Top 5 things to record in your food journal
1. Who?
Who did you eat with?
Examples: friends, family, co-workers
2. What?
What did you eat (and how much)?
What counts as a serving of fruit?
What counts as a serving of grains?
What counts as a serving of dairy?
3. When?
When did you eat?
Examples: 12:30 pm, after stressful meeting
4. Where?
Where did you eat?
Examples: office desk, break room, in front of the TV
5. Why?
Why did you eat?
Examples: hungry, stressed, bored, don’t remember
Answering these 5 questions may give you some valuable insight into your eating habits. You may find that you eat:
- more or less than you think.
- certain foods in certain situations.
- more with certain people or when feeling a certain way.
- How much fat can I have in a day?
- How much protein should I eat in a day?
- How do I read a food label?
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- How many calories are in a glass of wine?
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