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WHAT'S NEW IN FOODWORKS 12.0? (since FoodWorks 9.0)
NEW EXPANDED NUTRIENT DATA - FoodWorks 12 has been updated to
contain the USDA Standard Reference version 22. The NHANES Food and
“SHOW ME” WALK-THROUGH TUTORIALS – FoodWorks has always been known
for its user friendliness. And now, users can learn to do important
tasks more easily than ever by using the new “ShowMe” walk-throughs. ShowMe
is part of the Help menu. Just pick a topic from the ShowMe sub-menu and get
step-by-step instructions for performing a task. In addition, all of the
standard help topics are available to provide all the
information you need.
FOODMATE – FoodMate is a companion program to FoodWorks that your
clients can use. It comes with your FoodWorks software. FoodMate allows your clients
to create their own diet recalls and multiple day records
and submit them to you for evaluation. Simply provide your client with a
copy of FoodMate (by any of several easy means). Once FoodMate is installed
on the client’s computer, the client can select foods to include in a
recall just like you do with FoodWorks. When the recall is done, the client
can bring it to you or send it to you as an email attachment. If you
have clients who are computer users, FoodMate can be a real time-saver.
ANALYSIS QUICK REFERENCE - This inset window displays
an "analysis at a glance" for seven nutrients that you specify. When it
is open, the display updates automatically every time a change in the
analysis occurs. This means that you can see "real time" changes in the
analysis results as you add foods, change analysis modes, or modify personal
data.
“MIFFLIN-ST. JEOR” BASAL METABOLISM FORMULA – Newly added to
FoodWorks, the Mifflin-St. Jeor formula uses height, weight, age, and gender
data to calculate metabolic needs. It is one of the best
predictors of BMR.
“CONFIGURE” MENU – Requested by our “broad spectrum” users who
often need to switch between analyzing a recipe and analyzing a dietary
record, the “Configure” menu is a quick way to switch settings for a new
task. It also allows you to reset FoodWorks to the original
settings if you want to set up a custom analysis from
scratch.
FIND IN MY FOOD LIST – Most users who are analyzing a recipe or a
single day recall can quickly spot a food they’ve selected for analysis in a
short list – say 30 items or less. But if you’ve created a
large food list for a cycle menu or for research purposes, finding a food in
your food list may not be so easy. The “Find” function comes to the rescue.
Simply right-click any food in your food list (on the Food List display) and
choose “Find in my food list” from the pop-up menu. Then enter a search word
or phrase and FoodWorks will locate the first match in your food list.
Continue to click "Find" and you’ll quickly cycle through all of the foods
that match your search.
NEW FLEXIBLE USER DATABASE - FoodWorks users now can easily share
information with each other and use data from external sources. This feature
allows you to send food data to other FoodWorks 11 users, manage
your user database better, import data from other sources, and export your
user database for use in other applications.
SHARE USER-ADDED FOODS WITH COLLEAGUES VIA FOOD LIST FILES - When you
save an analysis project in a file and then open the file on a different
computer that is also running FoodWorks 11, that computer's user database
will automatically be updated with any user database foods from your
computer that are in the file. This means that you can share user-added
foods with colleagues by simply sending them a food list file, even as an
email attachment.
IMPORT FOODS FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES INTO THE USER DATABASE - One of the
biggest obstacles in using nutrient analysis software is that there is no
formal standard for nutrient data formatting. As a result, there has never
been a standard method for interchanging food data between programs. You may
have external sources of data that you may want to use in your analyses.
Normally, you would have to enter these foods into your nutrient analysis
software by hand. Not with FoodWorks 11. It can import external data as long
as it is in the form of a spreadsheet and formatted in a way that FoodWorks
11 can understand. Most nutrient data spreadsheets can be modified easily to
a form that FoodWorks 11 can import.
EXPORT THE CONTENTS OF YOUR USER DATABASE - The FoodWorks “Export”
menu contains a new feature. You can export the entire contents of your
user database to file that can be opened by spreadsheet processors (such as
Excel) and statistical software. This is useful if you wish to use that data
outside of FoodWorks. Additionally, the data is exported in the format that
FoodWorks 11 uses for import. So other FoodWorks 11 users can import your
user database into their programs. This is a tremendous step forward in data
sharing.
MACINTOSH KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS - With the growing use of FoodWorks on
Macintosh computers (that are running Windows emulation software, such as
VirtualPC, Boot Camp, or Fusion), keyboard shortcuts have been added for all "right
click" functions. Both Mac OS and Windows users can take advantage of these
efficient shortcuts
In addition to these changes, many internal efficiencies have been
added to FoodWorks version 11. Changes include updates to take advantage of
current technology capabilities as well as more powerful input evaluation.
One particularly important change enhances FoodWorks' interaction with
security functions on local area networks. Network usage requires unlimited
licensing. For more information, contact Support at 908-876-5580 or email to
nutrico@mindspring.com.