User`s guide

MyPersonalDiet for iPhone and iPod Touch User’s Guide 25
5.1 Diet Plan
The Plan page allows you to select one of the following predefined diets:
• USDA Food Pyramid
• High Carb
• Low Carb
• High Protein
• Low Protein
• Low Fat
As you select them, the energetic percentage from the major nutrients (carbohydrates,
proteins and fat) are displayed (see Figure 21, first row, left).
In addition, you can choose Custom Plan and select the exact proportion of energy from
these nutrients.
Later on, as you enter food, you will be warned when food do not match these
requirements (see section 4.1 for more details). This allows you to avoid food that may
possible not be a good fit for your diet.
5.2 Nutrients
You can track specific nutrients to make sure that you consume enough of them and/or do
not consume too much of them. This is of prime important for those who have a medical
condition that imposes some restrictions on specific nutrients.
The Nutrients page shows you a list of nutrients for which you can optionally assign a
daily minimum and/or maximum limits (see Figure 21, first row, right). For instance, if
you need to follow a low sodium diet that does not exceed 1800 mg of sodium per day,
enter 1800 under Maximum next to Sodium. If you need to consume at least 1000 mg of
calcium daily, then enter 1000 under Minimum, next to Calcium.
You can later chart these nutrients in the Today, Journal and Chart views to see where
you stand with regards to the limits you chose. For instance, from the Journal view, you
can see a chart of your daily sodium consumption and be informed whether you can
consume more of it for the day (and how much) or if you’ve exceeded the limit (and by
how much).
This gives you the ability to precisely control your diet and make sure you are following
your own guidelines.
5.3 Energy
You can set a limit of the energy you want to consume daily (e.g. 2000 calories). This is
used for calculating the daily dietary intake (%DV).