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Nutrition and food tracking
Nutrition and food choices have a major impact on our health, performance and levels of happiness. We are studying nutrition and food tracking tools to better understand what works and what can be improved. Thank you for your responses!
1.
Your Age
Under 20
20 - 30
30 - 40
40 - 50
50 - 60
60+
2.
Your gender
Male
Female
3.
Family Info
Single with kids
Single w/o kids
Married with kids
Married w/o kids
4.
Household Income (Optional)
Under $50,000 per year
$50,000 - $100,000 per year
$100,000 - $150,000 per year
Over $150,000 per year
Decline to state
5.
Type of occupation
Self-employed/Business Owner/Entrepreneur
Student
Retired/Not employed
Employed by a company
Decline to state
6.
Do you use/or used in the past a tool for nutrition tracking? Please select all items that apply.
Manual/Diary
MyFitnessPal
Lose It
Weight Watchers
MyNetDiary
I have never used a food tracking tool
Other (please specify)
7.
What do you find difficult about tracking food using current fitness tools. Please select all items that apply.
Difficult to know what are the ingredients in complex food items such as salads, soups
Takes time and effort to measure quantities eaten
Today's tracking apps offer too many choices to select from for every item
Finding a particular item in the lists of foods is slow
It is very difficult to evaluate volumes/amount of food I am eating
Recording foods takes too much time
Other (please specify)
8.
How would you characterize tools for nutrition tracking available today (e.g., manual food diaries, MyFitnessPal)
Too inconvenient – don’t work for me
Difficult to use, but they are helpful
Easy to use, but could be better
They work great for me
Other (please specify)
9.
What improvements would you like to see in the current set of tools available for nutritional tracking?
10.
What benefits do you seek from tracking your nutrition? (If you have never tracked your nutrition, what benefits would you seek in doing so?) (Select all that applies)
Weight loss
Training/performance
Health Improvement
I am a geek interested in quantified self
Other (please specify)
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11.
How frequently do you track your nutrition?
(Required.)
All the time
2+ times per year
1-2 times per year
I tried it a few times before, but I don't do it regularly
I've never tracked my nutrition
Decline to state
12.
How often do you eat out?
Almost never
1-4 times per week
4-12 times per week
More than 12 times per week
13.
When you go out to eat, how often do you try new restaurants?
Almost never, I go to the same restaurants
Once in a while
I often try new restaurants
The majority of the time
14.
What are your food preferences?
Vegan or Vegetarian
Mostly plant-based with limited fish/meat
I eat everything, including fast food
I eat everything, but try to avoid fast food
Other (please specify)
15.
Where do you normally shop for groceries? (Please select all that applies)
Whole Foods
Trader Joe's
Farmers market
Safeway/Walmart
I shop for groceries online
Other (please specify)
16.
What other activities are you tracking?
Number of steps (Fitbit tracker or similar)
Sleep
Most of my training/exercise
I do regular blood tests and health checkups
I don't track anything other than nutrition
I don't track anything at all right now
Other (please specify)
17.
Are you working with a health/nutrition/performance professional?
Yes, I am working with a dietician
Yes, I am working with a personal trainer
Yes, I am working with a health coach
Yes, I am working with a life coach
No
Other (please specify)
18.
If you are asked to record/track your nutrition with the phone, what method of entry would you prefer?
Manual Input
Voice Input
Other (please specify)
19.
How interested are you in tracking your nutrition?
Very interested: I am willing to spend time and effort to track my nutrition
Interested: I would track my nutrition much more if it was easier
Not interested: I don't see the value in tracking nutrition
Other (please specify)