Created for Your Health by Mr. Siebers

How to Create Your Own Food Log

• Food Log is a chart keeping track of all foods and drinks that you have consumed in the day.

• It helps track eating patterns

• It helps track the number of calories, vitamins, and fats helping to keep track the healthiness of one’s diet.

What is a Food Log?

• Open Microsoft Excel

• Form a chart with 4 columnso First column labeled “Foods Eaten”o Second column labeled as “Time”o Third column labeled as “Number of Calories”o Forth column labeled as “Nutrition” which includes

fats and vitamins

Creating a Food Log

Foods Eaten

Time Number of Calories

Nutrition

• After every meal, you need to write down the food that you ate under “Food Eaten”.o Even junk food or

random meals during the day

• After each meal, write down the time that you ate that meal.

How to fill in the Food Log?

• Then record the number of calories of each food.

• In the last column, record the nutrition in your meals/foods.o Includes:

Vitamins Sugars Protein

How to fill in the Food Log? Cont…

Example of your Food LogFoods Eaten Time Number of

CaloriesNutrition

Pancakes 8 A.M. 350 Protein= 3g, Vitamin C, sugar= 30g

Water 8 A.M. 0 None

Hot Dog (2) 12 P.M. 200 Protein= 1g, Vitamin A and E, Calcium= 1g

Soda (Pepsi) 12 P.M. 30 No nutritious value; sugar= 45g

Steak 6 P.M. 400 Protein= 8g, Vitamin C and A; fats= 9g

Water 6 P.M. 0 none

Cheetos 10 P.M. 50 No nutritious value; sugar= 25g

• You will calculate the total number of calories and nutrients in your meals.

• From your research of what a healthy diet consists of, you will decide if your diet is considered healthy.

Afterwards

• Since we are researching the diets of other countries, a similar food log will be constructed for each country.

• Pick foods that are in typical meals for the people of the country and make a food log.

Around the World’s Food Log

• Open Microsoft Excel and create 3 columns

o First Column labeled “Foods Eaten”o Second Colum labeled “Number of Calories”o Third Column labeled “Nutrition”

The 3 columns should be filled in the same as your Food Log.

Creating a Around the World Food Log

Foods Eaten Number of Calories

Nutrition

Cochinillo Asado 350 Protein= 3g, Fats= 2g, Vitamin C and A

Water 0 None

Pulpo a la Gallega 400 Protein= 2g, Fats= 4g, Vitamins C, E, A

Aqua Fresca 30 Vitamin A, C, E, D

Gambas Ajillo 350 Protein= 2g, Fats= 2g, Vitamin E

Horchata 20 Vitamin A

Example of Around the World’s Food Log

• Calculate the number of calories and nutrients in the peoples’ diets

• Again, from your research, consider if their diets are healthy

Afterwards

• http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

• http://gospain.about.com/od/fooddrink/ss/topspanishfood.htm

• http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/topsummerdrinks.htm

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