----- # What is it? The food log is a template for you to quickly and easily record what you eat and drink during the day. At the very least try and use this tool to record a few days of your regular eating, just to bring a better awareness to what's going in your body each day. One thing I guarantee you is doing it for even a short time will provide you some surprises, and some valueable data you can use to think through your food strategy. Don't worry, you won't have to do this forever, just long enough to get some basic data. Try to eat as normally as possible. This isn’t a judgement exercise, it’s just a way for you to get an understanding of what’s going in each day. No one else has to see it! # How do you use it? Have a look at the sample page below for a guide. It doesn't have to be high detail, but making sure you put everything in is important. If there are things you're eating or drinking that don't get recorded, you'll have an incomplete picture to work from. <iframe src="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTPgMFEnvih3ioi8FI4UQ_txmWn1oFaA1GwYxdctmDqc3lt_yaPxWgruWCDmbMJM2wbZgoliYRRgTiR/pub?embedded=true" width="500" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe> The next step with the log is to determine what's actually in the food you ate. Mainly: - Calories - Carbohydrates - Protein - Fat You could look up each of these foods online and try figure it out, or use the packages, but the easiest way is to use a food log app, which will even tell you what vitamins and minerals were in the food you ate! I like to use [Cronometer](https://cronometer.com). They have a decent free version, and overall the app is east enough to use once you get the hang of it. Here is a look at some of the data they give you on your foods when you enter them: