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You may want to rate your diet for a few days. Simply print
this form, then follow these four steps.
Step
1
| Jot
down everything you ate yesterday for meals and snacks. |
Grams
of Fat
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Step
2
Write
down the number of grams of fat in each food you list.
- Use
the Pyramid Fat Chart to
get an idea of the number of grams of fat to count for the
foods you ate.
- Use
nutrition labels on packaged foods you ate to to find out
the grams of fat they contained. Refer to Food
Labels section for more information on how to read product
labels.
Step
3
Answer
these questions:
Did you have the number of servings from the five major food
groups that are right for you?
|
Circle
the
Servings
Right for You |
Servings
You
Had |
| Grain
Group Servings |
6
7 8 9 10 11 |
_________ |
| Vegetable
Group Servings |
3
4 5 |
_________ |
| Fruit
Group Servings |
2
3 4 |
_________ |
| Milk
Group Servings |
2
3 |
_________ |
| Meat
Group (ounces) |
5
6 7 |
_________ |
Add up
your grams of fat listed in Step 2. Did you have more fat
than the amount right for you?
|
Grams
Right for You |
Grams
You Had |
| Fat |
53
73 93 |
_________ |
Do you
need to watch the amount of added sugars you eat? See the
Sugars Chart to estimate the
number of teaspoons of added sugars in your food choices.
|
Teaspoons
Right for You |
Teaspoons
You Had |
| Sugars |
6
12 18 |
_________ |
Step
4
Decide
what changes you can make for a healthier diet. Start by making
small changes, like switching to lowfat salad dressings or
adding an extra serving of vegetables. Make additional changes
gradually until healthy eating becomes a habit.
Source:
United States Department of Agriculture, Home & Garden
Bulletin #52
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