Co M Put I Ng A Me Al - Perfect Portions NUTRITION SCALE Instruction Manual

SCALE FUNCTIONS
COMPUTING A MEAL – When you have learned how
to compute totals, you can use the ZERO function to
compute the nutrient value for several food items from
a cooked meal by adding them to a plate. Make sure
that the total has been cleared before you begin. Let's
walk through an example. First, place the empty plate.
On the scale and press the ZERO key. The scale will
show "0" next to WEIGHT. Next, place the first item
on the plate and enter its code. Then press SAVE to
store its nutrient values. Next, press ZERO again, and
the weight will return to zero (but the appropriate nu-
trient values for the first item have been stored in the
scale's memory). Now add the next item to the plate,
press CLEAR, enter its food code, and press SAVE
again to add the nutrient values of this second item
to those stored for the first food item. Repeat until all
the foods for your meal have been added to the plate
and saved. To complete the calculations, press TO-
TAL and the nutrient values for your entire meal will
be displayed.
ENTERING CUSTOM FOOD CODES – The scale al-
lows you to program and store up to 99 custom food
codes for those instances when you want to weigh an
ingredient or food that is not included in the built-in
food code list. It is best to use these custom entries
for items that are frequently consumed.
Tip: Record your custom entries on the back cover of
the food code book using a permanent marker.
To program a custom entry, you need the nutritional
information commonly found on the food's Nutrition
Facts label. Also, most restaurants can provide the
nutrition facts information for their offerings. The stan-
dard Nutrition Facts label looks similar to the digital
display on your scale.
Note that the nutritional information is typically given
in grams and represents the amount of an individual
serving. The weight of one serving is called the serv-
ing size, which is also measured in grams. Follow
the simple procedure on the next page to store this
information in your scale.
8 G ET T IN G TO K N OW YOUR SCAL E