05 Jan 3 Day Dietary Journal

BIO 150 Nutrition – Unit 1 Project Instructions (Rev. 9/12)

3 Day Dietary Journal

· Submit your 3 day Journal (typed into the template provided)

Grading 30 points possible:

10 points per day (4pt for serving/ measures, 3pts for component/prep/type detail, 3 pts column completion)

Journal Instructions:

1) Keep your Dietary Journal with you and record everything consumed (food, beverages and water) for 3 consecutive days, including at least 1 weekend day. In order to obtain the most personal information from your weekly projects, record days that most closely reflect your normal eating habits and routine.

2) Include how foods are prepared (baked, fried, steamed) and brand names when if applicable. Don’t forget to list all fats used in cooking and spreads, sauces and condiments added. Record your use of natural or artificial sweeteners, as well.

3) Your Dietary Journal should include the time of day the food was eaten, the meal or snack it was a part of, all component parts of the food eaten (i.e. a hamburger has a meat patty, bun, condiments.)

4) The amount should be recorded in measureable terms such as cups, ounces, teaspoons, tablespoons, etc. If you are not certain of measures, use these visuals as a guide as well as the PDF provided:

a. 3 ounces (i.e. meat/fish) looks about the size of a deck of cards or an I-phone

b. 1 ounce (i.e. cheese) looks about the size of 4 dice

c. 1 ounce liquid (i.e. gravy, beverage) is the size of a standard shot glass and also = 2 Tbsp

d. 1 cup (8oz liquid) looks about the size of a baseball, fisted hand or yogurt container

e. ½ cup (4oz liquid) looks about the size of a half of a baseball or individual applesauce container

f. 1 Tablespoon looks about the size of a half of a walnut shell

g. 1 teaspoon looks like a diner style ‘pat’ of butter

5) Try to avoid vague descriptions of amounts such as bowl full, scoop, glass, bite, portion, etc. As well as avoid small/medium/large which are only OK for standardized items (I.e. fast food, egg, etc.)

6) At the end of the three days, type-up your hand recorded journal into the Dietary Journal template and submit the 2 days within a single file as your Unit 1 Project submission.

Date

Food

Component Parts, How Prep, Type

Amount, Serving, Measure

Meal

9/3/12

8:00am

Eggs

Whole milk

Scrambled w/

Whole milk

2 large

1 Tbsp

Breakfast

English Muffin

Whole Wheat

2 halves

Breakfast

Raspberry Jam

Polaner’s no added sugar

2 Tbsp

Breakfast

10:15am

Apple

Granny Smith

2 ½ inch diameter

Snack

1:30pm

Pizza

Cheese with

Meatballs

2 slices of large 14” diam

3 ounces

Lunch

Diet Soda

Pepsi

12 ounce can

Lunch

Salad

Iceberg lettuce greens w/

Sliced cucumber rounds

Cherry tomatoes

Ranch dressing

2 cups

4 slices

4 each

2 Tbsp

Lunch

Etc.

SAMPLE: