How can ND be personalized for my goals?

On NutritionData, you can customize your display, analysis, and reports to reflect your individual nutritional needs and goals.  Here's how:

1. In the navigation bar at the top of the page, click on Tools and select Preference Settings.

2. If you're not logged in, you'll need to enter your ND username and password.  If you've never registered, click on "register" to create a username and password for your account. 

3. On the preference setting page, you can select which categories of foods will display in your searches on ND. For example, if you don't wish to see food items from fast food restaurants, you can uncheck these boxes. 

4. Further down the page, you can enter in your own IDVs (individual daily values) for calories, fat, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals. You'll see the government's standard recommendations listed as a reference point. (Any values that you don't change will remain set to the government's values.)

4. Click "save preferences" and you're done.  From now on, when you analyze your total consumption, you'll see how your daily intake compares to your customized values.  (IDV's are only used in the Total Consumption Report. All other portions of this site use standard DV's, in order to report data that's consistent with other sources.)

Next Step: Go to My Preferences

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