After providing a day's worth of dietary information or physical activities, you will receive a "score" on the overall quality of your diet or physical activity status for that day. The "score" for your diet looks at the types and amounts of food you ate as compared to those recommended by the Food Guide Pyramid. It also tells you how much total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium you have in your diet. The "score" for your physical activities looks at the types and duration of each physical activity you did, and then compares this score to the physical activity recommendation for health. Each score gives you an idea of the quality of your diet and physical activity status: for one day or for up to 20 days. A score over several days gives a better picture of your eating habits or physical activity lifestyle over time.

To make your day-to-day food and physical activity entry easier, you can choose to create a Frequently Used Foods List or Frequently Performed Activity List. Each list can store up to 20 items and allows you to add or delete items as you wish. You can choose to use either the IHEI dietary assessment or the Physical Activity Tool as you wish at any time.

The IHEI program is based on the Healthy Eating Index developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. The Healthy Eating Index measures how well the American diet complies with the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and The Food Guide Pyramid.

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