Name:_______________________________________________
Hour:___________
Food Tracker: Analyze MyPlate
Directions: You will need your Food Groups & Calories and Nutrients from My Reports to complete the
following questions.
Carbohydrates, Protein, Fats: Fill out each pie chart with the correct % for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
Average Person
YOU
What percent of carbohydrates, fats, and protein
should the average person get?
What percent of carbohydrates, total fat, and
protein should YOU get?
Meeting requirements for…
Carbohydrates will provide my body with ___________________that I can use to create _________________.
Fat will give my body _______________________ and _____________________________________________.
Protein will provide my body with ______________________ that I can use to __________________________.
Vitamins and Minerals: Fill the chart out below with what vitamins and minerals you are on or off target with.
ON TARGET: Explain what benefit you are receiving and include a food you ate during the 7 days to give you
that vitamin or mineral.
ON Target
Benefit
Food Source
Vitamin:
1.
Mineral:
1.
OFF TARGET: Explain what your body is missing out on and include a food you could add to your diet to receive
that vitamin or mineral.
OFF Target
Missing Benefit
Food Source
Vitamin:
1.
Mineral:
1.
Calories
1.) How many calories a day should you be getting? ___________________________ Calories
2.) During the 7 days that you kept a food journal, were you able to meet your calorie intake…
If YES, why do you think you were successful? If NO, why are you not meeting the goal and how could you
change your behaviors to start meeting it?
Food Groups: Fill the chart out below with what food groups you are on or off target with.
ON TARGET: Explain a nutrient that the food group has in it and a benefit you are receiving. Include 3 foods
you ate during the 7 days to help you get on target with that food group.
ON Target Food Group
Name Nutrient and Benefit
Food Source
1.
2.
3.
OFF TARGET: Explain a nutrient that the food group has in it and the benefit you are missing. Include 3 foods
that you could start to eat to help you get on target with that food group.
OFF Target Food Group
Name Nutrient and Missing Benefit
Food Source
1.
2.
3.
Nutrients to Limit: Fats, Cholesterol, Sodium, Sugar
To maintain our health we want to avoid going over the recommend numbers for fat, cholesterol, sodium, and sugar.
1.)Why should you try to eat foods that are low in cholesterol?
2.) What could happen to you if you were to eat a diet high in sodium?
Physical Activity Tracker
1.) How many minutes a week should you get for physical activity? __________________________
2.) Were you able to meet the fitness goals for the 7 days that you kept a food journal? How can you
motivate yourself to continue to meet your goals or to improve them?
Goals: Take your 2 goals that you created using MyPlate and write them below as S.M.A.R.T. goals.
S.M.A.R.T. Goal #1:
S.M.A.R.T. Goal #2: