www.MyPyramid.gov 1.Go to My Pyramid Plan­ follow prompts (7min) Your results: Grains­ Whole grains­ Veg­ Fruits­ Milk­ Meat/beans­ 2. Go to Inside The Pyramid and review each section of the “new” pyramid (3min) 3. Go to My Pyramid Tracker­ at bottom new user registration­ follow prompts Hints­ Write down your password and only do required fields. 4. Click Proceed to Food Intake­ begin entering in your data
· · · · · · · · Type your food name in search box hit search
Select your food item from list
Go to “select quantity” ( if you made an error “remove”)
Under serving size select the amount you consumed if you know the servings 2­3­4 etc. place in “# of servings” if you don’t know leave it blank.
Click “Enter Foods” and repeat steps until you complete the day.
Click Return to Login at the end of each day this will save your info and allow you to enter another day
At the new login site enter your next days date­ repeat for day 3
After you have completed all 3 days click Save and Analyze 4. Select Meeting dietary guidelines – select Maintain current weight Print this Chart 5. Select My Pyramid Recommendation Print this Chart 6. What are discretionary calories? You may look it up or answer from our discussion Tuesday. 7. You may look through other info at this time. A good link is at the top of the page Physical Activity Entry try it out