From: npm@dale.cts.com (Nancy Milligan)
Subject: Re: Diet Analyst Software Info
Organization: Titan Linkabit
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 18:57:01 GMT

Here's the stuff about "Diet Analyst" that I promised.  I wish I could
send you the screens, but I just bundled up a few of the reports so you
can see what kinds of things it does.  

This doesn't show the "exercise" log or how it establishes a calorie/fat/
protein/carb level for you.  It can keep track of many different users.

A big negative is the list of foods is only about 1500 and they are
put into these weird catagories that can only hold about 60 foods.
So you'll have a catagory called "Vegetables [A-L]" and one called
"Vegetables [M-Z]".  Both categories are full to the max, so you can't
add any new ones unless you delete the old ones.

I've also got "Health and Diet Pro" at home, but I haven't spent any
time with it yet.  I think it may have more foods.

I paid 20-30 dollars for the software.  Don't remember how much.  I've
definitely gotten my monies worth from it -- wish I could say that for
some other expensive bits of trash I've purchased.  I think I've seen
this software selling for under $25 at large, discount software stores.

I know it runs on DOS.  It'll probably run under Windows, but without a
windows interface.  Don't know if they sell a version for Mac, but
you can contact the company and find a store in your area.

"The Diet Analyst"
Nutridata Software Corporation
PO Box 3120 
375 Collins Rd. NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402
Sales: (319) 395-7300

I've got 4 reports here.  Be sure to look at the food sort, on the bottom,
it's a really nice feature.


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Someone was asking about the nutritional value of popcorn.  Well, I
got my diet analyst to print info about it:


User: Nancy   
Food: Popcorn air popped      
Serving Size: 1 Cup(s)

Calories              23 cal	  Vitamin E              0 mg 	  
Protein              0.8 g  	  Thiamine               0 mg 	  
Carbohydrate         4.6 g  	  Riboflavin         0.009 mg 	  
Total Fat            0.3 g  	  Niacin               0.2 mg 	  
Saturated Fat       0.05 g  	  Vitamin B6             0 mg 	  
Mono-Unsaturated    0.13 g  	  Vitamin B12            0 mcg	  
Poly-Unsaturated     0.1 g  	  Folate                 2 mcg	  
Cholesterol            0 mg 	  Sodium               272 mg 	  
Dietary Fiber        1.1 g  	  Calcium              1.1 mg 	  
Caffeine               0 mg 	  Magnesium             18 mg 	  
Vitamin A              2 RE 	  Potassium             36 mg 	  
Vitamin C              0 mg 	  Iron                 0.7 mg 	  
Vitamin D              0 IU 	  Zinc                 0.4 mg 	  


Percent of Standard

Calories               2 %	  Vitamin E              0 %	  
Protein                2 %	  Thiamine               0 %	  
Carbohydrate           2 %	  Riboflavin             1 %	  
Total Fat              1 %	  Niacin                 1 %	  
Saturated Fat          0 %	  Vitamin B6             0 %	  
Mono-Unsaturated       1 %	  Vitamin B12            0 %	  
Poly-Unsaturated       1 %	  Folate                 1 %	  
Cholesterol            0 %	  Sodium                25 %	  
Dietary Fiber          4 %	  Calcium                0 %	  
Caffeine               0 %	  Magnesium              6 %	  
Vitamin A              0 %	  Potassium              2 %	  
Vitamin C              0 %	  Iron                   5 %	  
Vitamin D              0 %	  Zinc                   3 %	  


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Then here's a report on what I ate yesterday.  I was a good girl!
You can also get a report covering a range of days.  It's real
fun to see your progress over the course of a month or so.  It 
does bar charts too, but they aren't postable.

  Nancy                    Diet Analyst                 10/13/92

  Nutritional Analysis

  Calories           105 % (1440 cal)      Vitamin E    169 % (13.5 mg )    
  Protein            115 % (  59 g  )      Thiamine      88 % (0.97 mg )    
  Carbohydrate       106 % ( 237 g  )      Riboflavin    80 % (1.05 mg )    
  Total Fat          108 % (  33 g  )      Niacin        58 % ( 8.7 mg )    
  Saturated Fat       58 % ( 5.9 g  )      Vitamin B6    71 % (1.14 mg )    
  Mono-Unsaturated   189 % (  19 g  )      Vitamin B1    12 % (0.25 mcg)    
  Poly-Unsaturated    45 % ( 4.5 g  )      Folate       160 % ( 288 mcg)    
  Cholesterol          9 % (12.5 mg )      Sodium       100 % (2750 mg )    
  Dietary Fiber      247 % (  69 g  )      Calcium       82 % ( 659 mg )    
  Caffeine             0 % (   0 mg )      Magnesium    104 % ( 291 mg )    
  Vitamin A           95 % ( 761 RE )      Potassium    100 % (1871 mg )    
  Vitamin C          148 % (  89 mg )      Iron          61 % ( 9.2 mg )    
  Vitamin D            0 % (   0 IU )      Zinc          38 % ( 4.5 mg )    

  Calories from  Protein: 16 %  Carbohydrate: 66 %  Fat: 21 %


  Portion                    Food Names
  *******                    **********

  2.4	Piece(s)             Nature Cake
  1.2	Serving              Stirfry Veggies
  0.5	Cup(s)               Rice Brown cooked
  5	Piece(s)             Lettuce leaf
  1	Cup(s)               Spinach raw
  1	Medium               Tomato raw
  0.5	Ounce(s)             Feta Cheese
  8	Ounce(s)             Yogurt, Dannon light
  0.5	Cup(s)               Rice Brown cooked
  0.7	Serving              Stirfry Veggies
  1	Ounce(s)             Tortilla Chips, GG
  1	Ounce(s)             Black Bean Dip, GG


  Nutrient          Status          Nutrient          Status

  Calories            High          Vitamin E           OK          
  Protein             High          Thiamine            Low         
  Carbohydrate        High          Riboflavin          Low         
  Total Fat           High          Niacin              Low         
  Saturated Fat       OK            Vitamin B6          Low         
  Mono-Unsaturated    High          Vitamin B12         Low         
  Poly-Unsaturated    OK            Folate              OK          
  Cholesterol         OK            Sodium              OK          
  Dietary Fiber       OK            Calcium             Low         
  Caffeine            OK            Magnesium           OK          
  Vitamin A           Low           Potassium           Low         
  Vitamin C           OK            Iron                Low         
  Vitamin D           Low           Zinc                Low         


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Here's how I've been doing since I started keeping track in September.

  Nancy                    Diet Analyst                 
  09/11/92 to 10/10/92

  Nutritional Analysis

  Calories           102 % (1466 cal)      Vitamin E     94 % ( 7.5 mg )    
  Protein            132 % (  71 g  )      Thiamine     129 % (1.42 mg )    
  Carbohydrate       114 % ( 261 g  )      Riboflavin   151 % (1.96 mg )    
  Total Fat           71 % (23.5 g  )      Niacin        88 % (13.2 mg )    
  Saturated Fat       58 % ( 6.4 g  )      Vitamin B6    95 % ( 1.5 mg )    
  Mono-Unsaturated    72 % (   8 g  )      Vitamin B1   120 % ( 2.4 mcg)    
  Poly-Unsaturated    35 % ( 3.9 g  )      Folate       128 % ( 230 mcg)    
  Cholesterol         59 % (  83 mg )      Sodium       100 % (2051 mg )    
  Dietary Fiber      113 % (  32 g  )      Calcium      255 % (2039 mg )    
  Caffeine             1 % (1.17 mg )      Magnesium     79 % ( 222 mg )    
  Vitamin A          101 % ( 807 RE )      Potassium    100 % (2107 mg )    
  Vitamin C          153 % (  92 mg )      Iron          73 % (  11 mg )    
  Vitamin D           29 % (  58 IU )      Zinc          39 % ( 4.7 mg )    

  Calories from  Protein: 19 %  Carbohydrate: 71 %  Fat: 14 %


  Nutrient          Status          Nutrient          Status

  Calories            High          Vitamin E           Low         
  Protein             High          Thiamine            OK          
  Carbohydrate        High          Riboflavin          OK          
  Total Fat           OK            Niacin              Low         
  Saturated Fat       OK            Vitamin B6          Low         
  Mono-Unsaturated    OK            Vitamin B12         OK          
  Poly-Unsaturated    OK            Folate              OK          
  Cholesterol         OK            Sodium              OK          
  Dietary Fiber       OK            Calcium             OK          
  Caffeine            OK            Magnesium           Low         
  Vitamin A           OK            Potassium           OK          
  Vitamin C           OK            Iron                Low         
  Vitamin D           Low           Zinc                Low         


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This last report is especially neat.  You can sort the food categories
on specific nutritional values.   In this report I sorted all the
vegetables by fiber (highest to lowest) and fat (lowest to highest).
You can only sort on one or two keys only, and the interface is a
pain in the patoot.  But it's useful enough to suffer with it.


Food Name             Food Group            Fat      Fiber      Diff.

Beans Kidney cnd      Vegetables A - K       1.6%    35.7%    34.1%
Beans Pinto cooked    Vegetables A - K       1.3%    33.6%    32.3%
Beans Lima cooked     Vegetables A - K       1.2%    26.4%    25.2%
Peas cooked           Vegetables L - Z       0.7%    20.4%    19.7%
Peas frozen           Vegetables L - Z       1.0%    20.4%    19.4%
Peas blackeye cnd     Vegetables L - Z       2.1%    20.4%    18.2%
Peas blackeye cooked  Vegetables L - Z       2.2%    20.4%    18.2%
Fava beans canned     Vegetables A - K       3.3%    21.4%    18.2%
Beans Baked,pork/sce  Vegetables A - K       4.3%    21.4%    17.2%
Peas canned           Vegetables L - Z       1.0%    17.9%    16.9%
Parsnips cooked       Vegetables L - Z       0.8%    17.5%    16.7%
Beans Baked, plain    Vegetables A - K       2.0%    17.9%    15.9%
Potato baked, w/skin  Vegetables L - Z       0.7%    15.7%    15.1%
Peas canned low salt  Vegetables L - Z       3.3%    17.9%    14.6%
Garbanzos Canned      Vegetables A - K       4.6%    17.9%    13.3%
Broccoli frozen       Vegetables A - K       0.4%    13.6%    13.2%
Corn cooked-1/2 cup   Vegetables A - K       3.6%    16.8%    13.2%
Broccoli cooked       Vegetables A - K       0.7%    13.6%    12.9%
Potato sweet          Vegetables L - Z       0.4%    13.2%    12.8%
Brussels Sprouts,frz  Vegetables A - K       1.0%    11.4%    10.4%
Spinach frozen        Vegetables L - Z       0.7%    11.1%    10.4%
Corn on the cob, ckd  Vegetables A - K       3.6%    13.9%    10.3%
Beans Mung cooked     Vegetables A - K       0.4%    10.7%    10.3%
Corn cnd, Lo sodium   Vegetables A - K       1.6%    11.8%    10.1%
Carrots frozen        Vegetables A - K       0.3%    10.4%    10.0%
Carrots canned        Vegetables A - K       0.7%    10.4%     9.7%
Spinach cooked        Vegetables L - Z       0.8%    10.0%     9.2%
Corn canned           Vegetables A - K       2.6%    11.8%     9.2%
Vegetables mixed cnd  Vegetables L - Z       2.0%    10.7%     8.7%
Vegetables mx Lo slt  Vegetables L - Z       2.0%    10.7%     8.7%
Beans Navy cooked     Vegetables A - K       1.6%    10.4%     8.7%
Eggplant              Vegetables A - K       0.3%     8.9%     8.6%
Beets canned          Vegetables A - K       0.3%     7.5%     7.2%
Cabbage Red, raw      Vegetables A - K       0.3%     7.5%     7.2%
Collards              Vegetables A - K       0.3%     7.5%     7.2%
Brussels Sprouts,ckd  Vegetables A - K       1.3%     8.2%     6.9%
Cabbage cooked        Vegetables A - K       0.7%     7.5%     6.8%
Beans Green cooked    Vegetables A - K       0.7%     7.5%     6.8%
Beans Green, cnd      Vegetables A - K       0.3%     7.1%     6.8%
Zucchini cooked       Vegetables L - Z       0.3%     7.1%     6.8%
Beans Green, frozen   Vegetables A - K       0.3%     7.1%     6.8%
Zucchini raw          Vegetables L - Z       0.3%     7.1%     6.8%
Peas snow cooked      Vegetables L - Z       0.7%     7.1%     6.5%
Asparagus frozen      Vegetables A - K       0.7%     7.1%     6.5%
Squash Summer ckd     Vegetables L - Z       1.0%     7.1%     6.2%

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