Getting Start

Step by step

 

Getting Start

 

To start EatHealthy, you have to install Java Runtime Environment. Once you install it, you can execute this application by using java -jar command. Here is example below:

java -jar EatHealthy.jar

 

Once you execute EatHealthy, you will see the main frame below:

 

The main frame is devided into four part:

1. Menu Bar:

You can execute some function from menu bar, like exiting application, showing on-line help etc. More details.

 

2. Tools Bar:

You can also directly click buttons from tools bar to execute the same function from menu bar. More details.

 

3. Personal Info Panel:

This is where you start to input one's personal infomation, like height and gender, to calculate one's nutrient need. More details.

 

4. Nutrient Need Panel

After inputting one's personal information, and clicking Calculate Button, the result of ons's nutrient need will appear on this panel.

 

Step by step:

 

step1. Inputting one's personal information

 

After filling out the form, just click button.The result will show on nutrient panel:

 

step2. Calculating food serving

 

After clicking the button, button will appear on the right side. Clicking this button to calculate food serving. EatHealthy will automatically calculates proper food serving depend on the result of one's personal nutrient need on nutrient need panel, and show food serving panel on main frame:

 

step3. Adjusting the food serving

 

Now you can adjust serving of milk, vegetable, and fruit. Everytime you change the serving, the serving of starches, protein, and fruit will automatically decreases or increases. For example, if you increase serving of milk, the serving of starches, protein, and fats may increase.

If the total calories are too heigh, over 50 excess than actual nutrient need, then a short warning will appear:

You can change fat quantity of milk and meat, or adjust the serving of milk, fruit, and vegetable to solve this problem. Sometimes increase serving will do.

(change fat quantity of milk and meat)

 

step4. Referring to Food Exchange List

 

Now you can click Food Echange List button on tools bar, then a Food Exchange LIst will pop-up:

The list shows the actual quantity of one serving of food. You can select the food which you want to show: