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On MyPyramid Tracker’s home page, http://www.MyPyramidTracker.gov, you need to check MyPyramid Tracker System Requirements for the site before you begin.

Check MyPyramid Tracker System Requirements for the site before you begin


On the new user registration profile page, you need to register with User ID and Password on the site for the first-time. Register with User ID and Password for first-time users


Once you have registered, you can login with User ID and Password when returning to site. Login with User ID and Password when returning to site


On the new user register profile page, you will need to 1. Enter personal information, 2. Click on “Save Today’s Changes”, and 3. Then proceed to food intake or physical activity.

1. Enter personal information 2. Click on “Save Today’s Changes”

3. Then proceed to food intake or physical activity


On the food item entry page, you can type food name, click on “Search” button, and select the food you ate from list.

Type food name, click on “Search,” and select the food you ate from list


Once you have entered all foods you ate yesterday, then click on “Select Quantity” button.

Enter all foods you ate yesterday, then “Select Quantity”


Then you can choose Serving Size, enter number of servings for each food (whole or fractional), and click on “Save & Analyze” button.

1. Choose Serving Size

2. Enter number of servings for each food (whole or fractional)

3. Click on “Save & Analyze”


On the analyze your food intake page, you can select an option to analyze your food intake.

Select an option to analyze your food intake


One option, you can compare your results to dietary recommendations. Compare your results to dietary recommendations


On the same page, you can access more information by clicking on an “Emoticon”.

For more information, click on an “Emoticon”


Or you can check your nutrient intake from analyze your food intake page.

Check your nutrient intake


It will compare your intake results to nutrient recommendations. Compare your results to nutrient recommendations


Or you can track your intake over time.

Track your intake over time


From 1 day to 1 year.

Track intake from 1 day to 1 year


For physical activity entry, you can select an option, standard or condensed. Select an option (standard or condensed) to enter your physical activities


If you select “Standard option”, then you need to enter all yesterday’s activities and click on “Select Duration” button.

If you select “Standard option,” enter all yesterday’s activities and “Select Duration”


Then, enter duration for each activity. Enter duration for each activity

Total: 1440 minutes


For easier activity entry, you can choose the condensed option.

For easier activity entry, choose the condensed option


Then, add only activities in addition to normal routine and enter duration for each.

Add only activities in addition to normal routine and enter duration for each


Once you have entered the activities, you can select an option to analyze your physical activities. Select an option to analyze your physical activities


And view your physical activity assessment results.

View your physical activity assessment


Click on a link on the physical activity assessment page to view more information.

For more information, click on a link


You can also track your activities from 1 day to 1 year.

Track activities from 1 day to 1 year


You can check your Energy Balance by comparing food intake with physical activity.

Check your Energy Balance, comparing food intake with physical activity


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