food acquisition records

[Caroline Webber]

Hello Celia,

Thanks for your input.  The tool I want/need to design is for a very small 
study; I'm not planning to do an actual nutrient analysis of the records so 
software won't be necessary.  I want to collect this information in order 
(1) to trace sources of food in the community (stores, friends, pantries, 
etc.) and (2) to serve as a memory prompt for those I'm planning to 
interview regarding their experiences procuring those foods.  My concerns 
have more to do with coming up with something that will be easy to use, 
particularly for someone with poor literacy skills, and culturally 
sensitive (for upstate NY).  I'm thinking now of a checklist of some 
sort.  If you've got any other ideas, I'd love to hear them.

Sincerely,

Caroline Webber, MPH, RD
Division Nutritional Sciences
Cornell University

At 03:38 PM 1/14/02 -0500, you wrote:

>Dear Caroline,

>

>If you are looking for software, I don't know of anything. You may

>already be aware of the household food consumption surveys

>conducted in the past by USDA.

>http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/87nfcs.html

>http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/77nfcs.html

>

>Celia Wilkinson Enns

>

>On 7 Jan 2002, at 9:39, Caroline Baum Webber wrote:

> >  I plan to ask research participants to keep track of food entering

> >  their household for the purpose of tracking where it comes from in

> >  their community (not what they actually eat).  Has anyone had

> >  experience designing a protocol for this or have a record design they

> >  wouldn't mind sharing?

>----------------------

>Cecilia Wilkinson Enns

>USDA/ARS/BA/BHNRC/Food Surveys Research Group

>BARC-West, Bldg. 005, Room 102

>10300 Baltimore Ave.

>Beltsville, MD 20705-2350

>E-mail: cenns at rbhnrc.usda.gov

>FSRG web site: http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/home.htm