify how many servings you consumed for each.
When you are done, click on Save & Analyze to save your food entry information and
to analyze your food intake. If you want to make more than one day's food entry, click
on Return to Login to save a day's food entry information and make another day's
food entry. For a record of today's food entry, click Print Food Record prior to saving
food entry. To return to initial values, click on the Reset Values. To add or remove
food items, click on Enter Foods.
Foods Consumed
BAGEL, W/ RAISINS
Number of Servings
(Enter a number
(e.g. 1.5))
Select Serving Size
1 medium (2-3/4" to 3-1/4" dia)
Save & Analyze
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Enter Foods
Return to Login
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Print Food Record
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Reset Values
Here are the foods kathy crane
has eaten on 5/5/2004
Enter Food Item
Enter a choice of food in the text box, then
click "Search". To choose a food, click on it
from the list. Repeat until you have included
all foods and beverages eaten in the last 24
hours. How does it work?
Continue adding foods until the list
contains all foods you have consumed
in the past 24 hours. Click an item to
remove it from your list. Press Select
Quantity when you are done.
How does the Frequently Used Foods List work?
Orange Juice
BAGEL, W/ RAISINS
Orange Juice
Search
Select Quantity
26 exact matches for Orange Juice
ORANGE JUICE (Add to Freq Foods)
ORANGE JUICE DRINK (Add to Freq Foods)
ORANGE JUICE, BABY FOOD (Add to Freq Foods)
ORANGE JUICE, CANNED/BOTTLED/CARTON, UNSWEETENED (Add to Freq Foods)
ORANGE JUICE, CANNED/BOTTLED/CARTON, W/ SUGAR (Add to Freq Foods)
ORANGE JUICE, FRESHLY SQUEEZED (Add to Freq Foods)
ORANGE JUICE, FROZEN, UNSWEETENED, RECONSTITUTED (Add to Freq Foods)
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Here is the food displayed for kathy crane on 5/5/2004
Select your serving sizes and specify how many servings you consumed for each.
When you are done, click on Save & Analyze to save your food entry information and
to analyze your food intake. If you want to make more than one day's food entry, click
on Return to Login to save a day's food entry information and make another day's
food entry. For a record of today's food entry, click Print Food Record prior to saving
food entry. To return to initial values, click on the Reset Values. To add or remove
food items, click on Enter Foods.
Foods Consumed
BAGEL, W/ RAISINS
Number of Servings
(Enter a number
(e.g. 1.5))
Select Serving Size
1
1 medium (2-3/4" to 3-1/4" dia)
1 Cup
ORANGE JUICE
Save & Analyze
1
Enter Foods
Return to Login
Reset Values
Print Food Record
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Select the following to analyze your dietary intake
HEI score?
You will see
•A total HEI score from 0 – 100
•A component score from o-10 for each HEI component
•Nutrition messages about the quality of your diet
Calculate HEI score
Nutrient Intakes ?
You will see
•Your nutrient intake scores
•Recommended intake information
Calculate Nutrient Intakes
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Food Guide Pyramid?
You will see
•The recommended Food Guide Pyramid
•Your food Guide Pyramid sized according to your dietary intake
Calculate Food Guide Pyramid
Healthy Eating History?
You will see:
•Graphs of HEI and component scores over time
•Graphs and nutrient intakes over time
•Text with average HEI scores, nutrient intakes and nutrient
recommendations met for days entered
Calculate Healthy Eating History
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HEI Score for Kathy Crane on 5/5/2004
Click directly on the
emoticon (face) for more detailed dietary information
Grain
7.0
Number of
Pyramid Servings
Eaten
5.2
Vegetable
7.1
2.5
3.5
Fruit
0.0
0.0
2.5
Milk
0.0
0.0
2
Meat
10.0
2.3
2.2
Total Fat
0.8
43% of total
calories
No more than 30%
Saturated Fat
10.9
8.1% of total
calories
Less than 10%
Cholesterol
0.0
512 mg
Less than 300 mg
Sodium
9.6
2507 mg
Less than 2400mg
Variety
8.0
7
8
HEI Component
Emotion
Score
(Out of 10)
Number of Pyramid
Servings Recommended
7.4
Total
HEI Score: 71.4 out of a possible 100
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Food Pyramid Guide for kathy crane
The Recommended
Pyramid
Your Food Guide Pyramid
Your Food Guide Pyramid Stats
Pyramid Measure
Percent Recommendation
Fat
Fats, Oils and Sweets are not part of HEI
Milk
40%
Meat
132%
Vegetables
80%
Fruits
20%
Grains
165%
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Fats, Oils &
Sweets are not
part of HEI
Your Intake
Nutrient
Food Energy (kcals)
Recommendation
Percent of
Recommendation
2140
1900
113%
92
50
185%
Carbohydrate (gm)
247
**
**
Dietary Fiber (gm)
18
25
73%
Total fat (gm)
73
**
**
Saturated fat (gm)
22
**
**
Monounsaturated fat (gm)
28
**
**
Polyunsaturated fat (gm)
16
**
**
Cholesterol (mg)
372
<=300mg
♠
350.4
700
50%
4.6
15
31%
61.2
75
82%
Thiamin (mg)
1.5
1.1
139%
Riboflavin (mg)
1.7
1.1
154%
Niacin (mg)
19.4
14
139%
Folate (mcg)
161.8
400
40%
Vitamin B-6 (mg)
1.5
1.5
97%
Vitamin B-12 (mcg)
3.8
2.4
157%
743.7
1200
62%
15.3
8
191%
Magnesium (mg)
269.9
320
84%
Phosphorus (mg)
1288.2
700
184%
Zinc (mg)
14.3
8
178%
Potassium (mg)
2063
*
*
Sodium (mg)
3161
<=2400mg
♠
Protein (gm)
Vitamin A (RE)
Vitamin E (a-TE)
Vitamin C (mg)
Calcium (mg)
Iron (mg)
♠
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*
Nutrient
has no established Recommendation.
**
Recommendation based on food energy(kcal) intake.
Healthy Eating History
FOOD ENERGY Intake History for kathy crane
3800
3040
2280
1520
760
(kcals)
2/27
2/26
1/25
1/3
113%
20%
93%
60%
% Recommendation
Average kcals = 1,361
Average % Recommendation = 72%
Date
kcals
% Recommendation
4/24
2140
112.63%
4/29
384.8
20.25%
5/1
1775.3
93.44%
5/5
1144.3
60.23%
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Enter Activity Type;
Choose an activity from the dropdown menu or type a search
item. Click here for detail.
Activity Type
X
-- All Activities-XX
-- Enter Search Term--
Daily Activities performed by kmc20 on
6/6/2004
Continue adding activities until the list
contains all activities performed in the past
24 hours. Click an item to remove it from
your list. Press Select Duration when you
are done.
Activity Description
Enter Activity Type;
Choose an activity from the dropdown menu
or type
a search
- Enter Search Term item. Click here for detail
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Enter Activity Type;
Choose an activity from the dropdown menu or type a search
item. Click here for detail.
Activity Type
X
-- Walking---XX
Enter Search Term--
Activity Description
WALKING, 4.0 MPH, FIRM SURFACE, BRISK PACE
- Enter
Daily Activities performed by kmc20 on
6/6/2004
Continue adding activities until the list
contains all activities performed in the past
24 hours. Click an item to remove it from
your list. Press Select Duration when you
are done.
WALKING, 4.0 MPH, FIRM SURFACE,
BRISK PACE
Search Term Select Duration
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Save
Return
Enter
Reset
&Activities
to
Analyze
Values
Login
Here are the activities displayed for kmc20 on 6/6/2004
Select your duration for each activity. When you are done, click on Save &
Analyze to save your activity entry information and to analyze your exercise.
If you want to make a list of your daily activities for another day, click on the
Return to Login button to save the date and entry information; then make
another day’s entry. For a record of today's activity entry, click Print Activity
Record prior to saving activity entry. To return to initial values, click on the
Reset Values. To add or remove activity items, click on Enter Activities.
Activities Performed
WALKING, 4.O MPH, LEVEL, FRIM SURFACE,
BRISK PACE
Save & Analyze
Enter Activities
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Duration
(in minutes)
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Here are the total minutes of physical activity recorded for kmc20 on 6/6/2004
Your total activity time is less than 1440 minutes (24 hrs). To get an accurate assessment of
energy expended you should choose "Enter Activities". This will allow you to add more
activities and to check the duration of activities already entered. If you only want to assess
energy expended from leisure or sports activities, and you have entered all your activities
for the day, you should click on "Analyze" to get to the Analysis page.
Total Minutes of Activities Performed
Analyze
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60
Enter Activities
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Select from the following to analyze your Physical Activity:
Physical Activity Analysis »
You will see:
•Your Physical Activity Results to include activity type, description, category,
and intensity for each activity
•Your Physical Activity Score (0-100)
•Your Total Calories Expended
Calculate your Physical Activity Score
Physical Activity History »
You will see:
•Graphs of Physical Activity scores and Total Calories Expended over time
•Average Physical Activity scores and Total Calories Expended
Calculate Physical Activity History
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Physical Activity Results For kmc20 on 6/6/2004
Activity
Type
WALKING
Activity
Description
WALKING, 4.0
MPH, LEVEL, FIRM
SURFACE, BRISK
PACE
Activity
Category
LEISURE
METs
5
Intensity
Classificat
ion
Duration
in Minutes
Calories
Expended
MODERATE
60
361
* No score is allocated for activities of light intensity. See the Activity Help document for more
information.
Result Summary
Click directly on the numbers or word in the table for more detailed physical activity information.
Credited Minutes
60
Total Calories Expended
361
Physical Activity Score (Out of 100)
100
Physical Activity Assessment
Back
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Good
Calculate
Physical Activity History
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Physical Activity History
Select a link below to graph your physical activity
history in the right panel:
Total Physical Activity Score
Total Calories Expended
Physical Activity History
TOTAL ACTIVITY SCORE History for kmc20
100-
80604020(PA
Score)
5/
5/
04
Average PA Score = 100
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Date
PA Score
6/6/2004
100
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Physical Activity History
Select a link below to graph your physical activity
history in the right panel:
Total Physical Activity Score
Total Calories Expended
Physical Activity History
Total Calories Expended History for kmc20
2500200015001000500Calories
expended
5/
5/
04
Average calories expended = 361
Date
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Calories Expended
6/6/2004
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References
Interactive Healthy Eating Index
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
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