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10. Printing

You can print the list of foods you have chosen, the pictograph images, all the details behind the nutrient analysis calculations, as well as cost details.

Objectives

After this lesson, you will be able to:

Print the nutrient analysis results in the three display options shown in lesson 3
Print a list of foods with or without the associated pictographs
Print two reports that contain the data and calculations behind the nutrient analysis displays
Print a list of foods with cost details
Understand which print options provide speed and economy

Lesson

Printing is another simple lesson. (To practise printing, start FoodFocus and set it up so that you can see this tutorial screen on the left half of your monitor and FoodFocus on the right half as described in lesson 5. Be sure you have selected a few foods as described in lessons 5, 6 or 7 so that you have a food list to practise with.) There are several print output options you should be aware of:

Printing Nutrient Analysis Displays- You can print the nutrient analysis displays by just clicking on "Print" at the bottom of that window when you have selected your preferred display option (scientific units, % Daily RNI, Nutrient Balance). (Check back at lesson 3 and look at the bottom right corner of the Nutrient Analysis Results for Food List window.)
Printing from the Menu Line- If you select File on the menu line and then Print on the submenu, you will get five print options, in addition to the print setup option:

Food List- This prints a simple list of foods in the food list. If, when you are asked, you provide a title to the printout, it will appear at the top of the page printed.

Your Title Goes Here

FoodFocus Version 3 Nutrient Analysis Foodlist:
1 unit of22 by 3.6 cm diameter BANANAS, RAW                    
1 unit of 250 ML (1 CUP) MILK, FLUID, PARTLY SKIMMED, 2% B.F. 
.
.

This Page- This prints the main screen just as you see it. (See lesson 1.) It also includes the pictographs at the bottom of the page. If you add a title to the printout, it will appear on the last line of the image of the main screen window.
Nutrient Detail- This report includes a list of the foods in the food list, the amount of each nutrient in each food and the sum of the nutrients. If you add a title to the printout, it will appear at the top of the page printed.

FoodFocus Version 3 Nutrient Analysis Details      Page 1
Your Title Goes Here
     Quantity                    Food Name  
   
#1   1 unit of22X3.6DM           BANANAS, RAW                    
#2   1 unit of 250 ML (1 CUP)    MILK, FLUID, PARTLY SKIMMED, 2% B.F. 
.
.
SUM

       Mass  PROTEIN   FAT CARBOHYD ....
       grams    G      G      G                                          
#1     115.0     1.2    .6     26.9  ...
#2     258.0     8.6   5.0     12.4  ...
SUM              9.8   5.5     39.3  ...

RNI Detail- This report includes the Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) for each nutrient for each group of people with distinct RNI's, the sum of RNI's for each nutrient, the sum of each nutrient for all foods in the food list and the ratio of RNI's to food nutrients. If you add a title to the printout, it will appear at the top of the page printed.

FoodFocus Version 3 Recommended Nutrient Intake Details      Page 1
Your Title Goes Here
   How   Group for Which Recommended Nutrient Intakes Apply  PROTEIN   FAT   CARBOHYD ....
   Many                                                        G       G      G 
#1   1   RNI FOR 19-24 year old females                       50.0    70.3    291.7  ...
SUM      Sum of Nutrients in Daily RNI's                      50.0    70.3    291.7  ...
FOOD     Sum of Nutrients in Food List                        66.4    14.4    243.3  ...
%RNI     Food Nutrients Expressed as Percent of Daily RNI's  132.7    20.5     83.4  ...

Cost Detail- This report includes a list of the foods in the food list, and cost related details such as mass in grams, cost for 100 grams, cost for 1 pound, the actual cost, and the total cost. If you add a title to the printout, it will appear at the top of the page printed.

FoodFocus Version 3 Cost Details      Page 1
Your Title Goes Here
     Quantity                    Food Name  
   
#1   1 unit of22X3.6DM           BANANAS, RAW                    
#2   1 unit of 250 ML (1 CUP)    MILK, FLUID, PARTLY SKIMMED, 2% B.F. 
SUM

       Mass  Cost of Cost of Actual Food Name 
       grams 100 G   1 lb      Cost                                          
#1     115.0   $0.17   $0.77  $0.20 BANANAS, RAW 
#2     258.0   $0.11   $0.50  $0.28 MILK, FLUID, PARTLY SKIMMED, 2% B.F.  
SUM                           $0.48

Print Setup- This allows you to configure your printer, and/or change printer settings. Previously this was accessible only from Windows.

You should understand that there are two basic groups of printout:

Graphic- The printout which looks like windows on your computer monitor is handled as a graphic image. (The Nutrient Analysis display and the This Page printout are examples.) That requires a lot of data so it is relatively slow to print (especially over a Local Area Network) and, if your printer has colour, these pages can also be relatively expensive to print.
Text- The printout which is just letters and numbers uses much less data than graphic output so it is faster and less expensive to print. (The Food List and the Nutrient Detail and RNI Detail reports are examples.)

Review Topics

How would you keep printouts from several students (or clients) separate?
What printout includes nutrient data in both scientific units and as a percentage of Recommended Nutrient Intake?

Independent Practice

For a representative food list, print each type of printout and time how long it takes to be printed out. Is the distinction between graphic and text output relevant for your situation?

Coming Next....

A quiz that allows to use what you have learned in lessons 1 to 10. After that lesson 11 deals with how to sort the foods you have select using by Type, by Search or by Nutrient....

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