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Completing a new food questionnaire

A Food Questionnaire assesses eating patterns over time. The Food Questionnaire screen is accessed from the Clients Diets tab.

The New Food Questionnaire folder appears with these subcategories in the left pane:

  • Daily
  • Weekly
  • Monthly

Complete a New Food Questionnaire by following these steps:

  1. Select Tools/Questionnaire from the menu bar to open the Questionnaire dialog box and populate the subcategories by completing the questionnaire. The dialog box contains a categorized list of foods with Amount, Unit, Frequency and Interval fields.
  2. Type the number of times the food was eaten on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis in the Frequency and Interval field for each item.
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The Interval fields contain lists for making selections.

  • The Amount and Unit fields are predetermined.
  1. Click . The questionnaire closes and the items appear in the appropriate subcategory under the new Food Questionnaire 1 file. Food Questionnaire files appear in sequential order (Food Questionnaire 1, Food Questionnaire 2, Food Questionnaire 3, etc.).
    • Click at any time to cancel the operation.
  2. Select View from the menu bar to perform one of the following functions:
    • Select View/Analysis to view or modify an analysis of nutrients from the questionnaire.
    • Select View/Normal to see details for the selected item.
    • Select View/Profiling to view information about all foods in a menu or diet. Sort the list as desired.
  3. Click in the upper-right corner of the window to close the Food Questionnaire. A dialog box appears with , , and buttons.
    • Click to save the information and close the window.
  4. If appropriate, click on the Food Questionnaire toolbar to access the Properties dialog box for the Food Questionnaire to modify information.
  5. If appropriate, select the Food and click on the Food Questionnaire toolbar to access the Food Properties dialog box to modify information.
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Modifying Food Properties changes the nutrient values.

  1. If appropriate, select Edit/Rename from the menu bar and type a new name to rename the food questionnaire.
  2. Click to save the information in the Clients editor, including the client's food questionnaire.
    • Select File/Save As to save the file under a new name.