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Purpose

The purpose of the Calorie Log page is to record a user's daily caloric intake and provide feedback as to when they are gaining or losing weight.

Data recorded on the Calorie Log page is used as a feedback mechanism on the Reporting page. It also acts as a reminder for users to watch the calories they consume.

NOTE: You can use the Meal Planner feature to quickly enter multiple food items from your diet.

NOTE: You can use the Add Food dialog to add food items not currently available.

NOTE: You can use the My Menu feature to pare down food choices to just those you commonly consume.

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Features

With the Calorie Log page, a user can accurately track their daily caloric intake and gauge that against how much they should be consuming based on their age, height, weight, sex and activity level.

The user can easily enter their meals from thousands of food items. They can either select food from food groups and subgroups or enter one-time items if their caloric content is known. If an food item is not found in the database, a user can enter the new item which can then be seen by any other user.

The Calorie Log displays a running total of calories consumed throughout the day. It also displays the approximate number of calories the user must consume to maintain their current weight. The third item displays whether the user is gaining or losing weight so far that day.

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How To

1. After logging into the system, select Calorie Log from the Nutrition menu.
2. Select New from the Date drop down box and click the Edit button.
3. On the calendar provided, click the date for which you would like to record calories consumed.
4. You can either select an entire meal from your meal plan, a single food item from the database or enter just the calories and a description of the food if known.
5. If you have previously created meals for your diet using the Meal Planner, simply select the meal (breackfast, lunch, dinner, etc.) and day from the Meal Plan drop down box and click OK.
6. If you choose to use the food database to enter your food item, Select the Food Group, Subgroup, Category and finally the food item; otherwise, just enter the calories consumed and a description of the food. Click OK when finished.
7. Click the + (add new food) button to add additional food items.
8. If you would like to change the number of servings, please use decimals instead of fractions. (e.g. .5 instead of 1/2)
9. When you are finished entering your calories consumed, click the Save button. You may add additional calories at a later time by selecting the day from the Date drop down menu and clicking the Edit button.