How To Rate Your Diet You may want to rate your diet for a few days. Step 1. Jot down everything you ate yesterday for meals and snacks. Grams of Fat Total Step 2. Write down the number of grams of fat in each food you list. ☛Use the Pyramid Food Choices Chart to get an idea of the number of grams of fat to count for the foods you ate. Use nutrition labels on packaged foods you ate to find out the grams of fat they contained. Step 3. Answer these questions: Did you have the number of servings from the five major food groups that are right for you? (See page 9 to determine the number of servings that are right for you.) How did you do? Not enough? About right? Add up your grams of fat listed in Step 2. Did you have more fat than the amount right for you? (See table on page 9.) Fat Grams Grams You Had 53 73 93 How did you do? Too much? About right? Do you need to watch the amount of added sugars you eat? See the chart on page 16 to estimate the number of teaspoons of added sugars in your food choices. Sugars Teaspoons 6 12 18 Teaspoons How did you do? Too much? About right? Step 4 Decide what changes you can make for a healthier diet. Start by making small changes, like switching to lowfat salad dressings or adding an extra serving of vegetables. Make additional changes gradually until healthy eating becomes a habit. |