## National Diet And Nutrition Survey Food And Drink Diary Adult 16+ (V2) National Diet And Nutrition Survey Food And Drink Diary

Instructions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...2-3 
 
Diary examples……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4-15 Practice Pages……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………16-22 
 
Examples and advice on food descriptions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………23-29 Pictures for food portion size guidance……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...30-33 
Breakfast cereals 
Rice Spaghetti Chips Broccoli or cauliflower Stew or curry Battered fish Quiche/Pie Cheese Sponge cake 
 
 
Drink volume guidance………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………34-35 Pictures for spoon size……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...36 "The 4-day diary"…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………37-68 General questions about your diet during the recording period..………………………………………………………………………………69-74 

If you have any queries about how to complete the diary please contact a member of the NDNS Team at NatCen on freephone **0800 652 4572** 
between 8.30am-5.30pm. 

 
 
PLEASE READ THROUGH THESE PAGES BEFORE STARTING YOUR DIARY 
We would like you to keep this diary of everything you eat and drink over 4 days. Please include all food consumed at home and outside the home e.g. work, college or restaurants. It is very important that you do not change what you normally eat and drink just because you are keeping this record.  Please keep to your usual food habits.  
Day and Date Please write down the day and date at the top of the page each time you start a new day of recording. 

Time Slots Please note the time of each eating occasion into the space provided. For easy use each day is divided into sections, from the first thing in the morning to late evening and through the night.  
Where and with whom? 

For each eating occasion, please tell us what **room or part of the house** you were in when you ate, e.g. kitchen, living room, if you ate at your work canteen, a restaurant, fast food chain or your car, write that location down. We would also like to know **who you share your meals with**, e.g. whether you ate alone or with others. If you ate with others please describe their relationship to you e.g. partner, children, colleagues, or friends. We would also like to know **when you ate at a table** and **when you were watching television whilst eating**. For those occasions where you were **not** at a table or watching TV please write 'Not at table' or 'No TV' rather than leaving it blank.  
What do you eat?  
Please describe the food you eat in as much detail as possible. Be as specific as you can. Pages 23-29 will help with the sort of detail we need, like **cooking methods** (fried, grilled, baked etc) and any **additions** (fats, sugar/sweeteners, sauces, pepper etc).  

##  Homemade Dishes

If you have eaten any **homemade dishes** e.g. chicken casserole, please record the name of the recipe, ingredients with amounts (including water or other fluids) for the whole recipe, the number of people the recipe serves, and the cooking method. Write this down in the recipe section at the end of the record day. Record how much of the whole recipe you have eaten in the portion size column (see examples on pages 4 - 15). 

##  Take-Aways And Eating Out

If you have eaten take-aways or **made up dishes not prepared at home** such as at a restaurant or a friend's house, please record as much detail about the ingredients as you can e.g. vegetable curry containing chickpeas, aubergine, onion and tomato. 

Brand name Please note the **brand name** (if known). Most packed foods will list a brand name, e.g. Bird's Eye, Hovis, or supermarket own brands. 

##  Labels/Wrappers

Labels are an important source of information for us. It helps us a great deal if you enclose, in the plastic bag provided, labels from all ready meals, labels from **foods of lesser known brands** and also from any **supplements** you take. 

Portion sizes Examples for how to describe the quantity or **portion size** you had of a particular food or drink are shown on pages 23-29.  
For foods, quantity can be described using: 

 **household measures**, e.g. one teaspoon (tsp) of sugar, two thick slices of bread, 4 tablespoons (tbsp) of peas, ½ cup of gravy. Be 
careful when describing amounts in spoons that you are referring to the correct spoon size. Compare the spoons you use with the life size pictures on page 36 of this diary. 
 **weights from labels**, e.g. 4oz steak, 420g tin of baked beans, 125g pot of yoghurt 
 **number of items**, e.g. 4 fish fingers, 2 pieces of chicken nuggets, 1 regular size jam filled doughnut 
 
picture **examples** for specific foods on pages 30-33 (for adults only).  
For drinks, quantity can be described using: 

 the **size of glass, cup etc** (e.g. large glass) or the **volume** (e.g. 300ml). Examples of typical drinks containers are on pages 34-35. If 
you are able, please measure your usual drinking vessel and record the volume on page 34   
 
volumes from **labels** (e.g. 330ml can of fizzy drink). 
We would like to know the **amount that was actually eaten** which means taking **leftovers** into account. You can do this in two ways:  

1. Record what was served and make notes of what was not eaten e.g. 3 tbsp of peas, only 2 tbsp eaten; 1 large sausage roll, ate only ½ 2. Only record the amount actually eaten i.e. 2 tbsp of peas, ½ a large sausage roll 
 
Was it a typical day? 

After each day of recording you will be prompted to tell us whether this was a typical day or whether there were any reasons why you ate and drank more or less than usual. We have provided a list of commonly forgotten food and drink to help jog your memory at the end of each day for anything you may have forgotten to record. 

 
Supplements At the end of each recording day there is a section for providing information about any supplements you took. Brand name, full name of supplement, strength and the amount taken should be recorded. 

 
When to fill in the diary Please record your eating as you go, **not from memory** at the end of the day. Use written notes on a pad if you forget to take your diary with you.  Each diary day covers a 24hr period, so please include any food or drinks that you may have had during the night.  Remember to include foods and drinks between meals (snacks) including water. 

 
Overleaf you can see 2 example days that have been filled in by different people. These examples show you how we would like you to record your food and drink, for example a ready meal and a homemade dish. Your instruction booklet contains further examples such as how to describe food eaten in a restaurant. 

It only takes a few minutes for each eating occasion! 

For your convenience a separate booklet with instructions and examples is provided. 

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| Day:                                                                          | Thurs                                            |
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| Time                                                                          |                                                  |
| Where?                                                                        |                                                  |
| Food/Drink description & preparation                                          |                                                  |
|                                                                               |                                                  |
| Brand Name                                                                    | Portion size or                                  |
| With Whom?                                                                    |                                                  |
| TV on?                                                                        |                                                  |
| At table?                                                                     |                                                  |
|                                                                               |                                                  |
| How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-29 |                                                  |
| 6am to 9am                                                                    |                                                  |
| 6.30                                                                          |                                                  |
| am                                                                            |                                                  |
| Filter coffee, decaffeinated                                                  |                                                  |
| milk (fresh, semi-skimmed)                                                    |                                                  |
| Sugar white                                                                   |                                                  |
| Kitchen                                                                       |                                                  |
| Alone                                                                         |                                                  |
| No TV                                                                         |                                                  |
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| Not at table                                                                  |                                                  |
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| 7.30                                                                          |                                                  |
| am                                                                            |                                                  |
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| Kitchen                                                                       |                                                  |
| Partner                                                                       |                                                  |
| TV on                                                                         |                                                  |
| At table                                                                      |                                                  |
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| Filter coffee with milk and sugar                                             |                                                  |
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| Cornflakes                                                                    |                                                  |
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| Milk (fresh, semi-skimmed)                                                    |                                                  |
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| Toast, granary medium sliced                                                  |                                                  |
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| Light spread                                                                  |                                                  |
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| Marmalade                                                                     |                                                  |
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| 9am to 12 noon                                                                |                                                  |
| 10.15                                                                         |                                                  |
| am                                                                            |                                                  |
| Instant coffee, not decaffeinated                                             |                                                  |
| Milk (fresh, whole)                                                           |                                                  |
| Sugar brown                                                                   |                                                  |
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| Office desk                                                                   |                                                  |
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| Alone                                                                         |                                                  |
| No TV                                                                         |                                                  |
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| Not at table                                                                  |                                                  |
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| 11 am                                                                         | Digestive biscuit - chocolate coated on one side |
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| Office desk                                                                   |                                                  |
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| Alone                                                                         |                                                  |
| No TV                                                                         |                                                  |
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| Not at table                                                                  |                                                  |
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quantity eaten 
Douwe Egberts 
Silverspoon 
Mug A little 1 level tsp 
As above Tesco's own Hovis Flora Hartleys 
As above 1b  
drowned 1 slice med spread 1 heaped tsp 
Unknown brand 
Mug A little 1 level tsp 
McVities 
2 
Time  
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
 TV on?   
At table? 
12 noon to 2pm 
12.30 
pm 
Tea room at work 
Colleagues No TV At table 
Ham salad sandwich from home 
Bread, wholemeal, thick sliced Light spread Low fat Mayonnaise 
Smoked ham thinly sliced Lettuce, iceberg Cucumber with skin Unsweetened orange juice from canteen 
 
Apple with skin from home, Braeburn 
 
2pm to 5pm 
3 pm 
Meeting room at 
work 
With supervisor No TV Not at table 
 
Tea, decaffeinated 
Milk (fresh, whole) 
Jaffa cake - mini variety 
quantity eaten 
Tesco's own 
Flora Hellmans Tesco's own Tropicana 
 
2 slices 
thin spread on 1 slice 2 teaspoons 
2 slices 1 leaf 4 thin slices 250ml carton medium size, core left 
Mug 
Some  
6 
Twinings Tesco's own McVities 
Time 
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
 TV on?   
At table? 
5pm to 8pm 
6.30 
pm 
Pub 
Partner 
TV on 
At table 
Gin  
Tonic water diet Lager 3.8% alcohol Salted peanuts 
8 pm 
Dining room Family No TV 
At table 
Spaghetti, wholemeal Bolognese sauce (see recipe) Courgettes (fried in butter) Tinned peaches in juice (juice drained) Single cream UHT Orange squash No Added Sugar 
8pm to 10pm 
Grapes, green, seedless 
Chocolates, chocolate creams Potato crisps, Prawn Cocktail 
9 pm 
Sitting room Alone 
TV on Not at table 
10pm to 6am 
10.30 
pm 
Camomile tea (no milk or sugar) 
Bed room Partner No TV Not at table 
quantity eaten 
Gordon's 
Schweppes Draught, Carlsberg KP 
Single measure 
1/2 small glass 
1 pint 
1 handful 
Tesco's own 
3b 6 tablespoons 4 tablespoons 3 halves 1 tablespoon 
Prince's 
Sainsbury's own 
cream Sainsbury's own 
200ml glass, 1 part squash, 3 parts tap water 
Bendicks Walkers 
15 
2 25g bag (from multipack) 
Twinings 
1 mug 


Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually
have, less than usual, or more than usual?

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 


Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today?

There are some foods that people often forget
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o Alcoholic drinks
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o Milk
o Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

Write in recipes or ingredients of made up dishes or take-away dishes 
NAME OF DISH: Bolognese sauce 
 **SERVES:** 4 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 
Co-op low fat beef mince 
500g 
mixed herbs 
1 dessertspoon 
garlic 
3 cloves 
Lea & Perrins worcester sauce 
dash 
onion 
1 medium 
sweet red pepper 
1 medium 
Napoli chopped tomatoes 
400g tin 
Tesco tomato puree 
1 tablespoon 
Tesco olive oil 
1 tablespoon 
Brief description of cooking method 
Fry onion & garlic in oil, add mince and fry till brown. Add pepper, tomatoes, puree, Worcester sauce & herbs. Simmer for 30 mins 
| Day:                                                                          |     Friday                            |
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| Time                                                                          |                                       |
| Where?                                                                        |                                       |
| Food/Drink description & preparation                                          |                                       |
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| Brand Name                                                                    | Portion size or                       |
| With Whom?                                                                    |                                       |
| At table?                                                                     |                                       |
| TV on?                                                                        |                                       |
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| How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-29 |                                       |
| 6am to 9am                                                                    |                                       |
| 8.00                                                                          | Cappuccino, no sugar                  |
| am                                                                            |                                       |
| Café take away -                                                              |                                       |
| eating on my way                                                              |                                       |
| to work                                                                       |                                       |
| Alone                                                                         | Blueberry muffin, regular not low fat |
| Tap water                                                                     |                                       |
| 8.45                                                                          |                                       |
| am                                                                            |                                       |
| Office desk                                                                   |                                       |
| Alone                                                                         |                                       |
| No TV                                                                         |                                       |
| Not at table                                                                  |                                       |
| 9am to 12 noon                                                                |                                       |
| 10 am Office desk                                                             |                                       |
| Banana                                                                        |                                       |
| Alone                                                                         |                                       |
| No TV                                                                         |                                       |
| Not at table                                                                  |                                       |
| Black tea                                                                     |                                       |
| Semi-skimmed milk, no sugar                                                   |                                       |
quantity eaten 
Starbucks 
Medium size 
Starbucks 
One 300 ml glass One, medium size 
Typhoo Asda 
Large Mug A lot 
Time 
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
At table?  
TV on?   
12 noon to 2pm 
1 pm 
Work tea room 
With colleague No TV At table 
Crayfish sandwich 
multiseed bread, wholemeal, medium cut, crayfish in lemon mayonnaise, no other spread rocket leaves Apple & Raspberry fruit drink 
2pm to 5pm 
4.30 
pm 
Coffee, instant Semi-skimmed milk Fairy Cake, homemade, see recipe 
Friend's House 
Lounge With Friend Not at table TV on 
quantity eaten 
M&S pre-packed 
Sandwich 
2 slices Medium filling 6 to 8 
1 bottle, 275ml 
J2O Kenco 
Medium mug A lot 1 cake 
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
Time 
slot 
At table?  
TV on? 
5pm to 8pm 
7.30 
pm 
Chicken in creamy mushroom and white wine 
sauce for 2, oven 
Kitchen/Diner 
With boyfriend At table No TV 
White rice, boiled Wine 13% alcohol 
8pm to 10pm 
9.15 
Squash, apple & blackcurrant, no added sugar, 
pm 
Sitting Room With boyfriend Not at table TV on 
Crisps 
10pm to 6am 
11.30 
Water 
tap 
1 medium glass 
pm 
Bedroom Alone Not at table TV on 
quantity eaten 
½ pack 
Sainsbury's, 370g 
(wrapper collected) 
2C 
Easy cook, Italian, Sainsbury's Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand  
1 small glass, 125ml 
Sainsbury's 
1 average glass, 200ml 5 
Pringles, sour cream and chives 

Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual? 

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually
have, less than usual, or more than usual?

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today?

There are some foods that people often forget
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o Alcoholic drinks
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o Milk
o Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?

Yes 
No 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 
Holland & Barrett 
Evening Primrose Oil - 1000mg 
1 capsule 
Holland & Barrett 
Super EPA fish oil - 1000mg 
1 capsule 

## Please Record On The Next Pages Details Of Any Recipes Or (If Not Already Described) Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes. Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes

NAME OF DISH:  Fairy Cakes 
 **SERVES:**  makes 20 cakes 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 
Tate & Lyle caster sugar 
175g 
Silver Spoon icing sugar 
140g 
Anchor butter, unsalted 
175g 
Yellow food colouring 
3 drops 
eggs 
3 
water 
2 tablespoons 
Homepride self-raising flour 
175g 
Baking powder 
1 teaspoon 

Mix together and bake for 15 min. Mix icing sugar with water and add colouring. Approx. 1 teaspoon of icing on each cake 

## Practice Pages

Use this space to practise recording in the diary with your interviewer Please do not use these pages for the recording period 

Time 
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
 TV on?   
At table? 
How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-29 
6am to 9am 
Practice Page 
9am to 12 noon 
Practice Page 
quantity eaten 
Time 
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
TV on?   
At table? 
12 noon to 2pm 
Practice Page 
2pm to 5pm 
Practice Page 
quantity eaten 
Time 
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
TV on?   
At table? 
5pm to 8pm 
Practice Page 
8pm to 10pm 
Practice Page 
10pm to 6am 
Practice Page 
quantity eaten 

 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

 
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 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually 
have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

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| Less                                              |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |
| More                                              |     |     |
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| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |

 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 
| Yes                                                   |
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| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |

 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Alcoholic drinks 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Milk 
o Sauce, dressing 
 
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 

 Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?  

 Yes  
No 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

 

| Ingredients                                           |
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| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! |
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| Food/Drink                                                              | Description & Preparation                                        | Portion size or quantity    |
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| Bacon                                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| Back, middle, streaky; smoked or un-smoked; fat eaten; dry-fried or     |                                                                  |                             |
| fried in oil/fat (type used) or grilled rashers                         |                                                                  |                             |
| Number of rashers                                                       |                                                                  |                             |
| Baked beans                                                             | Standard, reduced salt or reduced sugar                          | Spoons, weight of tin       |
| Beefburger                                                              |                                                                  |                             |
| (hamburger)                                                             |                                                                  |                             |
| Home-made (ingredients), from a packet or take-away; fried (type of     |                                                                  |                             |
| oil/fat), microwaved or grilled; economy; with or without bread roll,   |                                                                  |                             |
| with or without salad e.g. lettuce, tomato                              |                                                                  |                             |
| Large or small, ounces or                                               |                                                                  |                             |
| in grams if info on                                                     |                                                                  |                             |
| package                                                                 |                                                                  |                             |
| Beer                                                                    |                                                                  |                             |
| What sort e.g. stout, bitter, lager; draught, canned, bottled; %        |                                                                  |                             |
| alcohol or low-alcohol or home-made                                     |                                                                  |                             |
| Number of pints or half                                                 |                                                                  |                             |
| pints, size of can or bottle                                            |                                                                  |                             |
| Biscuits                                                                |                                                                  |                             |
| What sort e.g. cheese, wafer, crispbread, sweet, chocolate (fully or    |                                                                  |                             |
| half coated), shortbread, home-made                                     |                                                                  |                             |
| Number, size (standard                                                  |                                                                  |                             |
| or mini variety)                                                        |                                                                  |                             |
| Bread                                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| (see also sandwiches)                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| Wholemeal, granary, white or brown; currant, fruit, malt; large or      |                                                                  |                             |
| small loaf; sliced or unsliced loaf                                     |                                                                  |                             |
| Number of slices; thick,                                                |                                                                  |                             |
| medium or thin slices                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| Bread rolls                                                             | Wholemeal, white or brown; alone or with filling; crusty or soft | Size, number of rolls       |
| Breakfast cereal (see                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| also porridge)                                                          |                                                                  |                             |
| What sort e.g. Kellogg's cornflakes; any added fruit and/or nuts;       |                                                                  |                             |
| Muesli - with added fruit, no added sugar/salt variety                  |                                                                  |                             |
| Spoons or picture 1                                                     |                                                                  |                             |
| Buns and pastries                                                       |                                                                  |                             |
| What sort e.g. iced, currant or plain, jam, custard, fruit, cream; type |                                                                  |                             |
| of pastry; homemade or bought                                           |                                                                  |                             |
| Size, number                                                            |                                                                  |                             |
| Butter, margarine & fat                                                 |                                                                  |                             |
| spreads                                                                 |                                                                  |                             |
| Give full product name                                                  |                                                                  |                             |
| Thick/average/thin                                                      |                                                                  |                             |
| spread; spoons                                                          |                                                                  |                             |
| Food/Drink                                                              | Description & Preparation                                            | Portion size or quantity    |
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| Cake                                                                    |                                                                      |                             |
| What sort: fruit (rich), sponge, fresh cream, iced, chocolate coated;   |                                                                      |                             |
| type of filling e.g. buttercream, jam                                   |                                                                      |                             |
| Individual or size of slice,                                            |                                                                      |                             |
| packet weight, picture 10                                               |                                                                      |                             |
| Cereal bars                                                             |                                                                      |                             |
| What sort; with fruit/nuts, coated with chocolate/yoghurt; fortified    |                                                                      |                             |
| with vitamins/minerals                                                  |                                                                      |                             |
| Weight/size of bar; from                                                |                                                                      |                             |
| multipack                                                               |                                                                      |                             |
| Cheese                                                                  | Type e.g. cheddar, cream, cottage, soft; low fat                     |                             |
| Picture 9, or number of                                                 |                                                                      |                             |
| slices, number of spoons                                                |                                                                      |                             |
| Chips                                                                   |                                                                      |                             |
| Fresh, frozen, oven, microwave, take-away (where from);                 |                                                                      |                             |
| thick/straight/crinkle/fine cut; type of oil/fat used for cooking       |                                                                      |                             |
| Picture 4, number of                                                    |                                                                      |                             |
| spoons, number of chips                                                 |                                                                      |                             |
| Chocolate(s)                                                            | What sort e.g. plain, milk, white, fancy, diabetic; type of filling; | Weight/size of bar          |
| Coffee                                                                  |                                                                      |                             |
| With milk (see section on milk); half milk/half water; all milk;        |                                                                      |                             |
| ground/filter, instant; decaffeinated. If café/takeaway, was it         |                                                                      |                             |
| cappuccino, latte etc                                                   |                                                                      |                             |
| Cups or mugs, size of                                                   |                                                                      |                             |
| takeaway e.g. small.                                                    |                                                                      |                             |
| medium                                                                  |                                                                      |                             |
| Cook-in sauces                                                          |                                                                      |                             |
| What sort; pasta, Indian, Chinese, Mexican; tomato, white or            |                                                                      |                             |
| cheese based; does meat or veg come in sauce; jar or can                |                                                                      |                             |
| Spoons, size of can or jar                                              |                                                                      |                             |
| Cream                                                                   |                                                                      |                             |
| Single, whipped, double or clotted; dairy or non-dairy; low-fat; fresh, |                                                                      |                             |
| UHT/Longlife; imitation cream e.g. Elmlea                               |                                                                      |                             |
| Spoons                                                                  |                                                                      |                             |
| Crisps                                                                  |                                                                      |                             |
| What sort e.g. potato, corn, wheat, maize, vegetable etc; low-fat or    |                                                                      |                             |
| low-salt; premium variety e.g. Kettle chips, Walker's Sensations        |                                                                      |                             |
| Packet weight, standard                                                 |                                                                      |                             |
| or from multipack                                                       |                                                                      |                             |
| Custard                                                                 |                                                                      |                             |
| Pouring custard or egg custard; made with powder and milk/sugar,        |                                                                      |                             |
| instant, ready to serve (tinned or carton); low fat, sugar free         |                                                                      |                             |
| Spoons                                                                  |                                                                      |                             |
| Egg                                                                     |                                                                      |                             |
| Boiled, poached, fried, scrambled, omelette (with or without filling);  |                                                                      |                             |
| type of oil/fat, milk added                                             |                                                                      |                             |
| Number of eggs, large,                                                  |                                                                      |                             |
| medium or small                                                         |                                                                      |                             |

| Food/Drink                                                           | Description & Preparation                                          | Portion size or quantity    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Fish (including canned)                                              |                                                                    |                             |
| What sort e.g. cod, tuna; fried (type of oil/fat), grilled, poached  |                                                                    |                             |
| (water or milk) or steamed; with batter or breadcrumbs; canned in    |                                                                    |                             |
| oil, brine or tomato sauce                                           |                                                                    |                             |
| Size of can or spoons                                                |                                                                    |                             |
| (for canned fish) or                                                 |                                                                    |                             |
| picture 7 for battered fish                                          |                                                                    |                             |
| Fish cakes & fish fingers                                            |                                                                    |                             |
| Type of fish; plain or battered or in breadcrumbs; fried, grilled,   |                                                                    |                             |
| baked or microwaved; economy                                         |                                                                    |                             |
| Size, number,                                                        |                                                                    |                             |
| packet weight                                                        |                                                                    |                             |
| Fruit - fresh                                                        | What sort; eaten with or without skin                              | Small, medium or large      |
| Fruit - stewed/canned                                                |                                                                    |                             |
| What sort; sweetened or unsweetened; in fruit juice or syrup; juice  |                                                                    |                             |
| or syrup eaten                                                       |                                                                    |                             |
| Spoons, weight of can                                                |                                                                    |                             |
| Fruit - juice (pure)                                                 |                                                                    |                             |
| Glass (size or volume) or                                            |                                                                    |                             |
| carton size                                                          |                                                                    |                             |
| What sort e.g. apple, orange; sweetened or unsweetened;              |                                                                    |                             |
| pasteurised or UHT/Longlife; freshly squeezed; added                 |                                                                    |                             |
| vitamins/minerals, omega 3                                           |                                                                    |                             |
| Ice cream                                                            | Flavour; dairy or non-dairy alternatives e.g. soya; luxury/premium | Spoons/ scoops              |
| Jam, honey                                                           | What sort; low-sugar/diabetic; shop bought/brand or homemade       |                             |
| Spoons, heaped or level,                                             |                                                                    |                             |
| or thin or thick spread                                              |                                                                    |                             |
| Marmalade                                                            | Type; low-sugar; thick cut; shop bought/brand or homemade          |                             |
| Spoons, heaped or level,                                             |                                                                    |                             |
| or thin or thick spread                                              |                                                                    |                             |
| Meat (see also bacon,                                                |                                                                    |                             |
| burgers & sausages)                                                  |                                                                    |                             |
| What sort; cut of meat e.g. chop, breast, minced; lean or fatty; fat |                                                                    |                             |
| removed or eaten; skin removed or eaten; how cooked; with or         |                                                                    |                             |
| without gravy                                                        |                                                                    |                             |
| Large/small/medium,                                                  |                                                                    |                             |
| spoons, or picture 6 for                                             |                                                                    |                             |
| stew portion                                                         |                                                                    |                             |

| Food/Drink                                                             | Description & Preparation                                             | Portion size or quantity    |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Milk                                                                   |                                                                       |                             |
| What sort; whole, semi-skimmed, skimmed or 1% fat; fresh,              |                                                                       |                             |
| sterilized, UHT, dried; soya milk (sweetened/unsweetened), goats'      |                                                                       |                             |
| milk, rice milk, oat milk; flavoured; fortified with added vitamins    |                                                                       |                             |
| and/or minerals                                                        |                                                                       |                             |
| Pints, glass (size or                                                  |                                                                       |                             |
| volume) or cup.                                                        |                                                                       |                             |
| On cereal:                                                             |                                                                       |                             |
| damp/normal/                                                           |                                                                       |                             |
| drowned                                                                |                                                                       |                             |
| . In tea/coffee:                                                       |                                                                       |                             |
| a                                                                      |                                                                       |                             |
| little/some/a lot                                                      |                                                                       |                             |
| Nuts                                                                   | What sort; dry roasted, ordinary salted, honey roasted; unsalted      | Packet weight, handful      |
| Pie (sweet or savoury)                                                 | What sort/filling; one pastry crust or two; type of pastry            |                             |
| Individual or slice, or                                                |                                                                       |                             |
| picture 8                                                              |                                                                       |                             |
| Pizza                                                                  |                                                                       |                             |
| Thin base/deep pan or French bread; topping e.g. meat, fish, veg;      |                                                                       |                             |
| stuffed crust                                                          |                                                                       |                             |
| Individual, slice, fraction                                            |                                                                       |                             |
| of large pizza e.g. ¼                                                  |                                                                       |                             |
| Porridge                                                               |                                                                       |                             |
| Made with oats or cornmeal or instant oat cereal; made with milk       |                                                                       |                             |
| and/or water; added sugar, honey, syrup or salt; with milk or cream    |                                                                       |                             |
| Bowls, spoons                                                          |                                                                       |                             |
| Potatoes                                                               |                                                                       |                             |
| (see also chips)                                                       |                                                                       |                             |
| Old or new; baked, boiled, roast (type of oil/fat); skin eaten; mashed |                                                                       |                             |
| (with butter/spread and with or without milk); fried/chips (type of    |                                                                       |                             |
| oil/fat); instant; any additions e.g. butter                           |                                                                       |                             |
| Mash - spoons, number                                                  |                                                                       |                             |
| of half or whole potatoes,                                             |                                                                       |                             |
| small or large potatoes                                                |                                                                       |                             |
| Pudding                                                                |                                                                       |                             |
| What sort; e.g. steamed sponge; with fruit; mousse; instant            |                                                                       |                             |
| desserts; milk puddings                                                |                                                                       |                             |
| Spoons, picture 10 for                                                 |                                                                       |                             |
| slice of sponge                                                        |                                                                       |                             |
| Rice                                                                   |                                                                       |                             |
| What sort; e.g. basmati, easy cook, long or short grain; white or      |                                                                       |                             |
| brown; boiled or fried (type of oil/fat)                               |                                                                       |                             |
| Spoons or picture 2                                                    |                                                                       |                             |
| Salad                                                                  | Ingredients; if with dressing what sort (oil and vinegar, mayonnaise) |                             |
| Amount of each                                                         |                                                                       |                             |
| component                                                              |                                                                       |                             |

## 

| Food/Drink                                                              | Description & Preparation                                               | Portion size or quantity    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sandwiches and rolls                                                    |                                                                         |                             |
| Type of bread/roll (see Bread & Rolls); butter or margarine; type of    |                                                                         |                             |
| filling; including salad, mayonnaise, pickle etc. If shop-bought,       |                                                                         |                             |
| where from?                                                             |                                                                         |                             |
| Number of rolls or slices                                               |                                                                         |                             |
| of bread; amount of                                                     |                                                                         |                             |
| butter/margarine (on both                                               |                                                                         |                             |
| slices?); amount of filling                                             |                                                                         |                             |
| Sauce - cold (including                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| mayonnaise)                                                             |                                                                         |                             |
| Tomato ketchup, brown sauce, soy sauce, salad cream,                    |                                                                         |                             |
| mayonnaise; low fat;                                                    |                                                                         |                             |
| Spoons                                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
|                                                                         |                                                                         |                             |
| Spoons                                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| Sauce - hot (see also                                                   |                                                                         |                             |
| cook-in sauces)                                                         |                                                                         |                             |
| What sort; savoury or sweet; thick or thin; for gravy - made with       |                                                                         |                             |
| granules, stock cube, dripping or meat juices                           |                                                                         |                             |
| Sausages                                                                | What sort; e.g. beef, pork; fried (type of oil/fat) or grilled; low fat | Large or small, number      |
| Sausage rolls                                                           | Type of pastry                                                          |                             |
| Size - jumbo, standard,                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| mini                                                                    |                                                                         |                             |
| Scone                                                                   | Fruit, sweet, plain, cheese; type of flour; homemade                    | Small, medium or large      |
| Savoury snacks - in                                                     |                                                                         |                             |
| packet                                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| What sort: e.g. Cheddars, cheese straws, Twiglets, Pretzels             |                                                                         |                             |
| Size (standard or mini                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| variety), packet weight                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| Smoothies                                                               |                                                                         |                             |
| If homemade give recipe. If shop-bought, what does it contain e.g.      |                                                                         |                             |
| fruit, milk/yoghurt, fruit juice                                        |                                                                         |                             |
| Glass or bottle (size or                                                |                                                                         |                             |
| volume)                                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| Soft drinks - squash/                                                   |                                                                         |                             |
| concentrate/cordial                                                     |                                                                         |                             |
| Flavour; no added sugar/low calorie/sugar free; "high" juice; fortified |                                                                         |                             |
| with added vitamins and/or minerals                                     |                                                                         |                             |
| Glass (size or volume)                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| Soft drinks -                                                           |                                                                         |                             |
| carbonated/fizzy                                                        |                                                                         |                             |
| Flavour; diet/low-calorie; canned or bottled; cola - caffeine free      |                                                                         |                             |
| Glass, can or bottle (size                                              |                                                                         |                             |
| or volume)                                                              |                                                                         |                             |
| Soft drinks - ready to                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| drink                                                                   |                                                                         |                             |
| Flavour; no added sugar/low calorie/sugar free; real fruit juice? If    |                                                                         |                             |
| so, how much?; fortified with added vitamins and/or minerals            |                                                                         |                             |
| Glass, carton or bottle                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| (size or volume)                                                        |                                                                         |                             |

## 

| Food/Drink                                                               | Description & Preparation                                    | Portion size or quantity    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Soup                                                                     |                                                              |                             |
| What sort; cream or clear; fresh/chilled, canned, instant or vending     |                                                              |                             |
| machine. If home-made, give recipe                                       |                                                              |                             |
| Spoons, bowl or mug                                                      |                                                              |                             |
| Spaghetti, other pasta                                                   |                                                              |                             |
| What sort; fresh/chilled or dried; white, wholemeal; canned in           |                                                              |                             |
| sauce; type of filling if ravioli, cannelloni etc                        |                                                              |                             |
| Spoons (or how much                                                      |                                                              |                             |
| dry pasta) or picture 3                                                  |                                                              |                             |
| Spirits                                                                  | What sort: e.g. whisky, gin, vodka, rum                      | Measures as in pub          |
| Sugar                                                                    |                                                              |                             |
| Added to cereals, tea, coffee, fruit, etc; what sort; e.g. white, brown, |                                                              |                             |
| demerara                                                                 |                                                              |                             |
| Heaped or level                                                          |                                                              |                             |
| teaspoons                                                                |                                                              |                             |
| Sweets                                                                   | What sort: e.g. toffees, boiled sweets, diabetic, sugar-free | Number, packet weight       |
| Tea                                                                      | With/without milk (see section on milk); decaffeinated, herb | Mugs or cups                |
| Vegetables (not                                                          |                                                              |                             |
| including potatoes)                                                      |                                                              |                             |
| What sort; how cooked/raw; additions e.g. butter, other fat or sauce     |                                                              |                             |
| Spoons, number of                                                        |                                                              |                             |
| florets or sprouts, weight                                               |                                                              |                             |
| from tins or packet                                                      |                                                              |                             |
| Wine, sherry, port                                                       | White, red; sweet, dry; % alcohol or low-alcohol             | Glass (size or volume)      |
| Pot size or spoons                                                       |                                                              |                             |
| Yoghurt (inc drinking                                                    |                                                              |                             |
| yoghurt), fromage frais                                                  |                                                              |                             |
| What sort: e.g. natural/plain or flavoured; creamy, Greek, low-fat,      |                                                              |                             |
| very low fat/diet, soya; with fruit pieces or fruit flavoured; twinpot;  |                                                              |                             |
| fortified with added vitamins and/or minerals; longlife/UHT; probiotic   |                                                              |                             |
| Home-made dishes                                                         |                                                              |                             |
| Please say what the dish is called (record recipe or details of dish if  |                                                              |                             |
| you can in the section provided) and how many persons it serves          |                                                              |                             |
| Spoons - heaped or                                                       |                                                              |                             |
| level, number, size, or                                                  |                                                              |                             |
| proportion of recipe e.g.                                                |                                                              |                             |
| ½ of recipe                                                              |                                                              |                             |
| Ready-made meals                                                         |                                                              |                             |
| Full description of product; does it contain any accompaniments          |                                                              |                             |
| e.g. rice, vegetables, sauces; chilled or frozen; microwaved, oven       |                                                              |                             |
| cooked, boil-in-the-bag; low fat, healthy eating range. Enclose label    |                                                              |                             |
| and ingredients list if possible in your plastic bag                     |                                                              |                             |
| Packet weight (if didn't                                                 |                                                              |                             |
| eat whole packet                                                         |                                                              |                             |
| describe portion                                                         |                                                              |                             |
| consumed)                                                                |                                                              |                             |

| Food/Drink                                                          |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Take-away food or food                                              |
| eaten out                                                           |
| Please say what the dish is called and give main ingredients if you |
| can. Give name of a chain restaurant e.g. McDonald's                |
| Spoons, portion size e.g.                                           |
| small/medium/large                                                  |

bowl, 6.3 inches (16cm).  
information is required about them. 

Remember that the pictures are much smaller than life size. 

Use the pictures to help you indicate the size of the portion you have eaten. 

The tables on pages 23-29 also give examples of foods that you might eat and how much Write on the food record the picture number and size A, B or C nearest to your own helping. 

The actual size of the dinner plate is 10 inches (25cm), the side plate, 7 inches (18cm), and the 

## Typical Quantities Of Drinks In Various Containers Measured In Millilitres (Ml)

| Small      | Average    | Large    | Vending    |
|------------|------------|----------|------------|
| glass      | glass      | glass    | cup        |
| Soft       | 150        | 200      | 300        |
| drinks     |            |          |            |
| Wine       | 125        | 175      | 250        |
| Hot drinks | 170        | 190      | 260        |

Glasses come in different shapes and sizes. On the next page is a life size glass showing approximate volumes. You can use this picture as a guide for estimating how much volume of drink the glass you are drinking from holds. 

## Day 1

Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-29 
6am to 9am 
9am to 12 noon 
quantity eaten 
Time  
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
With Whom?  
TV on?   
At table? 
12 noon to 2pm 
2pm to 5pm 
Portion size or 
 
quantity eaten 
Time  
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
With Whom? 
Portion size or 
quantity eaten 

 
 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual? 
 

| Usual                                             |     |     |     |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| Less                                              |     |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |     |
| More                                              |     |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually 
have, less than usual, or more than usual? 

| Usual                                             |     |     |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
| Less                                              |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |
| More                                              |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |
| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |

 
 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

| Yes                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                       |
| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |


There are some foods that people often forget
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o Alcoholic drinks
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o Milk
o Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

## Please Record On The Next Pages Details Of Any Recipes Or (If Not Already Described) Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes. Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes Name Of Dish:                                                                    **Serves:**

| Ingredients                                           | Amount    | Ingredients    | Amount    |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|
| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
Brief description of cooking method 

NAME OF DISH:                                                                    **Serves:** Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 
Brief description of cooking method 

## Day 2

Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-29 
6am to 9am 
9am to 12 noon 
quantity eaten 
Time  
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
With Whom?  
TV on?   
At table? 
12 noon to 2pm 
2pm to 5pm 
Portion size or 
 
quantity eaten 
Time  
Where?  
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
With Whom? 
Portion size or 
quantity eaten 

 
 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual? 
 

| Usual                                             |     |     |     |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| Less                                              |     |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |     |
| More                                              |     |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually 
have, less than usual, or more than usual? 

| Usual                                             |     |     |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
| Less                                              |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |
| More                                              |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |
| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |

 
 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 
| Yes                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                       |
| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |

 
 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Alcoholic drinks 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Milk 
o Sauce, dressing 
 
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 

 Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?  

 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

 

NAME OF DISH:                                                                    **Serves:** Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 


|                                     |
|-------------------------------------|
| Brief description of cooking method |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
 

## Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes Name Of Dish:                                                                    **Serves:**

| Ingredients                                           |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! |
|                                                       |
 
Brief description of cooking method 

## Day 3

Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-29 
Portion size or 
quantity eaten 
Time  
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
With Whom? 
TV on?   
At table? 
12 noon to 2pm 
2pm to 5pm 
Portion size or 
 
quantity eaten 
Time  
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
With Whom? 
TV on?   
At table? 
Portion size or 
 
quantity eaten 

 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

 
| Usual                                             |     |     |     |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| Less                                              |     |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |     |
| More                                              |     |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually 
have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

| Usual                                             |     |     |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
| Less                                              |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |
| More                                              |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |
| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |

 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 
| Yes                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                       |
| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |

 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Alcoholic drinks 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Milk 
o Sauce, dressing 
 
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 

 Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?  

 Yes  
No 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

 

NAME OF DISH:                                                                    **Serves:** Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 
Brief description of cooking method 

NAME OF DISH:                                                                    **Serves:** Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 
Brief description of cooking method 
 

## Day 4

Please remember to complete the general questions on pages 69-74! 

Time  
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
With Whom? 
TV on?   
At table? 
12 noon to 2pm 
2pm to 5pm 
Portion size or 
 
quantity eaten 
Time  
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name? 
With Whom? 
TV on?   
At table? 
Portion size or 
 
quantity eaten 

 
 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual? 
 

| Usual                                             |     |     |     |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| Less                                              |     |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |     |
| More                                              |     |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |     |

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually 
have, less than usual, or more than usual? 

| Usual                                             |     |     |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|
| Less                                              |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |
| More                                              |     |     |
| than usual                                        |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |
|                                                   |     |     |
| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |

 
 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 
| Yes                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                       |
| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |

 
 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Alcoholic drinks 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Milk 
o Sauce, dressing 
 
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 

 Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?  

 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

 

NAME OF DISH:                                                                    **Serves:** Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 


|                                     |
|-------------------------------------|
| Brief description of cooking method |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
|                                     |
 

NAME OF DISH:                                                                    **Serves:** Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 
Brief description of cooking method 
 

## General Questions About Your Food/ Drink During The Recording Period. Special Diet 1. Did You Follow A Special Diet During The Recording Period? (Please Tick And Provide More Information If Necessary)

a) To lose weight 
b) To gain weight c) For medical reasons e.g. to lower cholesterol. Details: d) Other e.g. vegetarian. Details: e) No special diet 

## Milk 2. Which Type Of Milk Did You Use Most Often During The Recording Period?

| Whole, fresh,     |             | Semi-skimmed fresh,     |             |
|-------------------|-------------|-------------------------|-------------|
| pasteurised       | pasteurised | pasteurised             | pasteurised |
|                   |             |                         |             |
|                   |             |                         |             |
| Dried             |             |                         |             |
| Type              |             |                         |             |
| Soya              |             |                         |             |
| Type              |             |                         |             |
|                   |             |                         |             |
|                   |             |                         |             |
|                   |             |                         |             |
|                   |             |                         |             |
| Other             |             |                         |             |
| Type              |             |                         |             |
| Did not           |             |                         |             |
| use               |             |                         |             |
|                   |             |                         |             |
Tea and coffee 
3. How much milk did you usually have in coffee/ tea? 

Coffee 
A lot 
 Some 
 
A little  
None/did not drink  
 
  

 
  
 
 Tea 
A lot 
 Some 
 
A little  
None/did not drink  
 

 4. Did you usually sweeten your coffee/ tea with sugar? 
 

|     |     | Coffee                           | Yes     | How many teaspoons in a mug/cup?    |     | No/did not drink     |
|-----|-----|----------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------|-----|----------------------|
|     |     |                                  |         |                                     |     |                      |
| Tea | Yes | How many teaspoons in a mug/cup? |         | No/did not drink                    |     |                      |

 5. Did you usually sweeten your coffee/ tea with artificial sweetener? 
 

|                                                                         |     |        | Coffee                                      | Yes    |                  | How many tablets or teaspoons in a mug/cup?    |       | No/did not drink     |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|--------|---------------------------------------------|--------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------|----------------------|
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
| Tea                                                                     | Yes |        | How many tablets or teaspoons in a mug/cup? |        | No/did not drink |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
| 6. Did you drink decaffeinated coffee/ tea during the recording period? |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     | Coffee | Always                                      |        | Sometimes        |                                                | Never |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     | Tea    | Always                                      |        | Sometimes        |                                                | Never |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
 
Breakfast cereals 
 
7. How much milk did you usually have on breakfast cereal? 

 
Drowned 
 Average 
 Damp  
None/did not eat  

 
8. How did you usually make your porridge? 
 

|     | With all water    |     | With all milk    |     | With milk and water     | Did not eat     |
|-----|-------------------|-----|------------------|-----|-------------------------|-----------------|

 

9. Did you usually sweeten or salt your porridge? 
With sugar  
With honey 
 
With salt 
 
Neither/did not eat  

 10. How did you usually make your instant oat cereal? 
 

|     | With all water    |     | With all milk    |     | With milk and water     | Did not eat     |
|-----|-------------------|-----|------------------|-----|-------------------------|-----------------|


11. Did you usually sweeten or salt your instant oat cereal? 
With sugar  
With honey 
 
With salt 
 
Neither/did not eat  


Name: 
 
None 
 
Fats for spreading and cooking 
 
12. Which type of butter, margarine or other fat spread did you use most often during the recording period? Please record the full product name and fat content  
 
e.g. Flora Omega 3 plus, low fat spread, 38% fat, polyunsaturated 
 
13. How thickly did you spread butter, margarine on bread, crackers etc? 
 
 
Thick 
 
Medium 
 
Thin 
 
N/A 
 
Name: 
 
None 
14. Which type of cooking fat/oil did your household use most often over the recording period? Please record the  
full product name e.g. *Sainsbury's sunflower oil* 
Bread 
15. Which type of bread did you eat most often during the recording period? 
 
 
White 
 
Granary 
 
Wholemeal  
Brown  

 
  


50/50 bread e.g. 
 
Other 
  *Type* 
Did not eat  
Hovis Best of Both 

 


16. Was it a large loaf or a small loaf? 
 
 
Large 
 
Small 
 

 
17. If the bread was shop bought, how was it sliced? 
 

 
Thick 
 
Medium 
 
Thin 
 
Unsliced 
 
 
N/A  
 

## Meat 18. If You Ate Meat During The Recording Period, Did You Eat The Visible Fat?

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat meat 
 

 19. If you ate poultry (e.g. chicken, turkey) during the recording period, did you eat the skin? 
 

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat poultry 
 

## Fruit And Vegetables 20. If You Ate Apples During The Recording Period, Did You Eat The Skin?

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat 
 

 
21. If you ate pears during the recording period, did you eat the skin? 
 

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat 
 

 
22. If you ate new potatoes during the recording period, did you eat the skin? 
 

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat 
 

 
23. If you ate baked/jacket potatoes during the recording period, did you eat the skin? 

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat 
 

## Salt 24. Do You Add Salt To Your Food At The Table?

|     | Always     |     | Sometimes    |     | Never    |     |
|-----|------------|-----|--------------|-----|----------|-----|

 
25. Do you add salt substitute to your food at the table? e.g. LoSalt 
 

|     | Always     |     | Sometimes    |     | Never    |     |
|-----|------------|-----|--------------|-----|----------|-----|

 
 
Water 
 
26. Which type of water did you drink most often during the recording period? 
 

|       | Tap     |     |
|-------|---------|-----|
| brand |         |     |
|       | Did not |     |
| drink |         |     |
|       |         |     |
|       |         |     |

## Cordial/Squash/Diluting Juice 27. Which Type Of Squash/Cordial Did You Drink Most Often During The Recording Period?

 
Standard  
 
No added sugar /diet/low calorie  


28. Which squash did you use most often during the recording period? Please record the full product name e.g.  
Robinsons Peach Fruit & Barley no added sugar 
 
Name: 

 
29. How much do you usually dilute your squash (e.g. half squash/half water, or 1 part squash with 4 parts water)? 
 
Please tell us:  
                            

 

 
If you are able to, please use a measuring jug to measure your usual drinking vessels e.g. mug, glass, cup etc. and provide the volumes below 

## Thank You For Completing This Diary.

Acknowledgements Thanks for permission to use pictures from: Nelson, M., Atkinson, M. & Meyer, J. (1997). A Photographic Atlas of Food Portion Sizes.  
London, MAFF Publications.

## National Diet And Nutrition Survey Food And Drink Diary

 

## Children Aged 4 To 15 Years (V2) How To Fill In Your Diary

It is very important that you do not change what you normally eat or drink just because you are keeping a diary. Try to write down what you are eating or drinking as soon as you can and not leave it until the end of the day. Record food and drink eaten at home and away from home, such as at school or at a friend's house. Whenever you have something to eat or drink write down: When: Each day is divided into time slots from first thing in the morning until late at night until the following morning. Find the appropriate time slot and record the exact time when you eat or drink something in the "time" column. 

Where:  This could be 
 
Home  
Bedroom 
 
 
Away  
Street, Car/Bus, Café/ Restaurant (specify McDonald's, Pizza Hut etc.) 
School 
Canteen, Classroom, Playground 
With Whom: This could be 
      
 
Alone With family With friends 
 At table: Were you sitting at a table whilst eating or drinking? If yes, record **At table.** If no, record Not at table. Watching TV: Were you watching TV whilst you were eating or drinking? If yes, record **TV on.** If no, record No TV. 

## What:

Describe your food and drink giving as much detail as you can. Include any **extras** like sugar and milk in your tea or cereal, butter or other spreads on your bread and sauces such as ketchup and mayonnaise. **Do not forget to include drinking water**. 

 
If you know how the food was cooked (e.g. roast, baked, boiled, fried), please record this. If you're unsure about how the food was cooked, please ask the person who prepared the food if possible. On pages 20 - 25 you will find help with the sort of detail that is useful. If you have eaten any **homemade dishes** e.g. a stew or sponge cake, please make sure the ingredients and cooking method are recorded in the space provided. You may need to ask the person who prepared the dish to help you with this. If another person at home is also keeping a diary and has recorded the recipes for the same dishes as you in their diary (the ADULT diary), you do NOT need to record these recipes again, just write in your diary "see adult diary". If you have eaten any **take-aways** or any made up dishes not prepared at home such as at a friend's house or in a restaurant, please record as much detail as you can about what was in the dish e.g. vegetable curry containing chickpeas, aubergine, onion and tomato. 

## Brand:

Please make a note of the **brand name** (e.g. Heinz, Walkers, Hovis) if you know it. Most packaged foods will list a brand name.  

## Amount Eaten:

You can specify packet (e.g. Crisps, Yogurt), or number of individual items (e.g. biscuits), or slices (e.g. cake, pizza, ham), or teaspoons (e.g. sugar), or dessertspoons (e.g. peas). Be careful when describing amounts in spoons. Compare the spoon you are using with the life size spoons on page 27 of this diary so you use the correct name. You can also write S (small), M (medium) or L (large) portion. For drinks you can write glass (tell us the size of the glass or volume using page 26 as a guide), cup or mug. You can also write the weight or volume from the labels on the packaging. On page 25, we have included a space for you to measure your usual drinking cup (you can do this by filling your cup with water to the level you normally have and then emptying the water into a measuring jug). On pages 20 - 25 you will find help with describing how much you had to eat or drink. We would like to know the **amount that you actually ate**, so you need to think about how much you **leftover**. You can do this in 2 ways:  

1. Record how much you were served and then how much you ate e.g. 3 dessertspoons of peas, only 2 dessertspoons eaten; 1 large 
sausage roll, ate only half  
2. Only record how much you actually ate i.e. 2 dessertspoons of peas; half a large sausage roll 

## Food Labels/Wrappers:

Please keep the labels or packaging from snacks, sweets, bought sandwiches and ready meals and put them in the plastic bag provided. 

## Was It A Typical Day?

After each day of recording you will be prompted to tell us whether this was a usual day or whether there were any reasons why you ate and drank more or less than usual, e.g. I did eat less because I was sick; I drank a lot because I did sports. Please tick the correct box for your intake. We have provided a list of commonly forgotten food and drink to help jog your memory at the end of each day for anything you may have forgotten to record. 

## Supplements

At the end of each recording day you need to tell us about any supplements you took. If you didn't take any just tick NO. If yes, then please tell us the name of the supplement (e.g. vitamin C), brand (e.g. Boots), strength (it will tell you on the label - e.g. 50 mg) and how many you took (e.g. 1 tablet). 

If you have any queries about how to complete the diary please contact a member of the NDNS team on freephone 
0800 652 4572 between 8.30am and 5.30pm. 

On pages 4-13 of the diary we have filled in two whole days to show you what to do. 

Day
 EXAMPLE 
Day:  Thursday
Date:  March 31st
Time 
What 
Brand Name 
Amount eaten
Where? With whom? TV on? 
Table? 
How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 20-25 
6am to 9am 
7.30am 
Kitchen Family No TV At table 
Orange juice, unsweetened, UHT Tea Milk, fresh semi skimmed Sugar white Weetabix Milk as above Sugar as above Toast wholemeal, large loaf Butter unsalted 
Strawberry Jam 
9am to 12 noon 
11am 
School playground With friends 
Coca cola diet Potato crisps, Salt and Vinegar 
12noon 
School corridor Alone 
Water from water cooler Mars Bar 
12 noon to 2pm 
12.45pm 
School canteen With friends At table 
Sandwich, from home White bread, large loaf Spread Ham unsmoked Cheddar cheese Branston Pickle Apple with skin from home Ribena Light, Ready to Drink, Blackcurrant, from canteen Kitkat from home 
1.50pm 
School corridor Alone 
Chewing gum 
Tesco Tesco Tesco Silverspoon Hovis Anchor 
Co-op 
Large glass Mug A little 2 level teaspoons 2 Drowned 2 heaped teaspoons 2 thin slices thick spread on both 
1 teaspoon on one slice 
Coca Cola Walkers 
330ml can 25g packet from a multipack small plastic cup 1 kingsize 
Kingsmill Flora Light Tescos 
2 med slices thin spread on both slices 1 slice 2 medium slices 1 teaspoon 1 (left core) 220ml carton 2 fingers 
Orbit Sugar Free 
1 piece 
|                                                | Day                                 |     |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----|
|                                                | EXAMPLE                             |     |
| Day:                                           |                                     |     |
| Thursday                                       |                                     |     |
| Date:                                          |                                     |     |
| March 31                                       |                                     |     |
| st                                             |                                     |     |
| Time                                           |                                     |     |
| What                                           |                                     |     |
| Brand Name                                     |                                     |     |
| Amount eaten                                   |                                     |     |
| Where?                                         |                                     |     |
| With whom?                                     |                                     |     |
| TV on?                                         |                                     |     |
| Table?                                         |                                     |     |
| 2pm to 5pm                                     |                                     |     |
|                                                |                                     |     |
| 3.45pm                                         | Bus                                 |     |
| Alone                                          | Wine gums                           |     |
| 4.30pm                                         |                                     |     |
| Tea   (as above)                               |                                     |     |
| Chocolate Hob Nobs                             |                                     |     |
| Home, sitting room,                            |                                     |     |
| With family                                    |                                     |     |
| TV on                                          |                                     |     |
| Not at table                                   |                                     |     |
| 5pm to 8pm                                     |                                     |     |
|                                                |                                     |     |
| 6.30pm                                         | Friend's kitchen                    |     |
| With friends                                   |                                     |     |
| No TV                                          |                                     |     |
| At table                                       |                                     |     |
| Chicken in tomato sauce made by friend's mum   |                                     |     |
| Tomato fresh                                   |                                     |     |
| Sweetcorn tinned                               |                                     |     |
| Peach yoghurt low fat                          |                                     |     |
| Lemon squash No Added Sugar                    |                                     |     |
| 8pm to 10pm                                    |                                     |     |
|                                                |                                     |     |
| 8pm                                            | Satsuma                             |     |
| Cream Crackers (no spread)                     |                                     |     |
| Home, sitting room                             |                                     |     |
| Alone                                          |                                     |     |
| TV on, Not at table                            |                                     |     |
| 9.30pm                                         |                                     |     |
| Kitchen                                        |                                     |     |
| Alone                                          |                                     |     |
| No TV, At table                                |                                     |     |
| Thick cut, frozen chips fried in vegetable oil |                                     |     |
| Brown sauce                                    |                                     |     |
| 10pm to 6am                                    |                                     |     |
|                                                |                                     |     |
| 10.30pm                                        | Hot chocolate drink made with water |     |
| 2am                                            | Water tap                           |     |
| Bedroom                                        |                                     |     |
| Alone                                          |                                     |     |
| TV on                                          |                                     |     |
| Not at table                                   |                                     |     |
| Bedroom (in bed)                               |                                     |     |
| Alone                                          |                                     |     |
| No TV                                          |                                     |     |
| Maynards       | 140g packet                  |
|----------------|------------------------------|
| Mcvitites      |                              |
| mug            |                              |
| 3              |                              |
| See recipe     |                              |
| Mullerlight    |                              |
| Sainsbury's    |                              |
| 3 tablespoons  |                              |
| 3 slices       |                              |
| 1 dessertspoon |                              |
| 200g pot       |                              |
| medium glass   |                              |
| Jacob's        |                              |
| 1              |                              |
| 4              |                              |
| McCains        |                              |
| HP             |                              |
| small portion  |                              |
| 1 dessertspoon |                              |
| Cadbury's      | Mug (made with 4 tsp powder) |
| ½ small glass  |                              |

 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

 
Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
Ate dinner at a friend's house 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why:  

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually have, less 
than usual, or more than usual? 
 

Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why:  

 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 | Yes     |     |     |     | No    |
|---------|-----|-----|-----|-------|
If no, please **go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers**  

 
 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Milk 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Sauce, dressing 
 
 If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 

 Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?  

 Yes  
 
 
No 

 If yes, **please describe the supplements you took below** 
 

| Brand                                                      |                                                                   | Name (in full) including strength   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Number of pills, capsules,                                 |                                                                   |                                     |
| teaspoons                                                  |                                                                   |                                     |
| Bassetts                                                   | Soft and chewy vitamins A (800µg), C (60mg), D (5µg) and E (10mg) | 1 pastille                          |
| Haliborange                                                |                                                                   |                                     |
| DHA Omega-3 blackcurrant chewy caps (each capsule contains |                                                                   |                                     |
| 200mg fish oil providing 130mg omega-3)                    |                                                                   |                                     |
| 2 capsules                                                 |                                                                   |                                     |
|                                                            |                                                                   |                                     |
|                                                            |                                                                   |                                     |
|                                                            |                                                                   |                                     |
|                                                            |                                                                   |                                     |
|                                                            |                                                                   |                                     |


| NAME OF DISH:                                                                     |  Chicken in tomato Sauce    |             | Serves:    |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|------------|
| Ingredients                                                                       | Amount                      | Ingredients | Amount     |
| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!!                             |                             |             |            |
| Pieces of chicken                                                                 | 3 pieces                    | Olive oil   | 2 tbsp     |
| Sauce made with:                                                                  |                             |             |            |
| Tinned tomatoes                                                                   | 1 tin                       |             |            |
| Green pepper                                                                      | 1 medium                    |             |            |
| Brief description of cooking method                                               |                             |             |            |
| Chicken pieces fried in olive oil, then mixed in with tomato and vegetable sauce. |                             |             |            |
Day       EXAMPLE 
 
Time 
What 
Brand Name 
Where? With whom? TV on? Table? 
How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 20-25 
6am to 9am 
Special K Bliss Strawberry and Chocolate Whole milk Banana Smoothie, made with semi-skimmed milk 
7.45am 
Dining Room Family No TV At table 
9am to 12 noon 
11.30 am 
School playground School friends 
Orange Juice, UHT, unsweetened Mars Bar 
12 noon to 2pm 
1pm 
School canteen School Friends At table 
Roast Chicken Roast Potatoes Boiled Carrots Boiled Peas Gravy Plain sponge pudding with jam Warm chocolate custard 
| Day:                  |       |
|-----------------------|-------|
| Friday                |       |
|                       |       |
| Date:                 |       |
| April 1st             |       |
|                       |       |
|                       |       |
| Amount eaten          |       |
| Kelloggs              |       |
| Tesco's               |       |
|                       |       |
| Homemade see recipe   |       |
| 6 dessertspoons       |       |
| Drowned               |       |
|                       |       |
| 1 medium glass (whole |       |
| recipe)               |       |
| Libby's               |       |
| Mars                  |       |
|                       |       |
| 200ml carton          |       |
| 2 fun size            |       |
|                       |       |
|                       |       |
|                       |       |
|                       |       |
| Don't know            |       |
|                       |       |
| 3 slices              |       |
| 2 potatoes            |       |
| 1 tablespoon          |       |
| 1 tablespoon          |       |
| 2 tablespoons         |       |
|                       |       |
| Small portion         |       |
| 2 dessertspoons       |       |
|                       |       |
Day       EXAMPLE 
 
What 
Brand Name 
Time 
Where? With whom? TV on? Table? 
2pm to 5pm 
3.30pm 4.30pm 
Bottle of water Grapes, green, seedless Ready salted Crisps 
Car Family Living room Sister TV on Not at table 
5pm to 8pm 
7pm 
 
Dining room 
Family No TV At table 
Cheese and tomato pizza, thin base Green beans, boiled Broccoli, boiled Chocolate Mousse, low fat Orange High Juice Squash - standard 
8pm to 10pm 
Semi-skimmed milk 
Tesco's 
Small glass 
9pm 
Bedroom Alone TV on Not at table (in bed) 
10pm to 6am 
| Day:                           |      |
|--------------------------------|------|
| Friday                         |      |
|                                |      |
| Date:                          |      |
| April 1st                      |      |
|                                |      |
|                                |      |
| Amount eaten                   |      |
| ½ bottle - 500mls              |      |
| 10 grapes                      |      |
|                                |      |
| About 15 crisps                |      |
| Evian                          |      |
|                                |      |
|                                |      |
| Pringles                       |      |
|                                |      |
| ½ pizza (500g) uncooked        |      |
|                                |      |
| 2 tbsp                         |      |
| 2 florets                      |      |
| 55g pot                        |      |
| 250ml (1/3 squash & 2/3 water) |      |
| Pizza Express (cook at         |      |
| home)                          |      |
|                                |      |
|                                |      |
| Cadburys                       |      |
| Robinson's                     |      |
|                                |      |

 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
Felt unwell 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why: 

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually have, less 
than usual, or more than usual? 
 

Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
Felt unwell 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why:  

 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

| Yes     |     |     |     | No    |
|---------|-----|-----|-----|-------|
If no, please **go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers**  


There are some foods that people often forget
o
Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o
Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o
Milk
o
Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o
Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?
If yes, **please describe the supplements you took below** 

| Brand                      |     |
|----------------------------|-----|
| Number of pills, capsules, |     |
| teaspoons                  |     |

Please record on the next pages details of any recipes or (if not already described) ingredients of made up dishes or take-away dishes. 

| NAME OF DISH:                                         |  Banana Smoothie                                                   | Serves:     | 1      |
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------|
| Ingredients                                           | Amount                                                             | Ingredients | Amount |
| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! |                                                                    |             |        |
| Banana                                                | 1 small                                                            |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
| Tesco semi-skimmed milk                               | 150ml                                                              |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
| Gales honey - from Tesco                              | 1 tsp                                                              |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
| Tesco natural unsweetened yogurt                      | 1 tbsp                                                             |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
| Brief description of cooking method                   |                                                                    |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
| Mix all together with blender                         |                                                                    |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
|                                                       |                                                                    |             |        |
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## Practice Pages

Use this space to practise recording in the diary with your interviewer 
 
Please do not use these pages for the recording period 

Day: 
Date: 
| Time       |
|------------|
| Brand Name |
| Where?     |
| With whom? |
| TV on?     |
| Table?     |
|            |
| 2pm to 5pm |
|            |
Practice Page 
5pm to 8pm 
Practice Page 
8pm to 10pm 
Practice Page 
10pm to 6am 
Practice Page 
 
Amount eaten 
 

 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

 
Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why: 

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually have, less 
than usual, or more than usual?  

Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why:  

 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 | Yes     |     |     |     | No    |
|---------|-----|-----|-----|-------|
If no, please **go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers**  


There are some foods that people often forget
o
Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o
Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o
Milk
o
Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o
Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?
If yes, **please describe the supplements you took below** 

| Brand                      |     |
|----------------------------|-----|
| Number of pills, capsules, |     |
| teaspoons                  |     |

Please record on the next pages details of any recipes or (if not already described) ingredients of made up dishes or take-away dishes. 

| Ingredients    | Amount    | Ingredients    | Amount    |
|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|

| Food/Drink                                                                                 | Description & Preparation                                        | Amount                     |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Bacon                                                                                      |                                                                  |                            |
| Back, middle, streaky; smoked or unsmoked; fat eaten; dry-fried or fried in oil/fat (type  |                                                                  |                            |
| used) or grilled rashers                                                                   |                                                                  |                            |
| Number of rashers                                                                          |                                                                  |                            |
| Baked beans                                                                                | Standard, reduced salt or reduced sugar                          | Spoons, tin size e.g. 244g |
| Beefburger                                                                                 |                                                                  |                            |
| (hamburger)                                                                                |                                                                  |                            |
| Large or small, ounces or in                                                               |                                                                  |                            |
| grams if info on package                                                                   |                                                                  |                            |
| Home-made (ingredients), from a packet or take-away; fried (type of oil/fat),              |                                                                  |                            |
| microwaved or grilled; economy; with or without bread roll, with or without salad e.g.     |                                                                  |                            |
| lettuce, tomato                                                                            |                                                                  |                            |
| Biscuits                                                                                   |                                                                  |                            |
| What sort e.g. cheese, wafer, crispbread, sweet, chocolate (fully or half coated),         |                                                                  |                            |
| shortbread, home-made                                                                      |                                                                  |                            |
| Number, size (standard or mini                                                             |                                                                  |                            |
| variety)                                                                                   |                                                                  |                            |
| Bread                                                                                      |                                                                  |                            |
| (see also sandwiches)                                                                      |                                                                  |                            |
| Wholemeal, granary, white or brown; currant, fruit, malt; large or small loaf; sliced or   |                                                                  |                            |
| unsliced loaf                                                                              |                                                                  |                            |
| Number of slices; thick,                                                                   |                                                                  |                            |
| medium or thin slices                                                                      |                                                                  |                            |
| Bread rolls                                                                                | Wholemeal, white or brown; alone or with filling; crusty or soft | Size, number of rolls      |
| Breakfast cereal (see                                                                      |                                                                  |                            |
| also porridge)                                                                             |                                                                  |                            |
| What sort e.g. Kellogg's cornflakes; any added fruit and/or nuts; Muesli - with added      |                                                                  |                            |
| fruit, no added sugar/salt variety                                                         |                                                                  |                            |
| Spoons                                                                                     |                                                                  |                            |
| Buns and pastries                                                                          |                                                                  |                            |
| What sort e.g. iced, currant or plain, jam, custard, fruit, cream; type of pastry;         |                                                                  |                            |
| homemade or bought                                                                         |                                                                  |                            |
| Size, number                                                                               |                                                                  |                            |
| Butter, margarine &                                                                        |                                                                  |                            |
| fat spreads                                                                                |                                                                  |                            |
| Give full product name                                                                     |                                                                  |                            |
| Thick, average, thin spread on                                                             |                                                                  |                            |
| bread/crackers; spoons                                                                     |                                                                  |                            |
| Cake                                                                                       |                                                                  |                            |
| What sort: fruit (rich), sponge, fresh cream, iced, chocolate coated; type of filling e.g. |                                                                  |                            |
| buttercream, jam                                                                           |                                                                  |                            |
| Individual or size of slice,                                                               |                                                                  |                            |
| packet weight                                                                              |                                                                  |                            |
| Cereal bars                                                                                |                                                                  |                            |
| What sort; with fruit/nuts, coated with chocolate/yoghurt; fortified with                  |                                                                  |                            |
| vitamins/minerals                                                                          |                                                                  |                            |
| Weight/size of bar; from                                                                   |                                                                  |                            |
| multipack                                                                                  |                                                                  |                            |
| Food/Drink                                                                                   | Description & Preparation                                                            | Amount                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Cheese                                                                                       | Name and type e.g. cheddar, cream, cottage, soft; low fat                            | Slices, spoons             |
| Chips                                                                                        |                                                                                      |                            |
| Fresh, frozen, oven, microwave, take-away (where from); thick/straight/crinkle/fine          |                                                                                      |                            |
| cut; type of oil/fat used for cooking                                                        |                                                                                      |                            |
| Spoons, portion size, number                                                                 |                                                                                      |                            |
| of chips                                                                                     |                                                                                      |                            |
| Chocolate(s)                                                                                 | What sort e.g. plain, milk, white, fancy, diabetic; type of filling; give brand name | Number, weight/size of bar |
| Coffee                                                                                       |                                                                                      |                            |
| With milk (see section on milk); half milk/half water; all milk; ground/filter, instant;     |                                                                                      |                            |
| decaffeinated. If café/takeaway, was it cappuccino, latte etc                                |                                                                                      |                            |
| Cups or mugs, size of takeaway                                                               |                                                                                      |                            |
| e.g. small, medium                                                                           |                                                                                      |                            |
| Cook-in sauces                                                                               |                                                                                      |                            |
| What sort; pasta, Indian, Chinese, Mexican; tomato, white or cheese based; does meat         |                                                                                      |                            |
| or veg come in sauce; jar or can                                                             |                                                                                      |                            |
| Spoons, size of can or jar                                                                   |                                                                                      |                            |
| Cream                                                                                        |                                                                                      |                            |
| Single, whipped, double or clotted; dairy or non-dairy; low-fat; fresh, UHT/Longlife;        |                                                                                      |                            |
| imitation cream e.g. Elmlea                                                                  |                                                                                      |                            |
| Spoons                                                                                       |                                                                                      |                            |
| Crisps                                                                                       |                                                                                      |                            |
| What sort e.g. potato, corn, wheat, maize, vegetable etc; flavour; low-fat or low-salt;      |                                                                                      |                            |
| premium variety e.g. Kettle chips; baked variety                                             |                                                                                      |                            |
| Packet weight, standard or                                                                   |                                                                                      |                            |
| from multipack                                                                               |                                                                                      |                            |
| Custard                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                            |
| Pouring custard or egg custard; made with powder and milk/sugar, instant, ready to           |                                                                                      |                            |
| serve (tinned or carton); low fat, sugar free                                                |                                                                                      |                            |
| Spoons                                                                                       |                                                                                      |                            |
| Egg                                                                                          |                                                                                      |                            |
| Boiled, poached, fried, scrambled, omelette (with or without filling); type of oil/fat, milk |                                                                                      |                            |
| added                                                                                        |                                                                                      |                            |
| Number of eggs, large, medium                                                                |                                                                                      |                            |
| or small                                                                                     |                                                                                      |                            |
| Fish (including                                                                              |                                                                                      |                            |
| canned)                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                            |
| What sort e.g. cod, tuna, haddock; fried (type of oil/fat), grilled, poached (water or       |                                                                                      |                            |
| milk) or steamed; with batter or breadcrumbs; canned in oil, brine or tomato sauce           |                                                                                      |                            |
| Size of can (e.g. 80g or spoons                                                              |                                                                                      |                            |
| for canned fish) or size of                                                                  |                                                                                      |                            |
| fillet                                                                                       |                                                                                      |                            |
| Fish cakes/fish                                                                              |                                                                                      |                            |
| fingers                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                            |
| Type of fish; fried, grilled, baked or microwaved; economy; battered or coated in            |                                                                                      |                            |
| breadcrumbs                                                                                  |                                                                                      |                            |
| Size, number                                                                                 |                                                                                      |                            |
| Fruit - fresh                                                                                | What sort; with or without skin                                                      | Small, medium or large     |
| Food/Drink                                                                                 | Description & Preparation                                          | Amount                 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Fruit -                                                                                    |                                                                    |                        |
| stewed/canned                                                                              |                                                                    |                        |
| What sort; sweetened or unsweetened; in fruit juice or syrup; juice or syrup eaten         | Spoons                                                             |                        |
| Fruit - juice (pure)                                                                       |                                                                    |                        |
| What sort e.g. apple, orange; sweetened or unsweetened; pasteurised or UHT/Longlife;       |                                                                    |                        |
| freshly squeezed                                                                           |                                                                    |                        |
| Glass (size or volume) or                                                                  |                                                                    |                        |
| carton size                                                                                |                                                                    |                        |
| Hot chocolate, cocoa                                                                       |                                                                    |                        |
| malted drinks etc                                                                          |                                                                    |                        |
| Type; standard/low calorie/lite; instant; all water / half milk half water / all milk (see |                                                                    |                        |
| section on milk); any sugar added                                                          |                                                                    |                        |
| Cup or mug plus how much                                                                   |                                                                    |                        |
| powder e.g. teaspoons, weight                                                              |                                                                    |                        |
| on packet                                                                                  |                                                                    |                        |
| Ice cream                                                                                  | Flavour; dairy or non-dairy alternatives e.g. soya; luxury/premium | Spoons/ scoops         |
| Jam, honey                                                                                 | What sort; low-sugar/diabetic; shop bought or homemade             |                        |
| Spoons, heaped or level, or                                                                |                                                                    |                        |
| thin or thick spread                                                                       |                                                                    |                        |
| Marmalade                                                                                  | What sort; low-sugar; thick cut; shop bought or homemade           |                        |
| Spoons, heaped or level, or                                                                |                                                                    |                        |
| thin or thick spread                                                                       |                                                                    |                        |
| Meat (see also bacon,                                                                      |                                                                    |                        |
| burgers & sausages)                                                                        |                                                                    |                        |
| What sort; cut of meat e.g. chop, breast, minced; lean or fatty; fat removed or eaten;     |                                                                    |                        |
| skin removed or eaten; how cooked; with or without gravy                                   |                                                                    |                        |
| Large/small/medium, spoons,                                                                |                                                                    |                        |
| slices                                                                                     |                                                                    |                        |
| Milk                                                                                       |                                                                    |                        |
| What sort; whole, semi-skimmed, skimmed or 1% fat; fresh, sterilized, UHT, dried; soya     |                                                                    |                        |
| milk (sweetened/unsweetened), goats' milk, rice milk, oat milk; flavoured; fortified with  |                                                                    |                        |
| added vitamins and/or minerals                                                             |                                                                    |                        |
| Pints, glass (size or volume) or                                                           |                                                                    |                        |
| cup. On cereal: damp/average/                                                              |                                                                    |                        |
| drowned. In tea/coffee: a                                                                  |                                                                    |                        |
| little/some/a lot                                                                          |                                                                    |                        |
| Milkshake                                                                                  |                                                                    |                        |
| Fresh or long life/UHT; dairy or non-dairy alternative e.g. soya; if powder, made up with  |                                                                    |                        |
| whole, semi-skimmed, skimmed milk; flavour; fortified with vitamins and/or minerals        |                                                                    |                        |
| Glass (size or volume) cups or                                                             |                                                                    |                        |
| volume on bottle/carton                                                                    |                                                                    |                        |
| Nuts                                                                                       | What sort; dry roasted, ordinary salted, honey roasted; unsalted   | Packet weight, handful |
| What sort/filling; one pastry crust or two; type of pastry                                 | Individual or slice                                                |                        |
| Pie (sweet or                                                                              |                                                                    |                        |
| savoury)                                                                                   |                                                                    |                        |
| Food/Drink                                                                               | Description & Preparation                                                               | Amount                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Pizza                                                                                    | Thin base/deep pan or French bread; topping e.g. meat, fish, veg; stuffed crust         |                        |
| Individual, slice, fraction of                                                           |                                                                                         |                        |
| large pizza e.g. ¼                                                                       |                                                                                         |                        |
| Porridge                                                                                 |                                                                                         |                        |
| Made with oats or cornmeal or instant oat cereal; made with milk and/or water; added     |                                                                                         |                        |
| sugar, honey, syrup or salt; with milk or cream                                          |                                                                                         |                        |
| Spoons or bowl size (small,                                                              |                                                                                         |                        |
| medium, large)                                                                           |                                                                                         |                        |
| Potatoes (see also                                                                       |                                                                                         |                        |
| chips)                                                                                   |                                                                                         |                        |
| Old or new; baked, boiled, roast (type of oil/fat); skin eaten; mashed/creamed (with     |                                                                                         |                        |
| butter, milk etc); fried/chips (type of oil/fat); instant; any additions e.g. butter     |                                                                                         |                        |
| Spoons for mash, number of                                                               |                                                                                         |                        |
| half or whole potatoes                                                                   |                                                                                         |                        |
| Pudding                                                                                  | What sort; e.g. steamed sponge; with fruit; mousse; instant desserts; milk puddings     | Spoons, slices         |
| Rice                                                                                     |                                                                                         |                        |
| What sort; e.g. basmati, easy cook, long or short grain; white or brown; boiled or fried |                                                                                         |                        |
| (type of oil/fat)                                                                        |                                                                                         |                        |
| Spoons                                                                                   |                                                                                         |                        |
| Salad                                                                                    | Ingredients; if with dressing what sort (oil and vinegar, mayonnaise)                   |                        |
| Amount of each component;                                                                |                                                                                         |                        |
| slices, leaves; spoons                                                                   |                                                                                         |                        |
| Sandwiches and rolls                                                                     | Type of bread/roll (see Bread & Rolls); butter or margarine; type of filling; including |                        |
| salad, mayonnaise, pickle etc. If shop-bought, where from?                               |                                                                                         |                        |
| Number of rolls or slices of                                                             |                                                                                         |                        |
| bread; amount of                                                                         |                                                                                         |                        |
| butter/margarine (on both                                                                |                                                                                         |                        |
| slices?); amount of filling                                                              |                                                                                         |                        |
| Sauce - hot (see also                                                                    |                                                                                         |                        |
| cook-in sauces)                                                                          |                                                                                         |                        |
| What sort; savoury or sweet; thick or thin; give brand or recipe; for gravy - made with  |                                                                                         |                        |
| granules, stock cube, dripping or meat juices                                            |                                                                                         |                        |
| Spoons                                                                                   |                                                                                         |                        |
| Tomato ketchup, brown sauce, soy sauce, salad cream, mayonnaise; low fat                 | Spoons                                                                                  |                        |
| Sauce - cold                                                                             |                                                                                         |                        |
| (including                                                                               |                                                                                         |                        |
| mayonnaise)                                                                              |                                                                                         |                        |
| Sausages                                                                                 | What sort; e.g. beef, pork; fried (type of oil/fat) or grilled; low fat; economy        | Large or small, number |
| Sausage rolls                                                                            | Type of pastry                                                                          |                        |
| Number, size e.g. jumbo,                                                                 |                                                                                         |                        |
| standard, mini                                                                           |                                                                                         |                        |

| Food/Drink                                                                               | Description & Preparation                                                         | Amount                    |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Scone                                                                                    | Fruit, sweet, plain, cheese; type of flour                                        | Number, size              |
| Savoury snacks - in                                                                      |                                                                                   |                           |
| packet                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                           |
| What sort: e.g. Cheddars, cheese straws, Twiglets, Pretzels                              |                                                                                   |                           |
| Size (standard or mini                                                                   |                                                                                   |                           |
| variety), packet weight                                                                  |                                                                                   |                           |
| Smoothies                                                                                |                                                                                   |                           |
| If homemade give recipe. If shop-bought, what does it contain e.g. fruit, milk/yoghurt,  |                                                                                   |                           |
| fruit juice                                                                              |                                                                                   |                           |
| Glass or bottle (size or volume)                                                         |                                                                                   |                           |
| Flavour; no added sugar/low calorie/sugar free; "high" juice; fortified with added       |                                                                                   |                           |
| vitamins and/or minerals                                                                 |                                                                                   |                           |
| Glass (size or volume)                                                                   |                                                                                   |                           |
| Soft drinks -                                                                            |                                                                                   |                           |
| concentrated/squash                                                                      |                                                                                   |                           |
| /cordial                                                                                 |                                                                                   |                           |
| Soft drinks -                                                                            |                                                                                   |                           |
| carbonated/fizzy                                                                         |                                                                                   |                           |
| Flavour; diet/low-calorie; canned or bottled; cola - caffeine free                       |                                                                                   |                           |
| Glass, can or bottle (size or                                                            |                                                                                   |                           |
| volume, e.g. 330ml)                                                                      |                                                                                   |                           |
| Soft drinks - ready                                                                      |                                                                                   |                           |
| to drink                                                                                 |                                                                                   |                           |
| Flavour; no added sugar/low calorie/sugar free; does it contain real fruit juice, if so, |                                                                                   |                           |
| how much?; fortified with added vitamins and/or minerals                                 |                                                                                   |                           |
| Glass, carton or bottle (size or                                                         |                                                                                   |                           |
| volume, e.g. 200ml)                                                                      |                                                                                   |                           |
| Soup                                                                                     |                                                                                   |                           |
| What sort; cream or clear; fresh/chilled, canned, instant or vending machine. If home-   |                                                                                   |                           |
| made, give recipe                                                                        |                                                                                   |                           |
| Spoons, bowl or mug                                                                      |                                                                                   |                           |
| Spoons (or how much dry                                                                  |                                                                                   |                           |
| pasta)                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                           |
| Spaghetti, other                                                                         |                                                                                   |                           |
| pasta                                                                                    |                                                                                   |                           |
| What sort; fresh or dried; white, wholemeal; boiled, canned in sauce; type of filling if |                                                                                   |                           |
| ravioli, cannelloni etc                                                                  |                                                                                   |                           |
| Sugar                                                                                    | Added to cereals, tea, coffee, fruit, etc; what sort; e.g. white, brown, demerara | Heaped or level teaspoons |
| Sweets                                                                                   | What sort: e.g. toffees, boiled sweets, diabetic, sugar-free                      | Number, packet weight     |
| Tea                                                                                      | with/without milk (see section on milk); decaffeinated, herb                      | Mugs or cups              |

## 

 
Food/Drink 
Description & Preparation 
Amount 
Vegetables (not including potatoes) 
What sort; how cooked or raw; additions e.g. butter, other fat or sauce 
Spoons, number of florets or sprouts, weight from tins or packet Pot size (e.g. 150g) or tablespoons 
Yoghurt (inc drinking yoghurt), fromage frais 
What sort: e.g. natural/plain or flavoured; creamy, Greek, low-fat, very low fat/diet, soya; with fruit pieces or fruit flavoured; twinpot; fortified with added vitamins and/or minerals; longlife/UHT; probiotic 
Home-made dishes 
Please say what the dish is called (record recipe or details of dish if you can in the section provided) 
Spoons or proportion of the recipe e.g. ½ the recipe  
Ready-made meals 
Packet weight, portion size 
Please give brand name and full description of product; did it contain any 
accompaniments e.g. rice, vegetables, sauces; chilled or frozen; microwaved, oven cooked, boil-in-the-bag; low fat, healthy eating range. Enclose label and ingredients list if possible in your plastic bag 
Take-away food or food eaten out 
Please say what the dish is called and give main ingredients if you can. Give name of a chain restaurant e.g. McDonalds 
Spoons, portion size e.g. small/medium/large  

 
Typical quantities of drinks in various containers measured in millilitres (ml) 

| Cup         |   Mug  |   Small  |
|-------------|--------|----------|
| Glass       |        |          |
| Average     |        |          |
| Glass       |        |          |
| Large       |        |          |
| Glass       |        |          |
| Vending     |        |          |
| Cup         |        |          |
| Soft Drinks |   150  |     200  |
| Hot Drinks  |   170  |     190  |

Here is a life size glass showing what typical quantities look like. You can use this picture as a guide for estimating how much volume of drink the glass holds you are drinking from. 

Day 1 
Time 
What 
Brand Name 
Where? With whom? TV on? 
Table? 
2pm to 5pm 
 
Amount eaten 

 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

 
Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why: 

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually have, less than 
usual, or more than usual? 

Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why:  

 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 
 
Yes  


No 
 
If no, please **go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers**  

 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Milk 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Sauce, dressing If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 
 Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today? 
 If yes, **please describe the supplements you took below** 
 

| Brand                      |     | Name (in full) including strength   |
|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
| Number of pills, capsules, |     |                                     |
| teaspoons                  |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |

Please record on the next pages details of any recipes or (if not already described) ingredients of made up dishes or take-away dishes. 

 

## Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes Name Of Dish:                                                                    **Serves:**

| Ingredients                                           | Amount    | Ingredients    | Amount    |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|
| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! |           |                |           |
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| Brief description of cooking method                   |           |                |           |
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What 
Brand Name 
Where? 
Amount eaten 

 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

 
Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why: 

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually have, less than 
usual, or more than usual? 

Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why:  

 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 
 
Yes  


No 
 
If no, please **go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers**  

 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Milk 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Sauce, dressing If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 
 Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today? 
 If yes, **please describe the supplements you took below** 
 

| Brand                      |     | Name (in full) including strength   |
|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
| Number of pills, capsules, |     |                                     |
| teaspoons                  |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |

 
Please record on the next pages details of any recipes or (if not already described) ingredients of made up dishes or take-away dishes. 

 

## Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes Name Of Dish:                                                                    **Serves:**

| Ingredients                                           | Amount    | Ingredients    | Amount    |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|
| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! |           |                |           |
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| Brief description of cooking method                   |           |                |           |
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What 
Brand Name 
Where? With whom? 
Amount eaten 

 Was the amount of **food** that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?  

 
Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why: 

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually have, less than 
usual, or more than usual? 

Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why:  

 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 
 
Yes  


No 
 
If no, please **go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers**  

 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Milk 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Sauce, dressing If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 
 Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today? 
 If yes, **please describe the supplements you took below** 
 

| Brand                      |     | Name (in full) including strength   |
|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
| Number of pills, capsules, |     |                                     |
| teaspoons                  |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |

Please record on the next pages details of any recipes or (if not already described) ingredients of made up dishes or take-away dishes. 

 

| NAME OF DISH:                                         |                                                                        | Serves:     |        |
|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------|
| Ingredients                                           | Amount                                                                 | Ingredients | Amount |
| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! |                                                                        |             |        |
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| Brief description of cooking method                   |                                                                        |             |        |
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## Remember To Complete The General Questions On Pages 49-54!

| Was the amount of                                 | food   |  that you had today about what you usually have, less than usual, or more than usual?     |
|---------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                   |        |                                                                                           |
| Usual                                             |        |                                                                                           |
|                                                   |        |                                                                                           |
|                                                   |        |                                                                                           |
| If your intake was not usual, please explain why: |        |                                                                                           |
|                                                   |        |                                                                                           |
|                                                   |        |                                                                                           |
|                                                   |        |                                                                                           |

 Was the amount you had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks [and alcohol], about what you usually have, less than 

usual, or more than usual? 
 
Usual 


Less than usual 


More than usual 
If your intake was not usual, please explain why:  

 Did you **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 
 
Yes  


No 
 
If no, please **go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers**  

 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Milk 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Sauce, dressing If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 
 Did you take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today? 
 If yes, **please describe the supplements you took below** 
 

| Brand                      |     | Name (in full) including strength   |
|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
| Number of pills, capsules, |     |                                     |
| teaspoons                  |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |
|                            |     |                                     |

Please record on the next pages details of any recipes or (if not already described) ingredients of made up dishes or take-away dishes. 

 

## Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes Name Of Dish:                                                                    **Serves:**

| Ingredients                                           | Amount    | Ingredients    | Amount    |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|
| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
| Brief description of cooking method                   |           |                |           |
|                                                       |           |                |           |
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## General Questions About Your Food/ Drink During The Recording Period. Special Diet 1. Did You Follow A Special Diet During The Recording Period? (Please Tick)

|     | To lose weight                                                     |     | Other e.g. vegetarian (please give more details below)    |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|     | To gain weight                                                     |     | No special diet                                           |
|     | For medical reasons e.g. diabetes (please give more details below) |     |                                                           |

## Further Details: Milk 2. Which Type Of Milk Did You Use Most Often During The Recording Period?

Whole, fresh,  
 
Semi-skimmed fresh,  
 
Skimmed (fat free) 
 
 
1% fat milk,  fresh 
 
pasteurised 
             pasteurised 
fresh, pasteurised 
pasteurised Dried 
  
Name 
    Soya  
 
Name Other 
  
Name 
   Did not use      

## Water 3. Which Type Of Water Did You Drink Most Often During The Recording Period?

 
Tap  
 Filtered 
 
Bottled 
 brand 
 
 
Did not drink Tea and coffee 4. How much milk did you usually have in coffee/ tea? 
 
Coffee 
A lot 
 
Some 
 
A little  
None/did not drink  

 
  
 
 
Tea 
A lot 
 
Some 
 
A little  
None/did not drink  

5. Did you usually sweeten your coffee/ tea with sugar? 

|     |     | Coffee                           | Yes     | How many teaspoons in a mug/cup?    |     | No/did not drink     |
|-----|-----|----------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------|-----|----------------------|
|     |     |                                  |         |                                     |     |                      |
| Tea | Yes | How many teaspoons in a mug/cup? |         | No/did not drink                    |     |                      |

 
6. Did you usually sweeten your coffee/ tea with artificial sweetener? 

|                                                                         |     |        | Coffee                                      | Yes    |                  | How many tablets or teaspoons in a mug/cup?    |       | No/did not drink     |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|--------|---------------------------------------------|--------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------|----------------------|
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
| Tea                                                                     | Yes |        | How many tablets or teaspoons in a mug/cup? |        | No/did not drink |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
| 7. Did you drink decaffeinated coffee/ tea during the recording period? |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     | Coffee | Always                                      |        | Sometimes        |                                                | Never |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     | Tea    | Always                                      |        | Sometimes        |                                                | Never |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         |     |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
|                                                                         | 50  |        |                                             |        |                  |                                                |       |                      |
| Breakfast cereals                                          |     |
|------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
| 8. How much milk did you usually have on breakfast cereal? |     |
|                                                            |     |
|                                                            |     |

 
9. How did you usually make your porridge? 

|                                                | With all water    |            | With all milk    |           | With milk and water     | Did not eat         |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------------|---------------------|
| 10.                                            |                   |            |                  |           |                         |                     |
|                                                |                   |            |                  |           |                         |                     |
| Did you usually sweeten or salt your porridge? |                   |            |                  |           |                         |                     |
|                                                |                   |            |                  |           |                         |                     |
|                                                | With sugar        | With honey |                  | With salt |                         | Neither/did not eat |

 
11. How did you usually make your instant oat cereal? e.g. Ready Brek 

|                                                              | With all water    |            | With all milk    |           | With milk and water     | Did not eat         |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|                                                              |                   |            |                  |           |                         |                     |
| 12. Did you usually sweeten or salt your instant oat cereal? |                   |            |                  |           |                         |                     |
|                                                              |                   |            |                  |           |                         |                     |
|                                                              | With sugar        | With honey |                  | With salt |                         | Neither/did not eat |

 Fats for spreading and cooking 

 
Name: 
None 
 

13. Which butter, margarine or fat spread did you use most 
often during the recording period? Please record the full 
product name and fat content e.g. Flora Omega 3 plus, low fat 
spread, 38% fat, polyunsaturated 

 
 
14. How thickly did you spread butter, margarine on bread, crackers etc? 

 

|                                                                  | Thick    |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|                                                                  |          |
| None                                                             |          |
| Name:                                                            |          |
| None                                                             |          |
|                                                                  |          |
|                                                                  |          |
| 15. Which cooking fat/oil did your household use most often over |          |
| the recording period? Please record the full product name.       |          |

e.g. Sainsbury's sunflower oil 

## Bread 16. Which Type Of Bread Did You Eat Most Often During The Recording Period?

 
White 
 
Granary 
 
Wholemeal  
Brown  

 
  


50/50 bread e.g. 
 
Other 
  Type 
Did not eat  
Hovis Best of Both 17. Was it a large loaf or a small loaf? 

 

|     | Large    |     | Small    |     |
|-----|----------|-----|----------|-----|

 18. If the bread was shop bought, how was it sliced? 

 
Thick 
 
Medium 
 
Thin 
 
Unsliced 
 
 N/A 
 

## Meat 19. If You Ate Red Meat During The Recording Period, Did You Eat The Visible Fat?

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat meat 
 

 
20. If you ate poultry (e.g. chicken, turkey) during the recording period, did you eat the skin? 
 

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat poultry 
 

 Fruit and vegetables 21. If you ate apples during the recording period, did you eat the skin? 

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat 
 

 
22. If you ate pears during the recording period, did you eat the skin? 

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat 
 

 23. If you ate new potatoes during the recording period, did you eat the skin? 

 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat 
 

 24. If you ate baked/jacket potatoes during the recording period, did you eat the skin? 

 
 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
 
Did not eat 
 

 Salt 25. Do you add salt to your food at the table? 

|     | Always     |     | Sometimes    |     | Never    |     |
|-----|------------|-----|--------------|-----|----------|-----|

 
 
26. Do you add salt substitute to your food at the table? e.g. LoSalt 

 
 
Always  
 
Sometimes 
 
Never 
Cordial/squash/diluting juice 27. Which type of squash/cordial did you drink most often during the recording period? 

 
    Standard  
                          
                                      No added sugar /diet/low calorie  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                     Did not drink 
                                                                                                                                                  

 
28. Which squash did you use most often during the recording period? Please record the full product name e.g. Robinsons Peach Fruit & 
Barley no added sugar 
 

Name: 

 

Single concentrate 
                         
                                          Double concentrate  
                                                                   

 
29. How much do you usually dilute your squash (e.g. half squash/half water, or 1 part squash with 4 parts water)? 
Please tell us:  
                                             

 
Other soft drinks 
30. For other soft drinks such as ready-to-drink juices and carbonated drinks, which type did you have most often during the recording 
period? 

 
      Standard  
                             
                                        No added sugar /diet/low calorie  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       Did not drink 
                                                                                                                                                    

## If You Are Able To, Please Use A Measuring Jug To Measure Your Usual Drinking Vessels E.G. Mug, Glass, Cup, Beaker, Bottle Etc. And Provide The Volumes Below

 

## National Diet And Nutrition Survey Food And Drink Diary Children Aged 1.5 To 3 Years (V2) National Diet And Nutrition Survey Food And Drink Diary Children Aged 1.5 To 3 Years

Pages  
Instructions……………………………………………………………………………...  2-3 
Diary examples………………………………………………………………………. .. 4-15 Practice pages…………………………………………………………………………16-22 Examples and advice on food descriptions……………………………………..23-28 Pictures for spoon size………………………………………………………………30-31 "The 4-day diary" …………………………………………………………………...  32-63 
General questions about the eating frequency outside the home…………….. 64 General questions about your toddler's food over the recording period... 65-71 

If you have any queries about how to complete the diary please contact a member of the NDNS team on freephone **0800 652 4572** between 8.30am-5.30pm. 

We would like you to record in this diary **everything your toddler eats and drinks**, at meal times and in between, day and night for **4 days**. Please include all food consumed **at home and outside the home**.  
Time spent in the care of other If your toddler spends time in the care of others during the recording period then we would very much appreciate if those carers (e.g. crèche staff, childminder, friend) would provide details of the food and drink consumed. For this purpose you have been given a pack to pass on to carers explaining about the study and asking for their support in gathering the required information.  

## Please Provide The Following Information For Each Day Of Recording:

Day and Date Please write down the day and date at the top each time you start a new day of recording. 

Time Slots Please note the time of each eating occasion into the space provided. For easy use each day is divided into sections, from first thing in the morning to late evening and through the night.  
Where and with whom? 

Please tell us what room or **part of the house** your toddler was in when eating, e.g. 

kitchen, living room. If s/he ate outside the home please write that location down. We would also like to know **who your toddler ate with**, e.g. whether s/he ate alone or with others. If they ate with others please describe their relationship to the child e.g. 

parents, siblings, or friends. We would also like to know **when they ate at a table** and when they were watching television whilst eating. For those occasions where they were **not** at a table or watching TV please write 'Not at table' or 'No TV' rather than leaving it blank. 

What does your toddler eat?  
Please describe the food your toddler ate in as much detail as possible. Include all meals and all snacks. Be as specific as you can. Pages 23 - 28 will help with the sort of detail we need, like **cooking methods** (fried, grilled, baked etc) and any additions 
(fats, sugar/sweeteners, sauces, pepper etc).   


Recipes/Homemade dishes
If your toddler has eaten any **homemade dishes** e.g. chicken casserole, please
record the name of the recipe, ingredients with amounts (including water or other fluids) for the whole recipe, the number of people the recipe is for, and the cooking method. Write this down in the recipe section for each food record day. Record how much of the whole recipe your toddler ate in the portion size column (see examples on pages 9 and 15).

Take-aways and eating out If your toddler has eaten take-aways or made up dishes not prepared at home such as at a restaurant or a friend's house, please record as much detail about the ingredients as you can e.g. spaghetti with mince, onion and tomato sauce.

Brand name Please note the **brand name** (if known). Most packed foods will list a brand name, e.g. 

Bird's eye, Hovis, or Supermarket own brands. 

Labels/Wrappers Labels are an important source of information. It helps us a great deal if you enclose, in the plastic bag provided, labels from all **ready meals,** from foods of lesser known brands and also from any **supplements** your toddler takes. 

Portion sizes Examples for how to describe the quantity or **portion size** your toddler had of a particular food or drink are shown on pages 23 - 28.  
For foods, quantity can be described using: 


household measure e.g. one level teaspoon (tsp) of sugar, two thick slices of
bread, 1 dessertspoon (dsp) of peas, ½ cup of gravy. Be careful when describing amounts in spoons that you are referring to the correct spoon size. Compare the
spoons you use with the life size photos on pages 30 - 31 of this diary.

weights from labels - use the weight marked on canned or packet foods, e.g.
quarter of a 420g tin of baked beans, one 125g pot of yoghurt

number of items, e.g. 2 fish fingers, 2 pieces of chicken nuggets, 1 regular size
jam filled doughnut

fruit, indicate whether the piece of fruit is small, medium or large For drinks, quantity can be described using:

the **size of glass, cup etc** (e.g. large) or the **volume** (e.g. 300ml).  Please provide
a measurement of your toddler's usual drinking 'cup' on page 31.

volumes from **labels** (e.g. 330ml can of fizzy drink).
We would like to know the **amount that your toddler actually ate** which means taking **leftovers** into account. You can do this in two ways:  

1. Record what was served and note what was not eaten e.g. 3 dsp of peas, only 2
dsp eaten; 1 weetabix, ate only ½
2. Only record the amount actually eaten i.e. 2 dsp of peas; ½ weetabix
Was it a typical day? 

After each day of recording you will be prompted to tell us whether this was a typical day or whether there were any reasons why your toddler consumed more or less than usual. We have provided a list of commonly forgotten food and drink to help jog your memory at the end of each day for anything you may have forgotten to record. 

Supplements At the end of each recording day there is a section for providing information about any supplements your toddler took. Brand name, full name of supplement, strength and the amount taken should be recorded. 

When to fill in the diary Please record your toddler's eating as you go, **not from memory** at the end of the day. Use written notes on a pad if you forget to take the diary with you.  Each diary day covers a 24hr period, so please include any food or drinks that your toddler may have had during the night.  Remember to include foods and drinks between meals (snacks) including water. 

Overleaf you can see 2 days that have already been filled in. These examples show you how we would like you to record your toddler's food and drink, for example a meal from a jar and a homemade dish.  

## It Only Takes A Few Minutes For Each Eating Occasion!

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| Day 1:                                                                        | Thurs           |              |
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| 2007                                                                          |                 |              |
| Time                                                                          |                 |              |
| Where?                                                                        |                 |              |
| Food/Drink description & preparation                                          |                 |              |
|                                                                               |                 |              |
| Brand Name                                                                    | Portion size or |              |
| With whom?                                                                    |                 |              |
| TV on?                                                                        |                 |              |
| Table?                                                                        |                 |              |
|                                                                               |                 |              |
| How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-28 |                 |              |
| 6am to 9am                                                                    |                 |              |
| Follow on Milk                                                                | SMA Progress    | 240ml bottle |
| (as pack                                                                      |                 |              |
| instructions)                                                                 |                 |              |
| 8am                                                                           |                 |              |
| Living Room                                                                   |                 |              |
| Family                                                                        |                 |              |
| TV on                                                                         |                 |              |
| Not at table                                                                  |                 |              |
| 9am to 12 noon                                                                |                 |              |
| 10am                                                                          | Weetabix        |              |
| Full fat milk                                                                 |                 |              |
| Kitchen                                                                       |                 |              |
| Mother                                                                        |                 |              |
| No TV                                                                         |                 |              |
| At table                                                                      |                 |              |
| white sugar                                                                   |                 |              |
| bread                                                                         |                 |              |
| 11.30                                                                         |                 |              |
| am                                                                            |                 |              |
| Living Room                                                                   |                 |              |
| Family                                                                        |                 |              |
| TV on                                                                         |                 |              |
| Not at table                                                                  |                 |              |
| margarine                                                                     |                 |              |
| pure apple juice                                                              |                 |              |
quantity eaten 
Weetabix 
1 biscuit 
Sainsbury's 
drowned (about 1 dsp milk leftover) 2 tsp 
Tate and Lyle 
1 slice 
Granary from bakers, medium cut 
medium spread 
Flora light spread 
Sainsbury's 
200ml carton (drank ½ of it) 
Time  
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
With whom? 
TV on? 
Table? 
12 noon to 2pm 
 
 
1pm 
Kitchen Family No TV At table 
 
Chunky Vegetable Risotto Peeled apple Strawberry and Raspberry Yoghurt 
2pm to 5pm 
 
4pm Lounge Grandfather No TV Not at table Very weak black tea (in plastic trainer cup with lid) Semi-skimmed milk Fairy cake (see recipe) 
 
Portion size or 
 
quantity eaten Heinz Mum's Own Petit Filous  
 
230g- only ate 2/3 of jar 3 slices 4 heaped tsp PG tips Sainsbury's 
 
¾ cup mixed with ¼ cup (1/2 leftover) ¾ of one cake 
eaten 
Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With whom? 
TV on? 
Table? 
5pm to 8pm 
Broccoli, Pear and Peas Puree 
6.15 pm 
Kitchen Family No TV At table 
Vegetables with Noodles and Chicken (12months) Water 
8pm to 10pm 
10.20 pm 
Follow on Milk 
SMA Progress 
240ml bottle (as usual); 1/2 leftover) 
Bedroom Father No TV Not at table 
10pm to 6am 
quantity eaten 
Ella's Kitchen 
3 tsp 
HIPP 
250g jar 
Tap 
about 100ml (small glass) 


Was the amount of **food** that your toddler had today about what s/he usually has, less than usual, or more than usual?

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
Feeling unwell 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Was the amount your toddler had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks, about what s/he usually has,
less than usual, or more than usual? 

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
Feeling unwell 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Did your toddler **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today?

| Yes                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |


There are some foods that people often forget
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o Milk
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did your toddler take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?
If yes, **please describe the supplements s/he took below** 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 
Bassets 
Soft and chewy multivitamins (label in zip bag) 
1 pastille 

Write in recipes or ingredients of made up dishes or take-away dishes 
NAME OF DISH:  Fairy Cakes 
 **SERVES:** makes 20 cakes 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 
Tate & Lyle caster sugar 
175g 
Silver Spoon icing sugar 
140g 
Anchor butter, unsalted 
175g 
Yellow food colouring 
3 drops 
Market eggs 
3 
water 
2 tablespoons 
Homepride self-raising flour 
175g 
Baking powder 
1 teaspoon 
Brief description of cooking method 
Mix together and bake for 15 min. Mix icing sugar with water and add colouring. Approx. 1 teaspoon of icing on each cake 
| Day:                                                                          |     Friday                    |
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| Time                                                                          |                               |
| Where?                                                                        |                               |
| Food/Drink description & preparation                                          |                               |
|                                                                               |                               |
| Brand Name                                                                    | Portion size or               |
| With whom?                                                                    |                               |
| TV on?                                                                        |                               |
| Table?                                                                        |                               |
|                                                                               |                               |
| How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-28 |                               |
| 6am to 9am                                                                    |                               |
| 6.30                                                                          | Biscuit for Babies + Toddlers |
| am                                                                            |                               |
| Bedroom                                                                       |                               |
| Mother                                                                        |                               |
| No TV                                                                         |                               |
| Not at table                                                                  |                               |
| 7.00                                                                          |                               |
| am                                                                            |                               |
| Kitchen                                                                       |                               |
| Family                                                                        |                               |
| No TV                                                                         |                               |
| At table                                                                      |                               |
|                                                                               |                               |
| Rice Krispies                                                                 |                               |
| Whole milk                                                                    |                               |
| Frutapura, Plum and Apple                                                     |                               |
| Pure apple and blackcurrant juice                                             |                               |
| diluted with tap water                                                        |                               |
| 9am to 12 noon                                                                |                               |
| 9.30                                                                          | Banana                        |
| am                                                                            |                               |
| Great stuff mini raisins                                                      | Asda                          |
| Playroom                                                                      |                               |
| Childminder and 3                                                             |                               |
| other children                                                                |                               |
| No TV                                                                         |                               |
| At table                                                                      |                               |
quantity eaten 
Cow and Gate 
1 
Kelloggs Asda Cow and Gate Heinz 
7 dsp damp 1x 100g pot 60ml juice 240ml (drank most of it by lunch - about ¼ leftover) Medium size, ½ eaten 14g pack 
| Time                                    | Where?          |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|                                         |                 |
| Brand Name                              | Portion size or |
| With whom?                              |                 |
| TV on?                                  |                 |
| Table?                                  |                 |
|                                         |                 |
| 12 noon to 2pm                          |                 |
| 12.00                                   |                 |
| pm                                      |                 |
| Prepared packed lunch:                  |                 |
| White bread, thick cut                  |                 |
| Butter unsalted                         |                 |
| Dining room                             |                 |
| Childminder and 3                       |                 |
| other children                          |                 |
| No TV                                   |                 |
| At table                                | Cheese triangle |
| Ham, honey roast                        |                 |
| Cheese curls                            |                 |
| green seedless grapes                   |                 |
| Fromage frais with layer of peach puree |                 |
| Semi-skimmed milk                       |                 |
| Fruit shoot apple, no added sugar       |                 |
| 2pm to 5pm                              |                 |
| 3.15                                    | Apple, peeled   |
| pm                                      |                 |
| Playroom                                |                 |
| Childminder and 3                       |                 |
| other children                          |                 |
| No TV                                   |                 |
| At table                                | Milky way       |
| Water                                   |                 |
quantity eaten 
Kingsmill Lurpak Dairylea Asda Quakers 
2 slices Thinly spread on one slice only Ate 1/2 ½ slice 8 pieces 
Yoplait 
8 grapes 60g (ate half) 
Sainsburys 
160ml (drank all) 
Robinsons 
200ml 
Granny smith 
Medium size, ¼ eaten 1 fun size 
tap 
about 100ml (numerous sips) 
| Time                | Where?                                  | Food/Drink description & preparation   |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|                     |                                         |                                        |
| Brand Name          | Portion size or                         |                                        |
| With whom?          | quantity eaten                          |                                        |
| TV on?              |                                         |                                        |
| Table?              |                                         |                                        |
|                     |                                         |                                        |
| 5pm to 8pm          |                                         |                                        |
| 6.00                | Homemade sausage casserole (see recipe) | 1 tbsp                                 |
| pm                  |                                         |                                        |
| Penne pasta, boiled | Sainsbury's                             |                                        |
| Dining room         |                                         |                                        |
| Family              |                                         |                                        |
| No TV               |                                         |                                        |
| At table            |                                         |                                        |
| 2 tbsp              |                                         |                                        |
| (about half a tbsp  |                                         |                                        |
| pasta leftover)     |                                         |                                        |
| 8pm to 10pm         |                                         |                                        |
| 8.15                |                                         |                                        |
| pm                  |                                         |                                        |
| Whole milk          | Asda                                    | 250ml bottle (about                    |
| 25 ml left over)    |                                         |                                        |
| Living room         |                                         |                                        |
| Mother              |                                         |                                        |
| TV on               |                                         |                                        |
| Not at table        |                                         |                                        |
| 10pm to 6am         |                                         |                                        |


Was the amount of **food** that your toddler had today about what s/he usually has, less than usual, or more than usual?

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
Feeling unwell 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Was the amount your toddler had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks, about what s/he usually has,
less than usual, or more than usual? 

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
Feeling unwell 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Did your toddler **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today?

| Yes                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |


There are some foods that people often forget
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o Milk
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did your toddler take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?
If yes, **please describe the supplements s/he took below** 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 
Abidec 
Multivitamin syrup with omega 3 
5ml (1 teasp) 

## Please Record Over The Page Details Of Any Recipes Or (If Not Already Described) Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes. Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes

NAME OF DISH:  Sausage casserole 
 *SERVES:* 4 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Ingredients 
Amount 
Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! 
Butchers Choice pork sausages 
4 sausages 
Cornflour 
2 tsp 
Onion 
1 medium size 
Mixed herbs 
About ½ tsp 
Mushrooms, Champignons 
1/4 of 500g pack 
Sainsbury's vegetable oil 
1.5 tbsp 
Napoli chopped tomatoes 
1 x 400g tin 
Sainsbury's mixed salad beans 
1 x 125g tin 
Oxo gravy 
1 cube in ½ pint of water 
Heinz tomato ketchup 
1 tbsp 

Brown onions and sausages in vegetable oil. Add mushrooms, tomatoes, beans and gravy and simmer. Thicken with cornflour and add herbs. 

## Practice Pages

Use this space to practise recording in the diary with your interviewer Please do not use these pages for the recording period 

Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
quantity eaten 
How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-28 
6am to 9am 
Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
quantity eaten 
TV on? 
At table?
12 noon to 2pm 
Practice Page 
2pm to 5pm 
Practice Page 
Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With Whom? 
quantity eaten 
TV on? 
At table?
5pm to 8pm 
Practice Page 
8pm to 10pm 
Practice Page 
10pm to 6am 
Practice Page 


Was the amount of **food** that your toddler had today about what s/he usually has, less than usual, or more than usual?

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Was the amount your toddler had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks, about what s/he usually has,
less than usual, or more than usual? 

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Did your toddler **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today?

| Yes                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |


There are some foods that people often forget
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o Milk
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did your toddler take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?
If yes, **please describe the supplements s/he took below** 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

| Ingredients    | Amount    | Ingredients    | Amount    |
|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|

## Brief Description Of Cooking Method Spoon Size Does Matter!!!! When Describing Amounts Check The Spoons You Use With The Life Size Pictures On Page 30 Of This Diary

| Food/Drink                                                              | Description & Preparation                                        | Portion size or quantity    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Bacon                                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| Back, middle, streaky; smoked or un-smoked; fat eaten; dry-fried or     |                                                                  |                             |
| fried in oil/fat (type used) or grilled rashers                         |                                                                  |                             |
| Number of rashers                                                       |                                                                  |                             |
| Baked beans                                                             | Standard, reduced salt or reduced sugar                          | Spoons, weight of tin       |
| Beefburger                                                              |                                                                  |                             |
| (hamburger)                                                             |                                                                  |                             |
| Home-made (ingredients), from a packet or take-away; fried (type of     |                                                                  |                             |
| oil/fat), microwaved or grilled; economy; with or without bread roll,   |                                                                  |                             |
| with or without salad e.g. lettuce, tomato                              |                                                                  |                             |
| Large or small, ounces or                                               |                                                                  |                             |
| in grams if info on                                                     |                                                                  |                             |
| package                                                                 |                                                                  |                             |
| Biscuits                                                                |                                                                  |                             |
| What sort e.g. cheese, wafer, crispbread, sweet, chocolate (fully or    |                                                                  |                             |
| half coated), shortbread, home-made                                     |                                                                  |                             |
| Number, size (standard                                                  |                                                                  |                             |
| or mini variety)                                                        |                                                                  |                             |
| Bread                                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| (see also sandwiches)                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| Wholemeal, granary, white or brown; currant, fruit, malt; large or      |                                                                  |                             |
| small loaf; sliced or unsliced loaf                                     |                                                                  |                             |
| Number of slices; thick,                                                |                                                                  |                             |
| medium or thin slices                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| Bread rolls                                                             | Wholemeal, white or brown; alone or with filling; crusty or soft | Size, number of rolls       |
| Breakfast cereal (see                                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| also porridge)                                                          |                                                                  |                             |
| What sort e.g. Kellogg's cornflakes; any added fruit and/or nuts;       |                                                                  |                             |
| Muesli - with added fruit, no added sugar/salt variety                  |                                                                  |                             |
| Spoons or size of bowl                                                  |                                                                  |                             |
| Buns and pastries                                                       |                                                                  |                             |
| What sort e.g. iced, currant or plain, jam, custard, fruit, cream; type |                                                                  |                             |
| of pastry; homemade or bought                                           |                                                                  |                             |
| Size, number                                                            |                                                                  |                             |
| Butter, margarine & fat                                                 |                                                                  |                             |
| spreads                                                                 |                                                                  |                             |
| Give full product name                                                  |                                                                  |                             |
| Thick/average/thin                                                      |                                                                  |                             |
| spread; spoons                                                          |                                                                  |                             |
| Cake                                                                    |                                                                  |                             |
| What sort: fruit (rich), sponge, fresh cream, iced, chocolate coated;   |                                                                  |                             |
| type of filling e.g. buttercream, jam                                   |                                                                  |                             |
| Individual or size of slice,                                            |                                                                  |                             |
| packet weight                                                           |                                                                  |                             |

| Food/Drink                                                              | Description & Preparation                                           | Portion size or quantity    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Cereal bars                                                             |                                                                     |                             |
| What sort; with fruit/nuts, coated with chocolate/yoghurt; fortified    |                                                                     |                             |
| with vitamins/minerals                                                  |                                                                     |                             |
| Weight/size of bar; from                                                |                                                                     |                             |
| multipack                                                               |                                                                     |                             |
| Cheese                                                                  | Type e.g. cheddar, cream, cottage, soft; low fat                    |                             |
| Number of slices,                                                       |                                                                     |                             |
| number of spoons                                                        |                                                                     |                             |
| Chips                                                                   |                                                                     |                             |
| Fresh, frozen, oven, microwave, take-away (where from);                 |                                                                     |                             |
| thick/straight/crinkle/fine cut; type of oil/fat used for cooking       |                                                                     |                             |
| Spoons or number of                                                     |                                                                     |                             |
| chips                                                                   |                                                                     |                             |
| Chocolate(s)                                                            | What sort e.g. plain, milk, white, fancy, diabetic; type of filling | Weight/size of bar          |
| Cook-in sauces                                                          |                                                                     |                             |
| What sort; pasta, Indian, Chinese, Mexican; tomato, white or            |                                                                     |                             |
| cheese based; does meat or veg come in sauce; jar or can                |                                                                     |                             |
| Spoons, size of can or jar                                              |                                                                     |                             |
| Cream                                                                   |                                                                     |                             |
| Single, whipped, double or clotted; dairy or non-dairy; low-fat; fresh, |                                                                     |                             |
| UHT/Longlife; imitation cream e.g. Elmlea                               |                                                                     |                             |
| Spoons                                                                  |                                                                     |                             |
| Crisps                                                                  |                                                                     |                             |
| What sort e.g. potato, corn, wheat, maize, vegetable etc; low-fat or    |                                                                     |                             |
| low-salt; premium variety e.g. Kettle chips, Walker's Sensations        |                                                                     |                             |
| Packet weight                                                           |                                                                     |                             |
| Custard                                                                 |                                                                     |                             |
| Pouring custard or egg custard; made with powder and milk/sugar,        |                                                                     |                             |
| instant, ready to serve (tinned or carton); low fat, sugar free         |                                                                     |                             |
| Spoons                                                                  |                                                                     |                             |
| Egg                                                                     |                                                                     |                             |
| Boiled, poached, fried, scrambled, omelette (with or without filling);  |                                                                     |                             |
| type of oil/fat, milk added                                             |                                                                     |                             |
| Number of eggs, large,                                                  |                                                                     |                             |
| medium or small                                                         |                                                                     |                             |
| Fish (including canned)                                                 |                                                                     |                             |
| What sort e.g. cod, tuna; fried (type of oil/fat), grilled, poached     |                                                                     |                             |
| (water or milk) or steamed; with batter or breadcrumbs; canned in       |                                                                     |                             |
| oil, brine or tomato sauce                                              |                                                                     |                             |
| Size of can or spoons                                                   |                                                                     |                             |
| (for canned fish) or size                                               |                                                                     |                             |
| of fillet                                                               |                                                                     |                             |

| Food/Drink                                                           | Description & Preparation                                          | Portion size or quantity    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Fish cakes & fish fingers                                            |                                                                    |                             |
| Type of fish; plain or battered or in breadcrumbs; fried, grilled,   |                                                                    |                             |
| baked or microwaved; economy                                         |                                                                    |                             |
| Size, number,                                                        |                                                                    |                             |
| packet weight                                                        |                                                                    |                             |
| Fruit - fresh                                                        | What sort; eaten with or without skin                              | Small, medium or large      |
| Fruit - stewed/canned                                                |                                                                    |                             |
| What sort; sweetened or unsweetened; in fruit juice or syrup; juice  |                                                                    |                             |
| or syrup eaten                                                       |                                                                    |                             |
| Spoons, weight of can                                                |                                                                    |                             |
| Fruit - juice (pure)                                                 |                                                                    |                             |
| Glass (size or volume) or                                            |                                                                    |                             |
| carton size                                                          |                                                                    |                             |
| What sort e.g. apple, orange; sweetened or unsweetened;              |                                                                    |                             |
| pasteurised or UHT/Longlife; freshly squeezed; added                 |                                                                    |                             |
| vitamins/minerals, omega 3                                           |                                                                    |                             |
| Ice cream                                                            | Flavour; dairy or non-dairy alternatives e.g. soya; luxury/premium | Spoons/ scoops              |
| Jam, honey                                                           | What sort; low-sugar/diabetic; shop bought/brand or homemade       |                             |
| Spoons, heaped or level,                                             |                                                                    |                             |
| or thin or thick spread                                              |                                                                    |                             |
| Marmalade                                                            | Type; low-sugar; thick cut; shop bought/brand or homemade          |                             |
| Spoons, heaped or level,                                             |                                                                    |                             |
| or thin or thick spread                                              |                                                                    |                             |
| Meat (see also bacon,                                                |                                                                    |                             |
| burgers & sausages)                                                  |                                                                    |                             |
| Large/small/medium,                                                  |                                                                    |                             |
| spoons, slices                                                       |                                                                    |                             |
| What sort; cut of meat e.g. chop, breast, minced; lean or fatty; fat |                                                                    |                             |
| removed or eaten; skin removed or eaten; how cooked; with or         |                                                                    |                             |
| without gravy                                                        |                                                                    |                             |
| Milkshake                                                            |                                                                    |                             |
| Fresh or long life/UHT; dairy or non-dairy alternative e.g. soya; if |                                                                    |                             |
| powder, made up with whole, semi-skimmed, skimmed milk;              |                                                                    |                             |
| flavour; fortified with vitamins and/or minerals                     |                                                                    |                             |
| Glass (size or volume)                                               |                                                                    |                             |
| cups or volume on                                                    |                                                                    |                             |
| bottle/carton                                                        |                                                                    |                             |
| Food/Drink                                                             | Description & Preparation                                             | Portion size or quantity    |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Milk                                                                   |                                                                       |                             |
| Type (whole, semi-skimmed, skimmed, 1% fat); fresh, sterilized,        |                                                                       |                             |
| UHT, dried; soya milk (sweetened/unsweetened), goats' milk, rice       |                                                                       |                             |
| milk; flavoured; fortified with added vitamins and/or minerals;        |                                                                       |                             |
| formula milks for toddlers                                             |                                                                       |                             |
| Pints, glass (size or                                                  |                                                                       |                             |
| volume) or cup. On                                                     |                                                                       |                             |
| cereal:                                                                |                                                                       |                             |
| damp/average/                                                          |                                                                       |                             |
| drowned or fluid                                                       |                                                                       |                             |
| ounces/ml.                                                             |                                                                       |                             |
| In tea/coffee:                                                         |                                                                       |                             |
| a little/some/a lot                                                    |                                                                       |                             |
| Formula:                                                               |                                                                       |                             |
| proportion of                                                          |                                                                       |                             |
| formula to water                                                       |                                                                       |                             |
| Nuts                                                                   | What sort; dry roasted, ordinary salted, honey roasted; unsalted      | Packet weight, handful      |
| Pie (sweet or savoury)                                                 | What sort/filling; one pastry crust or two; type of pastry            | Individual or slice         |
| Pizza                                                                  |                                                                       |                             |
| Thin base/deep pan or French bread; topping e.g. meat, fish, veg;      |                                                                       |                             |
| stuffed crust                                                          |                                                                       |                             |
| Individual, slice, fraction                                            |                                                                       |                             |
| of large pizza e.g. ¼                                                  |                                                                       |                             |
| Porridge                                                               |                                                                       |                             |
| Made with oats or cornmeal or instant oat cereal; made with milk       |                                                                       |                             |
| and/or water; added sugar, honey, syrup or salt; with milk or cream    |                                                                       |                             |
| Bowls, spoons                                                          |                                                                       |                             |
| Potatoes                                                               |                                                                       |                             |
| (see also chips)                                                       |                                                                       |                             |
| Old or new; baked, boiled, roast (type of oil/fat); skin eaten; mashed |                                                                       |                             |
| (with butter/spread and with or without milk); fried/chips (type of    |                                                                       |                             |
| oil/fat); instant; any additions e.g. butter                           |                                                                       |                             |
| Mash - spoons, number                                                  |                                                                       |                             |
| of half or whole potatoes,                                             |                                                                       |                             |
| small or large potatoes                                                |                                                                       |                             |
| Pudding                                                                |                                                                       |                             |
| What sort; e.g. steamed sponge; with fruit; mousse; instant            |                                                                       |                             |
| desserts; milk puddings                                                |                                                                       |                             |
| Spoons                                                                 |                                                                       |                             |
| Rice                                                                   |                                                                       |                             |
| What sort; e.g. basmati, easy cook, long or short grain; white or      |                                                                       |                             |
| brown; boiled or fried (type of oil/fat)                               |                                                                       |                             |
| Spoons                                                                 |                                                                       |                             |
| Salad                                                                  | Ingredients; if with dressing what sort (oil and vinegar, mayonnaise) |                             |
| Amount of each                                                         |                                                                       |                             |
| component                                                              |                                                                       |                             |
| Food/Drink                                                              | Description & Preparation                                               | Portion size or quantity    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sandwiches and rolls                                                    |                                                                         |                             |
| Type of bread/roll (see Bread & Rolls); butter or margarine; type of    |                                                                         |                             |
| filling; including salad, mayonnaise, pickle etc. If shop-bought,       |                                                                         |                             |
| where from?                                                             |                                                                         |                             |
| Number of rolls or slices                                               |                                                                         |                             |
| of bread; amount of                                                     |                                                                         |                             |
| butter/margarine (on both                                               |                                                                         |                             |
| slices?); amount of filling                                             |                                                                         |                             |
| Sauce - cold (including                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| mayonnaise)                                                             |                                                                         |                             |
| Tomato ketchup, brown sauce, soy sauce, salad cream,                    |                                                                         |                             |
| mayonnaise; low fat;                                                    |                                                                         |                             |
| Spoons                                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| Spoons                                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| Sauce - hot (see also                                                   |                                                                         |                             |
| cook-in sauces)                                                         |                                                                         |                             |
| What sort; savoury or sweet; thick or thin; for gravy - made with       |                                                                         |                             |
| granules, stock cube, dripping or meat juices                           |                                                                         |                             |
| Sausages                                                                | What sort; e.g. beef, pork; fried (type of oil/fat) or grilled; low fat | Large or small, number      |
| Sausage rolls                                                           | Type of pastry                                                          |                             |
| Size - jumbo, standard,                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| mini                                                                    |                                                                         |                             |
| Scone                                                                   | Fruit, sweet, plain, cheese; type of flour; homemade                    | Small, medium or large      |
| Savoury snacks - in                                                     |                                                                         |                             |
| packet                                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| What sort: e.g. Cheddars, cheese straws, Twiglets, Pretzels             |                                                                         |                             |
| Size (standard or mini                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| variety), packet weight                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| Smoothies                                                               |                                                                         |                             |
| If homemade give recipe. If shop-bought, what does it contain e.g.      |                                                                         |                             |
| fruit, milk/yoghurt, fruit juice                                        |                                                                         |                             |
| Glass or bottle (size or                                                |                                                                         |                             |
| volume)                                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| Soft drinks - squash/                                                   |                                                                         |                             |
| concentrate/cordial                                                     |                                                                         |                             |
| Flavour; no added sugar/low calorie/sugar free; "high" juice; fortified |                                                                         |                             |
| with added vitamins and/or minerals                                     |                                                                         |                             |
| Glass (size or volume)                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| Soft drinks -                                                           |                                                                         |                             |
| carbonated/fizzy                                                        |                                                                         |                             |
| Flavour; diet/low-calorie; canned or bottled; cola - caffeine free      |                                                                         |                             |
| Glass, can or bottle (size                                              |                                                                         |                             |
| or volume)                                                              |                                                                         |                             |
| Soft drinks - ready to                                                  |                                                                         |                             |
| drink                                                                   |                                                                         |                             |
| Flavour; no added sugar/low calorie/sugar free; real fruit juice? If    |                                                                         |                             |
| so, how much?; fortified with added vitamins and/or minerals            |                                                                         |                             |
| Glass, carton or bottle                                                 |                                                                         |                             |
| (size or volume)                                                        |                                                                         |                             |

| Food/Drink                                                               |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Soup                                                                     |
| What sort; cream or clear; fresh/chilled, canned, instant or vending     |
| machine. If home-made, give recipe                                       |
| Spoons, bowl or mug                                                      |
| Spaghetti, other pasta                                                   |
| What sort; fresh/chilled or dried; white, wholemeal; canned in           |
| sauce; type of filling if ravioli, cannelloni etc                        |
| Spoons (or how much                                                      |
| dry pasta)                                                               |
| Toddler foods                                                            |
| Food in jars: description and ingredients (e.g. vegetable risotto, fruit |
| puree); Dry Foods: description (e.g. baby rice, cauliflower cheese);     |
| made up with milk and/or water                                           |
| Size of jar or packet,                                                   |
| spoons for powdered foods                                                |
| (volume of water/milk                                                    |
| used to mix with cereal or                                               |
| powder)                                                                  |
| Vegetables (not                                                          |
| including potatoes)                                                      |
| What sort; how cooked/raw; additions e.g. butter, other fat or sauce     |
| Spoons, number of                                                        |
| florets or sprouts, weight                                               |
| from tins or packet                                                      |
| Pot size or spoons                                                       |
| Yoghurt (inc drinking                                                    |
| yoghurt), fromage frais                                                  |
| What sort: e.g. natural/plain or flavoured; creamy, Greek, low-fat,      |
| very low fat/diet, soya; with fruit pieces or fruit flavoured; twinpot;  |
| fortified with added vitamins and/or minerals; longlife/UHT; probiotic   |
| Home-made dishes                                                         |
| Please say what the dish is called (record recipe or details of dish if  |
| you can in the section provided) and how many persons it serves          |
| Spoons - heaped or                                                       |
| level, number, size,                                                     |
| amount of recipe                                                         |
| consumed e.g. ¼                                                          |
| Ready-made meals                                                         |
| Full description of product; does it contain any accompaniments          |
| e.g. rice, vegetables, sauces; chilled or frozen; microwaved, oven       |
| cooked, boil-in-the-bag; low fat, healthy eating range. Enclose label    |
| and ingredients list if possible in your plastic bag                     |
| Packet weight (if didn't                                                 |
| eat whole packet                                                         |
| describe portion                                                         |
| consumed)                                                                |
| Take-away food or food                                                   |
| eaten out                                                                |
| Please say what the dish is called and give main ingredients if you      |
| can. Give name of a chain restaurant e.g. McDonalds                      |
| Spoons, portion size e.g.                                                |
| small/medium/large                                                       |

## Day 1

How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-28 
Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With whom? 
quantity eaten 
TV on? 
At table? 
Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With whom? 
quantity eaten 
At table? 


Was the amount of **food** that your toddler had today about what s/he usually has, less than usual, or more than
usual? 

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 

Was the amount your toddler had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks, about what s/he
usually has, less than usual, or more than usual? 
Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Did your toddler **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today?

| Yes                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |


There are some foods that people often forget
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o Milk
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did your toddler take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?
If yes, **please describe the supplements s/he took below** 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

## Please Record On The Next Pages Details Of Any Recipes Or (If Not Already Described) Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes. Brief Description Of Cooking Method Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes

Ingredients 

How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-28 
Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With whom? 
quantity eaten 
TV on? 
At table? 
Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With whom? 
quantity eaten 
TV on? 
At table? 


Was the amount of **food** that your toddler had today about what s/he usually has, less than usual, or more than
usual? 

Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 

Was the amount your toddler had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks, about what s/he
usually has, less than usual, or more than usual? 
Usual 
Less than usual 
More than usual 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 


Did your toddler **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today?

| Yes                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| If no, please                                         |
| go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers |
|                                                       |


There are some foods that people often forget
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o Milk
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did your toddler take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?
If yes, **please describe the supplements s/he took below** 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

## Please Record On The Next Pages Details Of Any Recipes Or (If Not Already Described) Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes. Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes

| Ingredients                                           |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Don't forget to include any oil or water/stock used!! |
|                                                       |

Ingredients 

How to describe what you had and how much you had can be found on pages 23-28 
Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With whom? 
quantity eaten 
TV on? 
At table? 
Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With whom? 
quantity eaten 
TV on? 
At table? 

 

 
Was the amount of **food** that your toddler had today about what s/he usually has, less than usual, or more than 
usual? 
 
Usual 


Less than usual  
 
 
More than usual 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 

 
Was the amount your toddler had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks, about what s/he 
usually has, less than usual, or more than usual? 

 
Usual 


Less than usual  
 
 
More than usual 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 
 
Did your toddler **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 
 
Yes  


No 
 
If no, please **go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers**  

 
 There are some foods that people often forget 
  
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water 
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary 
o Milk 
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks 
o Sauce, dressing 
 
 
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 
 Did your toddler take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today? 
 
 
If yes, **please describe the supplements s/he took below** 
 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

Amount 
Ingredients 

## Brief Description Of Cooking Method Write In Recipes Or Ingredients Of Made Up Dishes Or Take-Away Dishes

| Ingredients    | Amount    | Ingredients    | Amount    |
|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|

Please remember to complete the general questions on pages 64-71! 

Time 
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
With whom? 
quantity eaten 
TV on? 
At table? 
12 noon to 2pm 
2pm to 5pm 
Time  
Where? 
Food/Drink description & preparation 
Brand Name 
Portion size or 
quantity eaten 

 
Was the amount of **food** that your toddler had today about what s/he usually has, less than usual, or more than 
usual?  

 
 
| Usual                                            |     |     |     |
|--------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| Less                                             |     |     |     |
| than usual                                       |     |     |     |
| More                                             |     |     |     |
| than usual                                       |     |     |     |
|                                                  |     |     |     |
|                                                  |     |     |     |
| If the intake was not usual, please explain why: |     |     |     |
|                                                  |     |     |     |
|                                                  |     |     |     |
|                                                  |     |     |     |
|                                                  |     |     |     |

 
Was the amount your toddler had to **drink** today, including water, tea, coffee and soft drinks, about what s/he usually 
has, less than usual, or more than usual?  
 

 
Usual 


Less than usual  
 
 
More than usual 
If the intake was not usual, please explain why: 

 
Did your toddler **finish all the food and drink** that you recorded in the diary today? 

 
 
Yes  


No 
 
If no, please **go back to the diary and make a note of any leftovers**  
 


There are some foods that people often forget
o Coffee, tea, soft drinks, water
o Biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolate, other confectionary
o Milk
o Crisps/nuts/other snacks
o Sauce, dressing
If you have forgotten to record any food or drink today, please go back and **add them to the diary**. 


Did your toddler take any **vitamins, minerals or other food supplements** today?
If yes, **please describe the supplements s/he took below** 

Brand 
Name (in full) including strength 
Number of pills, capsules, 
teaspoons 

Amount 
Ingredients 

Write in recipes or ingredients of made up dishes or take-away dishes 

## Brief Description Of Cooking Method Please Complete The Questions Over The Page General Questions About The Frequency Of Eating Outside The Home

Is your toddler regularly cared for outside the home e.g. child minder, nursery, relative?  
If YES 
1(a) How many *meals* would she/he have in 'out-of-home care' *per week*?  
Please specify 
1(b) Are these out-of-home meals prepared by yourself? 

Please specify 
2 What type of soft drinks (e.g. squash, ready to drink, carbonated) does she/he usually have in 'out-of-home care'?  
STANDARD 
NO ADDED SUGAR/DIET/LOW CAL 
EITHER (see below) 
If either, please specify e.g. has No Added Sugar at nursery but standard at the childminder's If your nursery provides a **copy of the nursery menu** for the recording period we would appreciate if you could give this copy to the interviewer. This will help us later with the analysis of your toddler's diet.  

## General Questions About Your Toddler'S Food/ Drink During The Recording Period. Special Diet

1. Did your toddler follow a special diet during the recording period e.g. vegetarian, milk-free, other?
2. What type of milk does your toddler usually drink? Tick only one

| Infant formula                                  |  1% fat milk      |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Soya formula                                    | Follow-on formula |
| Whole milk (cow's milk)                         | Soya milk         |
| Semi skimmed milk (cow's milk)                  | Goat's milk       |
| Skimmed milk (cow's milk)                       | Other             |
| Please specify the brand/type if not cow's milk |                   |

## Breakfast Cereals

3. How much milk does your toddler usually have on breakfast cereal?

| Drowned                                                          | Average       | Damp                | None/did not eat    |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 4. How do you usually make porridge for your toddler?            |               |                     |                     |
| With all water                                                   | With all milk | With milk and water | Did not eat         |
| 5. Did you usually sweeten or salt the porridge?                 |               |                     |                     |
| With sugar                                                       | With honey    | With salt           | Neither/did not eat |
| 6. How did you usually make instant oat cereal for your toddler? |               |                     |                     |
| With all water                                                   | With all milk | With milk and water | Did not eat         |
| 7. Did you usually sweeten or salt the instant oat cereal?       |               |                     |                     |
| With sugar                                                       | With honey    | With salt           | Neither/did not eat |

## Fats For Spreading And Cooking

most often for your toddler during the recording period? 9. How thickly did you spread butter, margarine on bread, crackers for your toddler?
often during the recording period? Please record the 

## Bread

11. Which type of bread did your toddler eat most often during the recording period?
White 
Granary 
Wholemeal 
Brown 
50/50 bread e.g. 
Other 
Type 
Did not eat 
Hovis Best of Both 

12. Was it a large loaf or a small loaf?

Large 
Small 

13. If the bread was shop bought, how was it sliced?

| Thick    | Medium    | Thin    | Unsliced    |
|----------|-----------|---------|-------------|

## Meat

14. If your toddler ate meat during the recording period, did s/he eat the visible fat?

| Always    | Sometimes    | Never    | Did not eat meat    |
|-----------|--------------|----------|---------------------|

15. If your toddler ate poultry (e.g. chicken, turkey) during the recording period, did s/he eat the skin?

| Always    | Sometimes    | Never    | Did not eat poultry    |
|-----------|--------------|----------|------------------------|

## Fruit And Vegetables

16. If your toddler ate apples during the recording period, did s/he eat the skin?

| Always    | Sometimes    | Never    | Did not eat    |
|-----------|--------------|----------|----------------|

17. If your toddler ate pears during the recording period, did s/he eat the skin?

| Always    | Sometimes    | Never    | Did not eat    |
|-----------|--------------|----------|----------------|

18. If your toddler ate new potatoes during the recording period, did s/he eat the skin?

| Always    | Sometimes    | Never    | Did not eat    |
|-----------|--------------|----------|----------------|

19. If your toddler ate baked (jacket) potatoes during the recording period, did s/he eat the skin?

| Always    | Sometimes    | Never    | Did not eat    |
|-----------|--------------|----------|----------------|

## Salt

20. Do you add salt to your toddler's food at the table?

| Always    | Sometimes    | Never    |
|-----------|--------------|----------|

21. Do you add salt substitute to your toddler's food at the table? e.g. LoSalt

| Always    | Sometimes    | Never    |
|-----------|--------------|----------|

## Cordial/Squash/Diluting Juice 22. Which Type Of Squash/Cordial Did Your Toddler Drink Most Often During The Recording Period?

|     | Standard     |     | No added sugar /diet/low calorie     |     | Did not drink    |     |
|-----|--------------|-----|--------------------------------------|-----|------------------|-----|

 23. Which squash did you use most often during the recording period? Please record the full product name e.g.  
Robinsons Peach Fruit & Barley no added sugar 
 

Name: 


Single Concentrate  
 
Double Concentrate  

 
24. How much do you usually dilute your toddler's squash (e.g. half squash/half water, or 1 part squash with 4 parts water)? 

Please tell us: __________________________________________________ Other soft drinks 
25. For other soft drinks such as ready-to-drink juices and carbonated drinks, which type did your toddler have most often during the recording period? 

 

|     | Standard     |     | No added sugar /diet/low calorie     |     | Did not drink    |     |
|-----|--------------|-----|--------------------------------------|-----|------------------|-----|

 
Water 
26. Which type of water did your toddler drink most often during the recording period? 

 

|       |
|-------|
| brand |
|       |


## Tea 27. How Much Milk Does Your Toddler Usually Have In Tea?

A lot 
 Some 
 
A little  
None/did not drink  
 

28. Do you usually sweeten your toddler's tea with sugar? 

| Yes    |  Number of teaspoons     | None/did not drink     |
|--------|--------------------------|------------------------|

## Drinks In General

29. Does your toddler finish all their cup/bottle each time you make it up?  
 
 
Yes  
 
No If No, please tell us how much of it they usually drink e.g. half, three-quarters: _____________________________ 
If you are able to, please use a measuring jug to measure your toddler's usual drinking vessels e.g. mug, glass, cup, bottle, beaker etc. and provide the volumes below 

## Thank You For Completing This Diary.