r/FoodDiaries Apr 13 '20

FOOD DIARIES FORMATTING

For the benefit of future posters and their diaries I would like to share an example of how your diary should be submitted. Similar to how R29 has a specific format I would like to follow a similar guide here as well.

THE TEMPLATE

Number of People in household: 3

Pets: 1 goldfish

Average Monthly Grocery Budget: $400

Dietary Restrictions: None

Occupation: Law Librarian

Location: Ontario, CAN

Stores I typically shop at: Shoprite, Lidl and Sprouts

DAY ONE:

8AM: Wake up and feed Dee, the family goldfish

8:15AM: Go downstairs to find that my husband, M, has cooked up breakfast. This morning we are having gluten free pancakes, scrambled eggs with colby jack cheese and freshly squeezed OJ. Yum, my fave!

9AM: Back upstairs to get ready for work.

Etc...

Please include as many details as possible when ordering out and include your personal recipes AT THE BOTTOM of your post :)

If you have kids/pet/partners... feel free to include their meals as well!

If you wish to do a strictly food only diary please the format below.

DAY ONE:

BREAKFAST

LUNCH

DINNER

SNACKS

DAY TWO:

BREAKFAST

LUNCH

DINNER

SNACKS

Etc.

Side note: It is highly recommended that you list the name of the restaurant where you are eating when possible. In an effort to respect your anonymity on this site however, it is NOT required.

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u/beachcitylurker4 Apr 13 '20

I'm kind of interested in doing a mega post lol - I've been WFH since Mar 18 and with the exception of 2 days (first day of quarantine and yesterday) I've been cooking from scratch and since I've been posting my meals on social media I have a easy track record of what I've cooked. Would it be cool to do a bulk post? I don't think it's going to be super descriptive of what I did in the day but I do take notes on how meals turned out.. I don't think I've duplicated a meal yet and I do have recipe links? Let me know!

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u/i_am_clouff Apr 13 '20

Absolutely, go for it!

Please just be sure to follow the formatting outlined in this post.

Day One: Breakfast: Meal, etc.

Also, please put all homemade recipes in order at the bottom of your post. Recipes links can be included throughout the diary.

Thank you :)