Do you read ingredient labels to avoid added sugars and syrups before deciding on an item? | |
All the time | 0 |
Most of the time | 1 |
Some of the time | 4 |
Never | 7 |
How many servings (1 serving is approximately 1 handful) of fruits and vegetables do you eat a day, on average? Do not count juice or dried fruits. | |
0–1 | 7 |
2–3 | 3 |
≥4 | 0 |
Do you avoid saturated fat? (Saturated fat is found in all 4-legged animal products [eg, cows/pigs], 2-legged animal skin [eg, chickens], and packaged or baked foods with butter, margarine, lard, palm, coconut, or cottonseed oils.) | |
All of the time | 0 |
Most of the time | 2 |
Some of the time | 5 |
Never | 7 |
How many servings (1 serving is approximately 1 handful) of processed meat do you eat in a typical week (items include bacon, sausage, ham, hot dogs, deli meats, and others)? | |
1–2 | 1 |
3–4 | 4 |
≥5 | 8 |
When eating grains such as rice, bread, cereal, and pasta, what percentage of them are 100% whole grain? | |
None | 7 |
Some | 5 |
Most | 3 |
All | 0 |
How many days a week do you eat breakfast? | |
0–1 | 7 |
2 | 6 |
3 | 5 |
4 | 4 |
5 | 3 |
6 | 2 |
7 | 1 |
How many days a week do you eat fried foods or foods with partially hydrogenated oils (think margarine, cookies, cake, crackers)? | |
0–1 | 0 |
2–3 | 4 |
4–6 | 6 |
BMI (kg/m2)* | |
19–27 | A |
<19 | B |
>27-31 | C |
>31-35 | D |
>35 | E |
Scoring for eating habits | |
Good | |
Score: 0–10 and BMI in category A | |
Smartset recommendations: consult to GO! Foods for You, Good Eating Habits educational handout | |
Fair | |
Score: 11–20 and BMI in category A or <20 and BMI in category B or C | |
Smartset recommendations: consult to nutrition therapy, consult to GO! Foods for You, Fair Eating Habits educational handout | |
Poor | |
Score: >20 and BMI in any category or >1 and BMI in category D or E | |
Smartset recommendations: consult to nutrition therapy, consult to GO! Foods for You, Poor Eating Habits educational handout |
↵* Body mass index (BMI) data from the electronic medical record.