On MyPyramid Tracker’s home page, http://www.MyPyramidTracker.gov, you need to check MyPyramid Tracker System Requirements for the site before you begin.

http://www.MyPyramidTracker.gov

Check MyPyramid Tracker System Requirements for the site before you begin

On the new user registration profile page, you need to register

with User ID and Password on the site for the first-time.

Register with User ID and Password for first-time users

Once you have registered, you can login with User ID and Password

when returning to site.

Login with User ID and Password when returning to site

On the new user register profile page, you will need to 1. Enter

personal information, 2. Click on “Save Today’s Changes”, and

3. Then proceed to food intake or physical activity.

1. Enter personal information

2. Click on “Save Today’s Changes”

3. Then proceed to food intake or physical activity

On the food item entry page, you can type food name, click on

“Search” button, and select the food you ate from list.

Type food name, click on “Search,” and select the food you ate from list

Once you have entered all foods you ate yesterday, then click on

“Select Quantity” button.

Enter all foods you ate yesterday, then “Select Quantity”

Then you can choose Serving Size, enter number of servings for each food (whole or fractional), and click on “Save & Analyze” button.

3. Click on “Save & Analyze”

1. Choose Serving Size

2. Enter number of servings for each food (whole or fractional)

On the analyze your food intake page, you can select an option to

analyze your food intake.

Select an option to analyze your food intake

One option, you can compare your results to dietary

recommendations.

Compare your results to dietary recommendations

On the same page, you can access more information by clicking on

an “Emoticon”.

For more information, click on an “Emoticon”

Or you can check your nutrient intake from analyze your food

intake page.

Check your nutrient intake

It will compare your intake results to nutrient recommendations.

Compare your results to nutrient recommendations

Or you can track your intake over time.

Track your intake over time

From 1 day to 1 year.

Track intake from 1 day to 1 year

For physical activity entry, you can select an option, standard or

condensed.Select an option (standard or condensed) to enter your physical activities

If you select “Standard option”, then you need to enter all

yesterday’s activities and click on “Select Duration” button.

If you select “Standard option,” enter all yesterday’s activities and “Select Duration”

Then, enter duration for each activity.

Total: 1440 minutes

Enter duration for each activity

For easier activity entry, you can choose the condensed option.

For easier activity entry, choose the condensed option

Then, add only activities in addition to normal routine and

enter duration for each.

Add only activities in addition to normal routine and enter duration for each

Once you have entered the activities, you can select an option to analyze your physical activities.

Select an option to analyze your physical activities

And view your physical activity assessment results.

View your physical activity assessment

Click on a link on the physical activity assessment page to view

more information.

For more information, click on a link

You can also track your activities from 1 day to 1 year.

Track activities from 1 day to 1 year

You can check your Energy Balance by comparing food intake

with physical activity.

Check your Energy Balance, comparing food intake with physical activity

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