Nutrition Tracker
Nutrition Tracker
By Mary Gibbons, LM
Please track your nutrition for 1 week. We will go over it together in class next week. Use the nutrition handout as a guide for what to eat, and for counting protein.
Monday
Breakfast:___________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Lunch:_____________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Dinner:_____________________________________________________________
Today did I eat? (Circle Y or N) : 60-75g of protein, Y N? 4 servings of milk, Y N? 2 eggs, Y N? 3-5 Vegetables, Y N? 2-4 Fruits, Y N? 4 Whole Grains Y N? 2 Pats of butter, Y N? Enough water, Y N?
Tuesday
Breakfast:___________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Lunch:_____________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Dinner:_____________________________________________________________
Today did I eat? (Circle Y or N) : 60-75g of protein, Y N? 4 servings of milk, Y N? 2 eggs, Y N? 3-5 Vegetables, Y N? 2-4 Fruits, Y N? 4 Whole Grains Y N? 2 Pats of butter, Y N? Enough water, Y N?
Wednesday
Breakfast:___________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Lunch:_____________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Dinner:_____________________________________________________________
Today did I eat? (Circle Y or N) : 60-75g of protein, Y N? 4 servings of milk, Y N? 2 eggs, Y N? 3-5 Vegetables, Y N? 2-4 Fruits, Y N? 4 Whole Grains Y N? 2 Pats of butter, Y N? Enough water, Y N?
Thursday
Breakfast:___________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Lunch:_____________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Dinner:_____________________________________________________________
Today did I eat? (Circle Y or N) : 60-75g of protein, Y N? 4 servings of milk, Y N? 2 eggs, Y N? 3-5 Vegetables, Y N? 2-4 Fruits, Y N? 4 Whole Grains Y N? 2 Pats of butter, Y N? Enough water, Y N?
Friday
Breakfast:___________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Lunch:_____________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Dinner:_____________________________________________________________
Today did I eat? (Circle Y or N) : 60-75g of protein, Y N? 4 servings of milk, Y N? 2 eggs, Y N? 3-5 Vegetables, Y N? 2-4 Fruits, Y N? 4 Whole Grains Y N? 2 Pats of butter, Y N? Enough water, Y N?
Saturday
Breakfast:___________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Lunch:_____________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Dinner:_____________________________________________________________
Today did I eat? (Circle Y or N) : 60-75g of protein, Y N? 4 servings of milk, Y N? 2 eggs, Y N? 3-5 Vegetables, Y N? 2-4 Fruits, Y N? 4 Whole Grains Y N? 2 Pats of butter, Y N? Enough water, Y N?
Sunday
Breakfast:___________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Lunch:_____________________________________________________________
Snack:______________________________________________________________
Dinner:_____________________________________________________________
Today did I eat? (Circle Y or N) : 60-75g of protein, Y N? 4 servings of milk, Y N? 2 eggs, Y N? 3-5 Vegetables, Y N? 2-4 Fruits, Y N? 4 Whole Grains Y N? 2 Pats of butter, Y N? Enough water, Y N?
This week did I eat?: 4 yellow or orange veggies, Y N? 3 baked potatoes. Y N? Any foods containing Iron, Y N?
Did I avoid processed sugars and flours, Y N? Did I avoid processed foods, Y N? Did I avoid foods containing artificial preservatives, sweeteners and other chemicals, Y N?
What was the hardest thing about this assignment?
Do I feel that my diet needs improvement?
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