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Hello everyone, so I was told for my insurance bs of ca they require a food Journal does anyone have any ideas on how I can do this? What should it say? Does it have to be detailed to how much I ate in grams or or portion size? Did anyone else have to do this? Please help thanks :-)

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I had to keep a food journal for a couple of weeks.. And they wanted as much information as possible. What food, how it was cooked, time, how much Water I drank and when. They wanted the whole nine yards

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Do you have a smart phone? if yes, try the app My Fitness Pal. I just started it & I'm loving it.

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Hello everyone' date=' so I was told for my insurance bs of ca they require a food Journal does anyone have any ideas on how I can do this? What should it say? Does it have to be detailed to how much I ate in grams or or portion size? Did anyone else have to do this? Please help thanks :-)[/quote']

Use myfitness Pal app on phone or online great way to track your food and you can print it out and give it to the Dr.. I

Still use MFP..

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Ditto to MyFitnessPal - best food diary I've found on the web! I love being able to scan bar codes of things I'm eating, then having their nutritional content just magically appear! It's also great for reports of various things - weight lost, inches lost, macronutrients consumed, Water intake, etc.

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Ditto to MyFitnessPal - best food diary I've found on the web! I love being able to scan bar codes of things I'm eating' date=' then having their nutritional content just magically appear! It's also great for reports of various things - weight lost, inches lost, macronutrients consumed, Water intake, etc.[/quote']

Ok HOLD THE PHONE. You can scan bar codes???? Is there another app for that? Lol. I have an iPhone. How do I do this?

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Ok HOLD THE PHONE. You can scan bar codes???? Is there another app for that? Lol. I have an iPhone. How do I do this?

It's right in the MFP app on the iPhone. When you go to add a food there's a barcode icon next to the search field. Click it an then hold up to the bar code & it snaps a pic with all the info.

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OMG! I'm like a kid with a new toy! THANK YOU!

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Seriously - MyFitnessPal has it ALL. Add that to the fact that it syncs with the FitBit One that I wear (and compensates for extra, earned calories from excess activity...which I don't usually eat back)...it really is the perfect website/app!

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I also ditto the my fitness pal. It really helps me see where I am in a given day as to how much I have eaten. I like the quick add as my Breakfast tends to be the same thing day in day out.

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Wow.. thanks everyone for the app tip. I already downloaded it. Now if I'm using the app as a food journal how can I get that info to print out so it can be sent with my paperwork to get approved?

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Log onto the program on the internet (www.myfitnesspal.com) and check out the "reports" section. Utilizing the program online will allow you to get a better idea of what's available to you!

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Ok HOLD THE PHONE. You can scan bar codes???? Is there another app for that? Lol. I have an iPhone. How do I do this?

There is a app that I found its called Lose It and you are able to scan bar codes with it. I love it because you can see your Protein intake.

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