Lab 2

Nutrition Analysis

Interactive Healthy Eating Index

1. Maintain a diet record for two days.
2. Login to Interactive Healthy Eating Index.
   • Login as a new user.
   • Enter your name, age, and gender. Save.
   • If you are having trouble accessing or completing the assignment from the above web site or you are vegetarian, try this alternative site: Nutrition Analysis Tool.
3. Proceed to Food Intake.

• Enter a food item to search.
  • Scroll down the results list to find most appropriate closest match to the food you ate.
  • Click Add.
• Repeat for all foods and beverages listed on your 1-day Typical Diet Record.
• Remember to look up cooking oils, condiments, margarine, dressings, etc.
1. Once you have a list of all food and beverage items, click Select Quantity.
   • Select a serving size (measuring unit) appropriate to what you ate.
     • Indicate how many of those servings you ate.
   • Repeat for all food and beverages.
2. When your list is as complete and accurate as you can make it, click Analyze.
• Or click Analyze Your Food Intake at the top of the screen.
• Under HEI Score, click Calculate.
  • Print and save the page.
• Click on Nutrient Intakes at the bottom of the HEI page.
  • Print and save the page.
• At the bottom of your Nutrient Intake list, click Food Guide Pyramid.
  • Print and save the page.
3. Complete "Lab 2 Journaling: Energy Expenditure & Caloric Intake" under the LABS tab.
4. Please follow the due date listed in the Calendar of Assignments.