Nutrition Log
Assignment
8th Grade Health
Essential Question
 How
do my diet and exercise affect me?
Enduring Understanding
 Students
will understand that what they
eat, how much they eat, and the amount
of exercise and type of exercise affects
their health in many ways.
Do Now
 Log
onto your computer
 Go to www.choosemyplate.gov
 Wait for further instructions
Choose My Plate
• Select “Analyze my diet”
Choose My Plate
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select “Assess Your Food Intake”
Register
 Click
the second word “here” to register
Register
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ONLY fill in User ID, Password, and Confirm Password
Your username should be the first initial of your first name and your last
name
If this is not available, try adding the number 1 at the end
(atucker111)
DO NOT fill in any additional fields
Write down your User ID and Password in your health notebook!!
Personal Information
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Enter your age, gender, height, and weight
IMPORTANT: Change the entry date to the first day
of your Food Log – 10/10/11
Save Today’s Changes (same screen will
reappear) then Proceed to Food Intake
Assess Your Food Intake
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Enter the name of the first food from your
Nutrition Log (Breakfast or Lunch Monday)
Find the best match and select “Add”
Assess Your Food Intake
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Food will appear on the left under food you’ve eaten
Click “Select Quantity”
First, select serving size, then number of servings (if you’re not
sure, give your best guess)
Click “Enter Foods” to search for your next item
Assess Your Food Intake
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Once you have entered all food/drinks from 10/10/11,
select “Save & Analyze”
Select ??? and you will receive a breakdown of your
food intake per food group
PRINT FOR EACH DAY
Assess Your Physical Activity
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After you’ve printed your nutrition analysis from
10/10/11, select the “Physical Activity Entry” bubble
Assess Your Physical Activity
 Use
the drop down menu to select an
activity type and click “Select” to give you
a variety of options for a given activity
Assess Your Physical Activity
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You can also enter a search term, such as
“soccer” to find a specific activity
Click “Select Duration” to enter total minutes for
each activity
Assess Your Physical Activity
 Once
you have entered all physical activity
and the duration, select “Save & Analyze”
Assess Your Physical Activity
 Select
Score”
“Calculate your Physical Activity
Assess Your Physical Activity
 PRINT
YOUR RESULTS PAGE FOR EACH DAY
Assess Your Food Intake &
Physical Activity
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Select the “Update Profile” bubble at the top of
the screen
This will take you back to the screen with your
personal information, where you will change the
date to 10/11/11 and begin adding food/drink
and physical activity from Tuesday
Repeat until you’ve added all food/drink and
physical activity from your log