Three Day Food Record

Three-Day Food Record
Name: _________________________________________________
Dates of recorded intake: __________________________________
Dietitian: _____________________________________
Dietitian Contact Information: _____________________
Instructions for Keeping Your Three-Day Food Record
 Please keep your three-day food record for three consecutive days.
 The days should include two weekdays and one weekend day.
 Select days that closely resemble your child’s usual eating habits.
 Each time he/she eats or drinks anything (meals, snacks, etc.) during the
three days, write down what and how much was served and what and how
much was eaten.
 To measure how much was eaten, use a set of measuring cups and
spoons to help estimate amounts. Also see the examples below to estimate
portion sizes.
 Note if food choices are homemade or purchased. Please include brand
names whenever possible.
Amounts and Conversions
1/4 cup = 50 ml or 4 Tablespoons

1/3 cup = 75 ml or 5 1/2 Tablespoons
2/3 cup = 150 ml or 10 1/2 Tablespoons
1 cup = 250 ml or 16 Tablespoons
1 oz = 1 slice of processed cheese or lunchmeat
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How to Estimate Your Portion Size
Meat
Three (3) ounces of meat are about
the size and thickness of a deck of
playing cards or an audiotape cassette.
Fruit
A medium apple or peach is about the
size of a tennis ball.
Grains
One cup of rice or pasta is about the
size of your fist.
Cheese
One ounce of cheese is about the size
of four dice.
Three-Day Food Record Checklist
What kind of milk? Homo, 2%, 1%, skim, other.

Beverages
Was it fruit juice or fruit beverage or drink?
Breads Did you spread on butter or margarine?
Did you add milk?
Cereal
Did you add sugar or fruit?
What brand or kind of yogurt?
Dairy
What brand or kind of cheese?
Was it raw or cooked?
Vegetables Was it fresh, frozen or canned?
Did you add any butter, margarine or sauce?
Was it a small, medium or large fruit?
Fruit
Was it fresh, frozen or canned?
Did you add any butter, margarine, peanut butter, jam or
honey?
Grains
Was it a half or whole sandwich?
Was it a small or large muffin or bagel?
Was your canned fish packed in water or oil
Fish
How did you cook your fish?
How did you cook your meat?
Meats
What kind of cut was it e.g. chicken leg or chicken breast?
Soups Was your soup prepared with milk, water or cream?
Restaurants What restaurant was it?
Packaged food What brand was it?
Sample Menu
Day 1: Tuesday, May 14, 2005

Time of Type of Food or Amount Method of Comments
Meal or Beverage Offered Eaten Preparation or (e.g. amount of
food served, too
Snack Brand tired to eat)
Breakfast Cereal ½ cup Honey Nut Cheerios
Milk 2% ½ cup On cereal
Banana ½ med
AM Snack Animal Crackers 10 Christie
Apple juice 4 oz Allen’s pure apple
juice-canned
Lunch Grilled cheese
sandwich
Whole wheat bread 1 slice Dempsters No crusts
Cheese slice 1 slice Kraft slices
Butter on bread 1 Tbsp
Yogurt – strawberry 75 ml Mini-go
Milk ½ cup 2%
PM Snack Granola bar 1 bar – Quaker Chewy, Ate half of it
35 g Trail Mix – tropical
fruit
Dinner Chicken fingers 1½ President’s Choice
French fries 10 McCain regular
Honey 2 Tbsp For dipping
Ketchup 2 Tbsp Heinz
Carrots ½ Raw, cut in sticks
medium
Milk ½ cup 2%
Evening Ice cream 1 cup Chocolate Nestle
Snack
Was this day’s intake considered: [ ] Poor [X] Average [ ] Very Good
Day 1 Date:
Time of Type of Food or Amount Method of Comments
Meal or Beverage Eaten Preparation or (e.g. amount of
food served, too
Snack Offered Brand tired to eat)
Breakfas
t
AM
Snack
Lunch
PM
Snack
Dinner
Evening
Snack
Was this day’s intake considered: [ ] Poor [ ] Average [ ] Very Good

Day 2 Date:
Time of Type of Food Amount Method of Comments
Meal or or Beverage Eaten Preparation or (e.g. amount of
food served, too
Breakfast
AM Snack
Lunch
PM Snack
Dinner
Evening
Snack

Day 3 Date:
Time of Type of Food Amount Method of Comments
Meal or or Beverage Eaten Preparation or (e.g. amount of
food served, too
Breakfast
AM Snack
Lunch
PM Snack
Dinner
Evening
Snack

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Dates of recorded intake: __________________________________

Dietitian Contact Information: _____________________

Instructions for Keeping Your Three-Day Food Record

1/4 cup = 50 ml or 4 Tablespoons

Three-Day Food Record Checklist

What kind of milk? Homo, 2%, 1%, skim, other.

Day 1: Tuesday, May 14, 2005

Was this day’s intake considered: [ ] Poor [ ] Average [ ] Very Good

Was this day’s intake considered: [ ] Poor [ ] Average [ ] Very Good

Was this day’s intake considered: [ ] Poor [ ] Average [ ] Very Good

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