So I’ve been posting resources about either downloading or making a printable food diary. The first resource I posted was this food diary, but I found the some people had very particular needs about what they wanted to track. So I went ahead and created this post about how to create your own food diary.

If my original version wasn’t enough or you just want some other alternatives, Google may have your answer. I this short video I show you one compelling alternative that I found on Google.

When I say compelling, it’s important to understand that what I mean is it must be simple. You would say that the probability of you keeping a consistent, daily food diary is inversely proportional to it’s complexity. That’s a fancy way of saying that the harder it is to track your meals, the less likely you are to do it.

So stop fretting and get started logging your hours today. And just in case you need a little more motivation, you should read these posts I’ve put on about the risks of poor diet choices. It turns out that your diet alone is a strong indicator of whether or not you’ll end up with heart disease, diabetes and even cancer. Have a read on some of these:

• America keeps getting fatter
• Too much red meat increases risk of death
• Healthy lifestyle best way to beat cancer: new evidence shows
• Run to live longer and healthier (slow the aging clock)

The fact is that by monitoring and managing your diet, you can realize some big health gains.  Take a minute and watch the video below to get some ideas of alternative printable food diaries.  Then, take a minute and leave a comment.