USDA Automated Multiple-Pass Method

What is AMPM?

• Computerized method for collecting interviewer-administered 24-hour dietary recalls either in person or by telephone.
• Research-based, multiple-pass approach employing 5 steps designed to enhance complete and accurate food recall and reduce respondent burden.
• Method used in What We Eat in America, the dietary interview component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and other research studies.