What is the 24 Hour Dietary Recall Record?

This is one type of tool for dietary assessment of an individual. For this method a Registered Dietitian or
a trained interviewer asks an individual to recall all foods consumed in the past 24 hours. The interviewer
should be non-judgmental while conducting the interview and try to prompt the patient for information on
brand names, portion sizes, recipe ingredients, cooking methods, condiments and beverages. Example of
questions: 1. What time did you get up yesterday? 2. What was the first thing you ate yesterday? How much?
3. When was the next time you ate? What did you eat? How much? 4. When did you eat next? What did you
eat? How much? 5. Did you eat or drink anything else between mealtimes? 6. Did you add any condiments –
butter, salad dressing, sugar? 7. Was this day’s intake different from usual? 8. Was this a weekday or a
weekend day?

How to Calculate the BMI?

*BMI calculator web sites:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html
*Or calculate by hand
BMI formula: = wt (kg)/ht2(m)
Pounds -> kg: Weight (pounds) divide by 2.2 = weight (kg)
Inches -> meters: height (inches) * 2.53 cm/inch = height (cm) divide by 100 cm/meter = height (meter)

How to fill out the 24-Hour Dietary Recall Record Form

The diet record form is designed to assist you in recording the foods that were eaten over a
given period of time. There is space to specify how much of each food has been eaten. Remember
to include all the information about each food so that the form can be of assistance to you when
educating the patient on diet and caries risk. Below is a list of tips for filling out the Form to make
it easier and more accurate.

HELPFUL TIPS ON FILLING OUT THE FORM:

A. DURATION:
• It is important to describe the following:
• The specific type of food you have eaten
• The time of day of the meal or snack was eaten
• The minutes you spent consuming the entire meal or snack.

B. DESCRIPTION: Was the milk skim, 1% fat, or whole milk?

(be specific) Was the food fried, broiled, baked?
Was the bread white or whole wheat or multi-grain?

C. PORTION SIZE: (IMPORTANT: "Accurate Portion Size" IS THE KEY TO

(be specific) CALCULATING CALORIES AND NUTRIENTS). Remember, if you
do not ask how much is eaten, you will not have any basis or
adequate information to determine calories or nutrients.
• This is the appropriate time to use “closed ended” questions – e.g.,
What size was the soda? Was it 2 or 3 packets of sugar?
• Indicate how much was eaten of each food using standard
Measures
• Use hand symbols if unable to assess how much was consumed
o One cup = 1 fist
o Half of a cup = cupped hand
o 3 oz = size of your palm
o 1 Tablespoon = thumb

D. CANNED FOODS: If you had a canned product, was it packed in water, its own juice, or
was syrup added to it?

E. CONDIMENTS: Ask if mayonnaise, mustard, catsup, steak sauce etc. was added to
appropriate foods. 2020
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NYU COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

Homework Assignment
Chen
Ashley 08/11/2023
NAME _____________ Date___________
1,6.3 M
52.16k9
AGE_____
22 SEX _____
F 5'4"
Height_____ Weight______
Ib
15 19.74
BMI________
Healthy weight
BMI Classification_________
Type of foods/beverage Duration Quantity eaten Preparation method
How many minutes (cup, oz, tbsp, tsp, etc.) (fried, roasted, broiled,
did it take to boiled, baked, etc.)
consume each MEAL
or SNACK?

BREAKFAST What time? 9:30 AM

Rice/Starch I CUP steamed
spinach 1/4 cup bonied
Matcha wI creamer almond milk
-

ICUP heated
Total min __
15

SNACK What time? 12:00

coffee wl sugar half

-
a half 1
cup
Total min___
60
LUNCH What time? 2:00 PM
Rice (starch) ,cuP steamed
Broccoli 1/2 cup boiled
chicken thighs 3/4 cup pan fried

Total min __
20

SNACK What time?______

4:00PM

M&MS Buncha crunch

+

Y cup
Total min ___
28

DINNER What time? 7:00 PM

Kimchisausage tofu siew 2 WIPS boiled

soju 2
cups fermented
Total min ___
120

SNACK What time?______

Total min___

List 2 behaviors your participant learned about their diet that they might want to change or
continue doing to be healthy:

1. consume drinks faster.

2. watch for
out more variety fruits
of and proteins