System and method for tracking dietary consumption

A device for teaching children about good nutrition, comprising a board divided into a plurality of regions and a plurality of tokens adapted to adhere reversibly to the board, where:

• A) said plurality of tokens comprises:
• a) a plurality of first tokens, each of said first tokens corresponding to a single portion of a bread or cereal;
• b) a plurality of second tokens, each of said second tokens corresponding to a single portion of a vegetable;
• c) a plurality of third tokens, each of said third tokens corresponding to a single portion of a fruit;
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• d) a plurality of fourth tokens, each of said fourth tokens corresponding to a single portion of milk, yogurt, or cheese;
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• B) said plurality of regions comprises:
• a) a first region, where said first region is labelled as corresponding to either a bread or cereal food group food group;
• b) a second region, where said second region is labelled as corresponding to a vegetable food group;
• c) a third region, where said third region is labelled as corresponding to a fruit food group;
• d) a fourth region, where said fourth region is labelled as corresponding to either a milk, yogurt, or cheese food group;
• whereby:
• a) each of said first tokens corresponding to a single portion of a bread or cereal is adapted to be moved onto the first region of the board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of bread or cereal;
• b) each of said second tokens corresponding to a single portion of a vegetable is adapted to be moved onto the second region of the board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of a vegetable;
• c) each of said third tokens corresponding to a single portion of a fruit is adapted to be moved onto the third region of the board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of fruit;
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• d) each of said fourth tokens corresponding to a single portion of a vegetable is adapted to be moved onto the fourth region of the board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of milk, yogurt, or cheese.

A device for teaching children about good nutrition, comprising a first board, a second board, and a plurality of tokens adapted to adhere reversibly to the boards, where:

• A) said plurality of tokens comprises:
• a) a plurality of first tokens, each of said first tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food item selected from a first specific food group;
• b) a plurality of second tokens, each of said second tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food item selected from a second specific food group;
• c) a plurality of third tokens, each of said third tokens corresponding to a single portion of water or another non-dairy beverage;
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• B) a first side of said first board is divided into a plurality of regions, where said plurality of regions comprises:
• a) a first region, where said first region is labelled as corresponding to said first specific food group;
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• b) a second region, where said second region is labelled as corresponding to said second specific food group;
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• C) a first side of said second board comprises a third region, where said third region is labelled as corresponding to water;
• whereby:
• a) each of said first tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food item selected from the first specific food group is adapted to be moved onto the first region of the first board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of food or beverage from said first specific food group;
• b) each of said second tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food item selected from the second specific food group is adapted to be moved onto the second region of the first board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of food or beverage from said second specific food group;
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• c) each of said third tokens corresponding to a single portion of water or another non-dairy beverage is adapted to be moved onto the third region of the second board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of fluids.

A puzzle for teaching children about good nutrition, comprising a board and a plurality of pieces, where:

• A) said plurality of pieces comprises:
• a) a plurality of first pieces, each of said first pieces corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from a first specific food group;
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• b) a plurality of second pieces, each of said second pieces corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from a second specific food group;
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• B) said board is divided into a plurality of regions, said plurality of regions comprising:
• a) a first region, where said first region of the board is labelled as corresponding to said first specific food group and where said first region of the board has a predetermined number of holes cut therethrough, each of said holes being adapted to accommodate one of said first pieces;
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• b) a second region, where said second region of the board is labelled as corresponding to said second specific food group and where said second region of the board has a predetermined number of holes cut therethrough, each of said holes being adapted to accommodate one of said second pieces;
• whereby each of said first pieces corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from the first specific food group is adapted to be fitted into one of the holes in the first region of the board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of food or beverage from said first specific food group;
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• whereby each of said second pieces corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from the second specific food group is adapted to be fitted into one of the holes in the second region of the board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of food or beverage from said second specific food group.

A device for teaching children about good nutrition, comprising a first board, a second board, and a plurality of tokens adapted to adhere reversibly to either the first board or the second board, where:

• A) said plurality of tokens comprises:
• a) a plurality of first tokens, each of said first tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from a first specific food group;
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• b) a plurality of second tokens, each of said second tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from a second specific food group;
• B) said first board is divided into a plurality of regions, where said plurality of regions comprises:
• a) a first region, where said first region is labelled as corresponding to said first specific food group;
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• b) a second region, where said second region is labelled as corresponding to said second specific food group;
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• C) said second board is attached to said first board by a hinge;
• whereby each of said first tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from the first specific food group is adapted to be adhered to the second board until a portion of a food or beverage item from the first food group is consumed, and then moved onto the first region of the first board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of food or beverage from said first specific food group;
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• whereby each of said second tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from the second specific food group is adapted to be adhered to the second board until a portion of a food or beverage item from the first food group is consumed, and then moved onto the second region of the board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a portion of food or beverage from said second specific food group.

A device for teaching children about good nutrition, comprising a board divided into a plurality of regions and a plurality of tokens adapted to adhere reversibly to the board, where:

• A) said plurality of tokens comprises:
• a) a plurality of first tokens, each of said first tokens corresponding to a first defined number of calories;
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• b) a plurality of second tokens, each of said second tokens corresponding to a first defined number of grams of fat;
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• B) said plurality of regions comprises:
• a) a first region, where said first region is labelled as corresponding to calorie intake;
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• b) a second region, where said second region is (1) labelled as corresponding to fat intake;
• whereby the first tokens corresponding to a to a first defined number of calories are adapted to be moved onto the first region of the board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a second defined number of calories by moving one or more of said first tokens into the first region of the board, where the second defined number of calories is the product of the first defined number of calories and the number of first tokens moved onto the board;
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• whereby the second tokens corresponding to a first defined number of grams of fat are adapted to be moved onto the second region of the board, allowing an individual to easily record consumption of a second defined number of grams of fat by moving one or more of said second tokens into the second region of the board, where the second defined number of grams of fat is the product of the first defined number of grams of fat and the number of second tokens moved onto the board.

A method of tracking food consumption, comprising the steps of:

• a) obtaining a board divided into a plurality of regions and a plurality of tokens adapted to adhere reversibly to the board, where:
• A) said plurality of tokens comprises:
• 1) a plurality of first tokens, each of said first tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from a first specific food group;
• and
• 2) a plurality of second tokens, each of said second tokens corresponding to a single portion of a food or beverage item selected from a second specific food group;
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• B) said plurality of regions comprises:
• 1) a first region, where said first region is labelled as corresponding to said first specific food group;
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• 2) a second region, where said second region is labelled as corresponding to said second specific food group;
• b) moving a first token onto the first region of the board each time a portion of a food from the first specific food group is consumed;
• c) counting the number of first tokens in the first region of the board at the end of a defined period of time to see whether a desired number of portions of food from the first specific food group have been consumed;
• d) moving a second token onto the second region of the board each time a portion of a food from the second specific food group is consumed;
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• e) counting the number of second tokens in the second region of the board at the end of the defined period of time to see whether a desired number of portions of food from the second specific food group have been consumed .