What's on Your Plate?
Use this form to track your food habits before you start on the DASH eating plan or to see how you're doing after a few weeks. To record more than 1 day, just copy the form. Total each day's food groups and compare what you ate with the DASH plan. To see how the form looks completed, check the sample menu.
| Food | Amount (serving size) |
Number of servings by DASH food groups | ||||||||
| Grains | Veg. | Fruits | Dairy | Meat | Nuts | Fats | Sweets | |||
| Breakfast | ||||||||||
| Example: whole wheat bread | 2 | slices | 2 | |||||||
| and soft margarine | 2 | tsp | 2 | |||||||
| Lunch | ||||||||||
| Dinner | ||||||||||
| Snacks | ||||||||||
| Day's Total | ||||||||||
| Compare yours with the DASH plan | 7-8 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 2 or less |
4-5 a week |
2-3 | 5 a week | ||
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Sources:
National Institutes of Health
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