Focus Question: What percentage of your income goes to food?
Don’t rush to answer this, it may seem simple, but it’s quite ambiguous.
Most people don’t know the exact figure.
The first step toward building a healthier food consumption pattern is understanding your food expenditure.
Once you know how much of your income is spent on food, you can begin making more intentional choices.
Let’s refresh our memory on the interesting activity of daily food record keeping.
Activity 1: Keep a Daily Record of Food Intake
Instructions:
- Get a 20‑leaf exercise book.
- Record all food and drinks consumed both at home and outside.
- Note every amount spent on each item.
- Record instantly, don’t postpone, as you may forget.
- At the end of each week (7 days), calculate your total food expenditure.
- Continue this activity for three weeks to get reliable results.
- After three weeks, submit your response to activity 1.
- You may be surprised by what you discover!
Sample Table Format:
| Day | Food Item | Homemade | Outside-the-home | Amount | Date |
| Mon | Boiled rice with egg sauce, orange, cucumber | Yes | No | 1000 | 30/01/25 |
| Fanta, doughnut, ice cream | No | Yes | 800 | ||
| Tues | … | … | … |