FoodWise

Product Walk-Through Demonstration

FoodWise

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??What is FoodWise?

• New diet analysis program from McGraw-Hill

• Based upon professional program called FoodWorks developed by The Nutrition Company

• Allows students to quickly and easily track food intake, analyze nutrient data, print reports, track physical activity, manage their weight, and more!

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Key Features of FoodWise

• HYBRID CD-ROM (works for both Mac & Windows)

• Includes nearly 8,000 foods in the database• Additional foods can be added easily using

the information on the Nutrition Facts label• Includes NEW, updated RDA/AI guidelines

(the most recent available)

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• Insert the CD• Go to Start, then Run D:\SETUP.EXE (or click

on your CD drive and double click on Setup.exe)

• Follow the step-by-step instructions• FoodWise is now installed!• Windows users can now select FoodWise

from the Start Program menu• *For Macintosh installation, launch the

installer icon and follow the prompts for installation

How to install FoodWise:

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• Double click FoodWise Diet & Exercise Analysis to enter the main program!

Home

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• Click on Create New Profile the first time you use the program to begin entering data.

• When you return to the program, you will select Open Profile to open a previously saved profile and continue working.

• Save your new profile in a convenient location.

Profile Screen

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Main Help Screen

• The first time you enter the program, you will see a detailed “Help” screen.

• Once you read this screen, you can keep it from popping up by unselecting the “Show Help on startup” button

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Control Panel

• The Control Panel appears on the left side of your screen and contains FOUR buttons (arranged from top to bottom in the order you would normally use them)

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• Click the Help button in the main menu any time for help in using the program

• When special “help” information is available for a display, you will see a small button with a Question Mark (?) on it. Click the button for additional information!

Additional Help

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• Enter your personal data • Select an Activity Level or click on Specified

Activities to choose your own activities from the list

• The Body Mass Index (BMI) value will be automatically adjusted to reflect changes made in height and weight values.

Enter personal data

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• Double click on an activity, enter the amount of time spent doing the activity, then click OK

• Continue adding entire day’s activities and when you are finished, click OK

• Note: All time unaccounted for is automatically calculated as SLEEP, so make sure to include all activities!

Enter Specific activities

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Setting Preferences

• Select “Set Preferences” on the File menu to decide how your analysis will be performed

• If you are analyzing data for a particular person, choose the RDA/AI (or Canadian RNI). If you are generating a Nutrition Facts Label, choose the Daily Values dietary standard.

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Entering Foods

• Click on Food List.• Type a food name in the Search phrase box, then

click on Search Database. Use the Abbreviation? button to clarify an abbreviation used in the food list

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• Double click on a selected food and enter the Serving Size, Meal, and Day information. Click on Add this food to add the item to your food list

Entering Foods

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Food List Search Tips

• Do not use plurals (type “egg” not “eggs”)• If you don’t know the correct spelling, type

the beginning of words (type “scram” instead of “scrambled”)

• If you can’t find a particular food, try using fewer words (instead of typing “French cut green beans” try simply “green beans”)

• Use the word “raw” when searching for fresh fruits and vegetables

• If a search produces a very long list (spaghetti for example) try a more detailed word (“sauce”)

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• Click on What’s in this? to see the nutritional value of a food

Entering Foods

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• Click on Show Details to view individual items in your food list

• Click on the Change button to edit previously entered information. Click Re-select to use this food for another meal or day

Entering Foods

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• Some food names are very long. Click the “Choose Display Window View” button at the bottom of the screen to widen the lists to see complete food names.

• To make the lists equal again, click “Equalize List Windows”

Entering Foods

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Adding your own Foods

• To add a new food to the database, go to the main Edit menu and click “Add to the User Database”

• Any food can easily be added using the information from the Nutrition Facts label!

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• Once you have entered foods for all assigned days, click on Display Results

• Select Analyze results by Day, Meal, or Average of Several Days

• Click Analyze

Display Results

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Display Results

Display Results produces 3

types of reports: 1 Nutrient Totals2 Percent of RDA/AI

Achieved3 Fat & Calorie Pie

Charts

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Activity Analysis

• Click on Display Results to see how your calories were expended during your activities.

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• Click on Print Reports for a complete printout of your diet analysis.

Print Reports

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Create a Food Label

• In the main File menu, click “Make Food Label” to make a Food Label based on analysis results

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Weight Management• Click on File, Exit to Home Display.

• Click on Weight Manager to calculate your weight goals.

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• Enter height, weight, activity level in the appropriate boxes.

• Select Calculate by pounds per week or # of weeks to attain desired weight. (Calculates current and goal BMI and calories needed to reach goal.)

• Select Print or Close this Display.

Weight Management

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• From the main display, click on McGraw-Hill Nutrition Analysis Web site

• This site offers a variety of tools including links to hundreds of Nutrient data sites!

Nutrition Analysis Website

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We hope you’ve enjoyed your tour of McGraw-Hill’s FoodWise!

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