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Page 2: MYPLATE THE LIVESTRONG.COM CALORIE TRACKER. WHAT IS THE MYPLATE APP? An application you can download on your phone or on your tablet. Tracks you daily.

WHAT IS THE MYPLATE APP?• An application you can download on your phone or on

your tablet.

• Tracks you daily caloric, fat, carbohydrate and protein intake.

• Tracks the amount of calories you

burned daily through exercise.

• Goals and progress are based on height,

weight, gender and age.

“…[The] Calorie Tracker can help you

reach your diet, weight loss and fitness goals by

tracking your daily calories and exercise.”

LIVESTRONG.COM

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PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN USE MYPLATE• Doctors

• Nutritional counselors

• Trainers

• Therapist

Nutrition is Important in the health care field!

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BENEFITS OF MYPLATE

• Knowledge on personal

nutrition for the patient

and the professional to assess.

• An easy way for professionals

• to get patients to track their nutrition.

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OTHER BENEFITS• Personalized

• You create your profile specific to you to get the most accurate results.

• Large database

• Contains more than 1.3 million food and restaurant items.• You can be specific with what you track

• You can chart your calories, carbs, protein, fat sodium, cholesterol, sugars and fiber.

• Available online (www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate)

• Along with the app, there is an online service you can access at home.

• Support groups, forums, Q&A.

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HOW TO DOWNLOAD• App store on your phone of tablet

• Search, “MyPlate”

• Install

• It’s Free!

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HOW TO USE

1. Complete the profile page

• Gender, height, age, activity level, weight, weight goal.

The app will automatically set a calorie goal for you to reach daily

based on your height, weight, gender, age, activity level and your overall goals.

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DIARY TAB2. Start to track your meals and snacks! • This section shows you

your calorie goal for the day, how many calories you have consumed, how many you have burned, and also your net calories.

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DIARY TAB CONT.• In the ‘Diary’ tab, choose the correct date to start tracking

your calories.• Choose Breakfast, lunch diner, snack, exercise, weight, or

water to start tracking your day.

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DIARY TAB CONT.• Simply type what you ate in the search box to find the best

match (or you can enter the calories manually if you know the amount you ate).

• Tap “I ate this” in the top right

corner, and the food item you selected

will appear under ‘recent.’• You can adjust the serving size• You can view nutrition facts for that item

• Log every food item you eat

in that day for accuracy.

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PROGRESS TAB

3. View your progress!

• In the ‘Progress’ tab,

you can view the foods

you have consumed daily,

weekly or monthly.

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PROGRESS TAB CONT.• You can change the settings to

view the carbs, protein, fat, sodium,

cholesterol, sugars, or fiber you

have consumed in total.

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WHY USE THE MYPLATE APP?• Easy way to track your food intake

• Convenient

• Available on your phone, tablet and online • Accurate

• Based on your personal information• Large database

• Personalized

• Specific to your personal information• Makes communication easy with your doctor

• Tracking your calories is beneficial for your knowledge, and also your doctor’s.