The disclosure provides methods , systems , and computer readable media for calibrating user responses to questions. The method may comprise presenting, with the aid of a computer system and an interactive display operatively coupled to the computer system a query to a user. The query may relate to the users dietary consumption ,exercise , health condition or mental condition. The system may receive from the user a response to the query. The system may interpret a users response to a query based on a set of reference information. The set of reference information may comprise a pictorial depiction of portion size of the dietary consumption , exertion level of the exercise, existing state of the health condition or existing state of the mental condition.