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EFSA/EU Menu Guidance Appendix 5.3.3

Example of a one-day food diary for toddlers and children based on the PANCAKE

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1 The content of this Appendix is used with permission of the PANCAKE consortium. (Ocké et al., 2012).


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Food diary children Everything your child eats and drinks on this day

Day 1

ID-number: Day of birth: - - Day Month Year

Day of the week: □ Monday □ Tuesday □ Wednesday □ Thursday □ Friday □ Saturday □ Sunday

Date: - - Day Month Year


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Table of content Pages Introduction 3

Instructions for completing your child’s food diary 4 General guidelines 4 What do we ask you to record? 5 Examples of a completed diary 6 The diary of your child to complete (guide sheet) 11 Before breakfast 13 Breakfast 14 During the morning 15 Lunch 16 During the afternoon 17 Evening meal 18 During the evening and night 19 Recipes of homemade dishes 20 Dietary supplements 22 Comments 23


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Introduction This is the food diary for your child taking part in the Pancake study. On the front page it is noted which date you should fill in the diary. The diary serves as a preparation for the interview you will take part in. During this interview everything your child ate and drank during the diary day will be recorded and stored on a computer. The diary is the starting point for the interview. On the following date and time a study employee will visit you at your home for the interview: Date: Time: If you have any questions or require further information, you can contact: Name: Telephone: E-mail:

Please ensure to read the instructions carefully before filling in the diary .


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Instructions for completing your child’s food diary General guidelines This food diary is to record everything your child ate and drank on the day noted on the front page. Only the food consumption of

the child that takes part in the Pancake study should be filled in, not that of any other family members. If on the day selected your child has an unusual food intake due to an unusual event such as a party or illness, you should still record

his/her actual food intake and inform the study employee during the interview. Do not adjust the food intake of your child. You should feed your child as you would have done without a diary. Record every bite or sip consumed by your child and ensure to include all small items, e.g. small bites of an apple or cake, little

sweets, water consumed etc. The day starts when your child rises in the morning of the day mentioned on the front page, and ends when your child rises the next

morning (so a complete day and night is monitored). Ensure to fill in the diary immediately after your child consumes any food or drink. This will make omission of consumed foods less

likely. The picture book you received can be used to estimate the quantity of a food your child consumed. Ensure to pay attention to the

information below each picture series to help you quantify accurately. If your child is away from you during any part of the diary day (day-care, school, family etc.) please advise their caretakers of the

study and ask they complete the food recording booklet. When you collect your child, ask for the recording booklet and check it has been filled in completely. If not, please ask for details of food and drink consumed and fill it in yourself. If your child is old enough he/she may assist in filling in the booklet.

The diary is structured for 7 eating periods, one page for each meal as well as periods between meals: before breakfast, breakfast,

during the morning, lunch, during the afternoon, evening meal, during the evening and night.


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What do we ask you to record? If your child did not consume during an eating period, you can check the box in the right corner of the page, and go on to the next

eating period. During any eating period where your child consumed something, we ask that you record:

o The starting time of the consumption. o The location of consumption. If the location differs from the categories specified in the diary (at home, school/day-care,

friends/family, restaurant etc.), you can tick “other” and describe the location on the dotted line. “Restaurant etc.” includes snack bar, cafeteria, fast food restaurant, self-service restaurant, bar, café, brasserie etc.

o The name of the food or drink (column “food or drink”), followed by a further description of the exact type of the food (column “description of food or drink”).

o The quantity your child consumed. In the column “description of food or drink” you are asked to further describe the exact type of the food or drink. Please describe

the food extensively, in a way that would make it possible to find the specific food in a store. Relevant in this description are: o The full product name: brand name, product type or flavour. o Specification on the composition: whole fat, low-fat, skimmed; sweetened with sugar or with artificial sweeteners; with

added vitamins and/or minerals; light, etc. o Preservation method: fresh, deep-frozen, canned, dried, pasteurized, etc. o The type of packaging: glass, can, paper/carton, plastic, cardboard box, etc.

If the food was prepared, you are also asked to describe the preparation method in this column, for instance boiled, fried, stir-fried, microwaved etc. Please also mention the type and brand name of fat you used for cooking.

It would be helpful if you keep the empty packages of foods your child consumed during the day. In the column “quantity consumed” you should fill in the actual quantity consumed by your child. So if you served your child a

whole glass of milk, but he/she drank only half of it, you would fill in ½ glass. You can describe the quantity your child consumed whichever way you find most convenient. There are different methods:

o Using the picture book you received and writing down the picture number and letter. o In natural units, e.g. a slice of bread, a piece of fruit, etc. o In household measures, e.g. glasses, cups, bowls etc, or in different types of spoons (table spoons, tea spoons etc.) o In grams or ml if this is mentioned on the package.


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Recipes: If your child consumed any home-prepared meals, record the recipes on the pages at the end of the diary (page 20-21). Describe all the ingredients used (including cooking fat) as per the headings given and the quantity of each ingredient. Ensure to indicate if the recorded quantity included inedible parts. Also include raw and cooked weight if applicable.

Dietary supplements: On page 22 indicate if your child took any vitamins, minerals or other dietary supplements on this day. If applicable, give a full description of the supplement(s), and fill in the quantity consumed.

Comments: On page 23 there is open space for comments. You can also use this page if you lack space in any other part of the

diary. Examples of a completed diary: On the following pages examples of three completed eating periods, a recipe and supplements are given. NB: this is only meant to show how to complete the diary. It is not intended as an example of how your child should eat!


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Breakfast If your child did not consume anything at breakfast, please check this box

Time of breakfast: hr min

Location of breakfast: at home □ school/day-care □ friends/family □ restaurant etc. □ other, namely …………………………………..…..

Food or drink Description of food or drink

(full product name (brand and type/flavour), composition (fat and sugar, extra vitamins etc.), preservation method, packaging, preparation method, etc.)

Quantity consumed (picture number – letter; glasses/cups etc.; table-/teaspoons etc.; grams or ml)

Bread

wheat bread wholegrain, from bakery shop, pre-sliced, in plastic ¾ slice, picture S-004

Cheese spread

Eru Kids, 12% fat, with extra calcium, in plastic tub ¾x picture 707-C

Currant bread white currant bread with almond spice, from bakery shop, pre-sliced, in

plastic 1 slice, picture S-021

Margarine

Becel light, low-fat margarine in tub picture 704-D, only ½ spreaded

Milk

Campina, whole pasteurized milk, cardboard box 1 glass

0 7 4 5


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During the morning If your child did not consume anything during the morning, please check this box

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(fat and sugar, extra vitamins etc.), preservation method, packaging, preparation method, etc.)

(picture number – letter; glasses/cups etc.; table-/teaspoons etc.; grams or ml)

10 hr □ □ □ □, ……………

apple peeled, without core 1 small apple

11 hr □ □ □ □, ……………

fruit drink Wicky Tutti Frutti peerassie, less sugar, with added vitamins, cardboard box

1 carton of 2 dl

11 hr □ □ □ □, ……………

milk biscuits Bridge milk and strawberry, “rich in calcium” 1 sachet of 2 biscuits

12.15 hr □ □ □ □ ,

street……. Fruittella Fruittela juicy gummies, orange 2x

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Evening meal If your child did not consume anything at the evening meal, please check this box

Time of evening meal: hr min

Location of evening meal: at home □ school/day-care □ friends/family □ restaurant etc. □ other, namely ………………………………………




Spaghetti Bolognese

spaghetti (see recipe) 1x picture 725-D

Bolognese sauce (see recipe)

1x picture 716-B

Cucumber

fresh, peeled, unpacked 10 cm

Fromage frais

Danone Danio strawberry, 3% fat ½ bowl

Water

Tap water 1 glass

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Recipes of homemade dishes Name of the dish Ingredients Description of ingredients


Quantity of the ingredients used for the total dish (If applicable indicate the raw and

cooked weight. Indicate if the dish did or did not

contain any inedible parts.)

Spaghetti Bolognese

spaghetti minced meat onion sweet pepper mixed Italian vegetables cooking fat tomato sauce

Honig, white, dried, carton, boiled Beef, fresh, packed in foam/plastic, fried White, fresh, unpacked, stir-fried Green, in plastic, stir-fried Albert Heijn, ready to use, in plastic, stir fried Croma liquid Bertolli pasta sauce sun-dried tomatoes & oregano, in glass

350 grams (raw) 350 grams (raw) 1 onion, average size 1 pepper, large 250 grams (no inedible parts) 2 table spoons 400 grams

Dietary supplements

Did your child take vitamins, minerals or other dietary supplements during this day? □ no

yes please fill in all the supplements used in the table below

Type of supplement Full brand- and sort name Quantity consumed at this day

(e.g. drops, tablets, capsules, sachets)

Vitamin D

Davitamon D aquosum

10 drops


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Guide sheet (label: start diary)

On the following pages the diary for your child starts.


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Before breakfast If your child did not consume anything before breakfast, please check this box


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Breakfast If your child did not consume anything at breakfast, please check this box

Time of breakfast: hr min

Location of breakfast: □ at home □ school/day-care □ friends/family □ restaurant etc. □ other, namely …………………………………………





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During the morning If your child did not consume anything during the morning, please check this box


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Lunch If your child did not consume anything at lunch, please check this box

Time of lunch: hour hr min

Location of lunch: □ at home □ school/day-care □ friends/family □ restaurant etc. □ other, namely …………………………………………………..





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During the afternoon If your child did not consume anything during the afternoon, please check this box


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Evening meal If your child did not consume anything at the evening meal, please check this box

Time of evening meal: hr min

Location of evening meal: □ at home □ school/day-care □ friends/family □ restaurant etc. □ other, namely ………………………………..……….





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During the evening and night If your child did not consume anything during the evening and night,

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Recipes of homemade dishes Can you please describe on these pages the recipes of homemade dishes your child consumed. Please describe and quantify all the ingredients used. Name of the dish Ingredients Description of ingredients


Quantity of the ingredients used for the total dish (If applicable indicate the raw and cooked

weight. Indicate if the dish did or did not contain

any inedible parts.)


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Name of the dish Ingredients Description of ingredients


Quantity of the ingredients used for the total dish (If applicable indicate the raw and cooked

weight. Indicate if the dish did or did not contain

any inedible parts.)


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Dietary supplements Did your child take vitamins, minerals or other dietary supplements during this day? □ no

□ yes please fill in all the supplements used in

the table below

Type of supplement Full brand- and sort name Quantity consumed at this day (e.g. drops, tablets, capsules, sachets)


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Comments:

Thank you for completing this diary!

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