1) Write all food items served for each meal per the spreadsheet for the particular diet. 2) Write % the client ate as a decimal. Only record in amounts in quarters as follows: Example: 100% = 1.0
75% = 0.75 50% = 0.50 25% = 0.25 0% = 0.0
3) Estimate in all Column "C"s the # of food groups in each food served as if the client ate 100% of the food. Many of the column Cs will be blank – only enter a # in column C if that food group is in food item that was served. Always refer to the facility’s diet spreadsheet to see the serving sizes. *This is the most important step, so make sure to accurately estimate the number of food groups assigned to each food item. Refer to Food Groups and Macronutrient Values for assistance.
4) Multiply the # in every column B by the # in every column C and enter that # in every column D to give the actual amount of the food group that the client ate. 5) Total all the numbers in each of the column Ds, and enter the total in each box in row E at the bottom of the chart. A