CONFIDENTIAL                 Study No. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
              FOOD DIARY 
     
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     Please enter ‘M’ if you are Male or ‘F’ if you are Female: 
     
     
     
     
     
     
                                                     CAMB/FD/3
                                                                
                                                                               GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 
                       INTRODUCTION 
                                                                   
     
                                                                   1.  As you will see, each day is marked in sections, 
      We would like you to keep this diary of everything you 
                                                                      beginning with first thing in the morning and 
             eat and drink over the next seven days. 
                                                                      ending with bedtime. For each part of the day: 
     
     
                                                                      •  Write down all food and drink consumed, the 
      Completing this diary carefully will take you some time,
                                                           
                                                                         amounts and a description. 
            but is a very important part of the study. 
                                                                      •  If nothing is eaten or drunk, draw a line through 
                                                                         that section. 
     It is very important that you do not adjust what you eat 
                                                                      •  At the end of each day there is a list of snacks and 
     and drink just because you are keeping a record. Please
                                                           
                                                                         drinks that can easily be forgotten. Please write 
         continue to eat whatever you would eat normally. 
                                                                                                                     
                                                                         any extra items in here if you have not already
                                 
                                                                         recorded them in some other part of the day. 
     
                                                     
            Please provide us with as much detail
                                                                      •  If you prepare a recipe, please write it in the 
                     as you possibly can. 
                                                                         recipe box provided at the end of each day. 
                                 
                                                                   2.  Please try to record everything at the time of 
     
                                                                      eating, not from memory at the end of the day. 
                                 
     
                                                                   3.  Please read pages 3-8 for help in describing the 
                                                                      foods and drinks you have eaten. Pages 9-15 
                        Thank you 
                                                                      include a range of photographs and page 16 shows 
                                                                      an example of part of a completed diary. 
                                                                   4.  Give brand and full name of products from 
                                                                      packaging. Many commercial foods have weights 
                                                                      printed on them, so please use these to show how 
                                                                      much you ate. 
                                                                   5.  Please answer the questions at the back of the 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                      diary (pages 45-48), after you have completed the
                                                                      seven days. 
     
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                               DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS 
                                                                                                                                Tea                         Tea leaves or tea bag, with milk or        Cups or mugs 
                                                                                                                                                            sugar. If instant: black or white,         Volume if available 
                                                                                                                                                            sweetened or not 
        The following section is a list of popular foods and drinks. Next to each item 
                                                                                                               
        is the sort of thing we need to know so that we can tell what it is made of
                                                                                                                                Milk based or               Name or type of drink; regular,            Cups or mugs 
        and how much you had. This list cannot cover all foods and drinks, so if 
                                                                                                                                hot chocolate type          reduced fat or low sugar                   Volume if available 
                                                                                                               
        anything that you have eaten is missing try to relate it to a similar item.
                                                                                                                                drinks                      Type of milk used 
        Please give as much detail as you can. For an example of how you might 
                                                                                                                                Water                       Tap, bottled or filtered                   Glass, tumbler; volume 
        describe foods you have eaten see page 16. 
                                                                                                                                BISCUITS / CRACKERS 
        Please try to state what sort of oil or fat was used for baking, frying etc. 
                                                                                                                                Sweet biscuits              Brand and full product name plus           Number of biscuits 
        State clearly whether spread was used on crackers and biscuits as well as 
                                                                                                                                                            description e.g. sandwich, wafer,          and size 
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
        on bread, rolls, toast and in sandwiches.                                                                                                           chocolate half-coated, 
                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                            full-coated, cream-filled
        
                                                                                                                                                            Ingredients if homemade 
               Food/Drink                 Description & Preparation                       Amount 
                                                                                                                                Crackers, crisp bread,      Brand and full product name plus           Number of crackers 
          Homemade dishes             Describe as fully as possible,              Tablespoons 
                                                                                                                                savoury biscuits            description e.g. Carr’s water biscuits,    and size 
                                      include name of dish; give recipe           One of the suitable 
                                                                                                                                                            Original Ryvita, Jacob’s Choicegrain 
                                      or ingredients, including amounts if        photos 
                                      known 
                                                                                                                                BREAD 
                                                                                                                                Bread                       White, brown, granary, wholemeal,          Size of loaf: large or 
          Ready-made meals            Give name of dish as described on           Weight from packet 
                                                                                                                                                            containing seeds, ciabatta, focaccia,      small 
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                           
                                      pack with brand, describe main              including proportion of
                                                                                                                                                            French type, baguette. Was the loaf        Thickness of slice 
                                      ingredients and enclose label e.g.          pack eaten (all or half?) 
                                                                                                                                                            pre-sliced or hand-cut?                    Number of slices 
                                      beef lasagne, deep pan pizza, fish          Tablespoons; one of the 
                                      pie etc.                                    suitable photos 
                                                                                                                                Rolls or buns               Describe rolls: crusty, soft, baps,        Size of rolls and 
                                                                                                                                                            petit pain, finger                         number 
          Meals eaten away            Please describe all dishes and give         Proportion of takeaway 
                                                                                                                                Sandwiches                  Remember to describe type and              Number of rolls or slices 
          from home or                main ingredients e.g. lamb tikka            or restaurant carton
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                            amount of spread and filling               of bread 
          take-away meals             masala and pilau rice, other Indian         Describe meal size  
                                      and oriental dishes, fish and chips,        and dimensions where 
                                                                                                                                BREAKFAST CEREALS 
                                      burgers, pizza etc.                         appropriate 
                                                                                                                                Breakfast cereal            Brand and full name e.g. Jordan’s          Photo 1 
                                                                                  Tablespoons; one of the 
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                            Natural Muesli, Sainsbury’s Malties        Tablespoons 
                                                                                  suitable photos 
                                                                                                                                                            Remember to describe milk and              Milk on cereal: large, 
          BEVERAGES 
                                                                                                                                                            sugar added separately                     medium or small 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       amount 
          Alcoholic drinks e.g.       Describe type and give alcohol              Number of pints 
          beer, lager, cider,         content especially for beers, lagers        Number and size of 
                                                                                                                                                            Porridge oats or Ready Brek                Photo 1 
                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                Porridge or Ready
          sherry, wine, spirits       and wines                                   cans, bottles or glasses
                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                Brek                        Type of milk used to make it or was        Amounts of ingredients 
          and liqueurs                                                            Number of measures
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                            water used? 
                                                                                  Volume (fl  oz. or ml.) 
                                                                                                                                                            Remember to describe milk and 
                                                                                                                                                            sugar added separately 
          Fruit juice                 Without added sugar                         Glasses, cartons, cans 
          Fruit drinks                With added sugar                            or bottles with volume 
                                                                                                                                Bran:                       Added separately to breakfast              Dessertspoons or 
          Soft drinks                 Brand name, regular or diet 
                                                                                                                                wheatbran                   cereal or mixed with other foods           tablespoons 
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                      or low calorie 
                                                                                                                                wheatgerm                   such as porridge. Please describe
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                      Instant or ground; decaffeinated or         Cups or mugs
          Coffee                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                oatgerm and bran            type and brand 
                                      caffeinated; with milk or sugar             Volume if available 
        
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              BUTTER, MARGARINES, FATS & OILS 
                                                                                                                                                                                     FISH 
              Butter, spreads or                      Please give specific  brand, full                             Photo 18 for spread on 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Fish and                                Type of fish; fresh, frozen or canned,                        Weight (with or without 
              margarines                              name as described on packaging                                bread or rolls 
                                                                                                                                                                                     fish dishes                             cooking method; from fish and chip                            bones/skin?); size of 
                                                      plus the percentage (%) fat if                                For crackers and 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             shop, homemade or commercial;                                 whole or piece of fish 
                                                      known                                                         biscuits describe 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             battered or breadcrumbed                                      Photo 6 
                                                                                                                    thickness of spread 
                                                                                                                                                                                     FRUIT 
              Oils                                    Describe type of oil used in cooking                          Tablespoons 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Type of fruit; fresh (was skin eaten                          Number of whole fruits
                                                                                                                                                                                     Fruit                                                                                                                                     
                                                      or dressings e.g. corn, olive, 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             or not?), frozen, dried; stewed with                          Tablespoons; weight 
                                                      sunflower 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             or without sugar                                              (with or without skin) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Canned in syrup or juice                                      Weight of can 
              CAKES 
                                                                                                                                                                                     MEAT 
              Cakes, scones and                       Homemade – describe ingredients                               Proportion of whole 
              sweet buns, pies and                    and recipe                                                    cake or pie                                                      Ham, salami                             Type                                                          Weight; number and size 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Cold meats                                                                                            or thickness of slices 
                                                                                                                                           
              pastries                                Commercial – give brand and                                   Size of slice or
                                                      product name with description                                 individual cake                                                  Roast meats                             Cut from joint or pre-sliced                                  Photo 4 
                                                      Does cake contain filling  e.g.                               Photos 15 and 16 for 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Bacon                                   Back, middle, streaky; unsmoked                               Number of rashers 
                                                      whipped cream, butter icing or                                cake 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             or smoked                                                     or chops 
                                                      have a coating or covering?                                   Photo 3 for pies or flans 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Rashers or chops                                              Weight (raw or cooked) 
                                                      Are pies made with pastry top and 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Gammon                                  Steaks, rashers or cut from joint                             Weight (raw or cooked) 
                                                      bottom? 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Number and size 
                                                      Are scones or cakes spread with                               How many whole 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Sausages                                Type, cooking method                                          Number and size 
                                                      butter, margarine and/or jam?                                 scones or halves? 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                     Chops and steaks                        Type and cut, cooking method                                  Number and size
              CHEESE 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Was the fat eaten?                                            Weight (raw or cooked) 
              Hard cheese (includes                   Specify type e.g. Cheddar,                                    Photo 2 (amount eaten 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Meat dishes                             Recipe or brand and product name                              Photo 5, 19, or 20 
              Brie, Danish Blue                       Wensleydale, Brie                                             is equal to the slice 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             with ingredients                                              Tablespoons; pack weight 
              etc.)                                                                                                 OR the chunk OR the 
                                                                                                                    grated cheese) 
                                                                                                                                                                                     MILK/DAIRY 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                    Number and size of
                                                                                                                                                                                     Milk                                    Whole, semi-skimmed or skimmed;                               Tablespoons 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    slices or chunks 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             percentage (%) fat if known                                   Volume in fl oz. or ml. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Pasteurised, UHT or sterilised 
                                                                                                     
              Philadelphia type soft                  Regular or reduced fat cheese                                 Thick or thin spread 
              cheese or cheese                        Specify brand and fat content                                 Teaspoons 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Powdered milk                           Dried skimmed milk or with added                              Teaspoons; volume of 
              spread 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             vegetable fat                                                 made up milk 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Coffee or tea creamer                   Brand and product name e.g.                                   Teaspoons 
              DESSERT/PUDDINGS 
                                                                                                                                                                                     or whitener                             Coffeemate                                                    Individual cartons 
               Puddings                               Describe type and ingredients                                 Photo 17; tablespoons 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Please state if powder or liquid                              or sachets 
                                                      e.g. apple crumble, raspberry                                 Size of slice; weight of 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Cream                                   Single, whipping or double; dairy or                          Tablespoons 
                                                      cheesecake with biscuit base, dairy                           carton for commercial 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             non-dairy; regular or reduced fat                             Volume 
                                                      cream trifle with banana                                      items 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Liquid, whipped or aerosol 
                                                      Served with custard, ice cream,                               Photo 3 for pies or flans 
                                                                                                        
                                                      cream or yogurt? (see milk) 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Yogurt and fromage                      Brand and specific product name or                            Tablespoons; size of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                     frais                                   description, fat content as on carton                         carton (g. or ml.) 
              EGGS 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Ice cream                               Brand and product name; regular,                              Scoops 
              Eggs and                                Boiled, poached, fried, scrambled,                            Size of eggs 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             reduced fat or made with cream                                Tablespoons 
              egg dishes                              omelette plus topping or other                                Number of eggs 
                                                      ingredients                                                   consumed 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Non-dairy milk                          Soya, oat or rice milk; brand;                                Tablespoons 
                                                      Was fat or oil used in cooking? 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             product description; fortified with                           Volume 
                                                      Give type of fat or oil used 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             calcium; sweetened? 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                               
           
             
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