Introduction to Human Nutrition

250 Introduction to Human Nutrition

10. Most packet and tinned foods, like Simba chips, Niknaks, corned
    meat, tinned pilchards, have weights printed on them. Tins, bottles,
    and boxes of cold drinks and alcoholic drinks also have weights
    printed on them. Please use these to show us how much you ate or
    drank. When possible, please keep the empty packets, bottles, or
    tins.

Please note: we need to know the amount you eat or drink. So, if

you do not eat the whole packet or tin of food, or drink the whole

bottle of cold drink, please measure the amount you eat or drink.

11. At the end of each day there is a list of snacks and drinks that
    can easily be forgotten. Please write any extra items in here if
    you have not already written them down in some part of the day.


12. The research assistant will visit you during the record days to
    help you if you have any questions or problems. She will collect
    the equipment and record book after the 7 days.

All the information you give us is strictly confidential. It will

only be used for research purposes. Only your subject number

appears on the record book. Nobody will be able to identify you

from the record book.

EXAMPLE

Breakfast

Food/drink Description and

preparation

Amount

served

Amount

left

Amount

eaten

Code

Mealie meal

porridge

Iwiza. Soft, 1 cup meal

and 3 cups water

300g

Milk Fresh, full cream Clover 300ml

Bread Brown 1 ¥ 60g

Margarine Rama, soft 10 ml

Tea Glenn tea bags 1 cup

Milk Fresh full cream 25 ml

Sugar White 2 heaped

teaspoons

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