As we enter the New Year, Iowans are looking for ways to meet their New Year’s Resolutions. Topping many lists are healthy eating, being active, and managing weight.
Introducing SuperTracker…A new online diet and physical activity planning, assessment, and analysis tool.
SuperTracker is designed to help people implement the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. With this tool, users
can do everything from a quick food look up to in-depth diet and activity tracking and analysis over time and weight management.
“Overcoming the health and nutrition challenges we face as a nation is critical and the SuperTracker provides consumers with an assortment of tools to do just that,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “This easy-to-use website will help Americans at all stages of life improve their overall health and well-being as they input dietary and physical activity choices into the tool. During the holiday season we are surrounded by good food and this is a perfect time to Enjoy Your Food, But Eat Less.”
Anyone can access this free, on-line tool at www.choosemyplate.gov to choose a variety of features to support nutrition and physical activity goals. SuperTracker gives you the ability to:
- Personalize recommendations for what and how much to eat and amount of physical activity.
- Track foods and physical activity from an expanded database of foods and physical activities.
- Customize features such as goal setting, virtual coaching, weight tracking and journaling.
- Measure progress with comprehensive reports ranging from a simple meal summary to in-depth analysis of food groups and nutrient intake over time.
- Operationalize the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines.
- Support family and friends by adding their individual profiles.
Visit Super Tracker today: https://www.choosemyplate.gov/SuperTracker/default.aspx