Discussion Board Forum 2 Instructions Brief Description You will observe a perso
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Discussion Board Forum 2 Instructions
Brief Description
You will observe a person eat a meal and discuss the observations and findings on Discussion Board Forum 2.
Thread
Observe 1 of the following people eat a meal with his/her permission: a pregnant woman, adolescent, toddler, or elderly person. Estimate and record the portion sizes of the meal. Then, write a report of your observation which includes the following details:
Identify if your subject is a pregnant woman, adolescent, toddler, or elderly person (over 65).
Identify the demographic information of your subject, the most important being gender and age.
Describe the location of your observation.
Identify the foods eaten during the meal.
Estimate the portion sizes eaten during the meal.
Assuming this meal is providing 1/3 of the subject’s nutritional needs for the day, evaluate whether or not the individual consumed enough food during the meal to meet the recommendations for his/her life-cycle group. Use the textbook to support your evaluation. This evaluation must be specific. Discuss amounts, choices, variety, balance, nutrient density, vitamin and mineral adequacy, calories, and macronutrients.
Identify anything you witnessed that may hinder the subject from achieving the nutritional goal of a healthy diet. To do this, you must first identify what the goals would be and how they can be achieved. Be sure to make specific suggestions for improvement.
Discuss the role of a public health nutritionist as it pertains to your findings.
Each thread must be a minimum of 400–500 words.
Explanation / Answer
Subject: Asian pregnant woman (age 31 years), 5 ft 5 inches height, 3 months pregnant 57.6 kg weight.
After noon meal:
Beet Roots, Moringa Leaves, Figs and Ragi.
Suggestions:
Soaked Almonds: Soak almonds overnight and eat the first thing in morning, these prove very nutritious.
Seeds: Chia Seeds,Dates / Walnuts, Yogurt, Bajara / Jowar
OR
Lightly cooked sprouted moong beans, whole wheat sheera with dry fruits, whole wheat sevaiyan, veg vermicelli upma, veg stuffed paratha, idali-sambhar, dosa-sambhar, moong dal dhokla, raggi porridge, thalipith of multigrain atta and vegetables, mixed dal and vegetable daliya. Since the patient is Asian, this menu would suit her needs better.
Non veg would include omlet or a boiled egg but to note is that egg needs to be cooked thoroughly.
Fair as a lay individual it is vital to ingest five portions of fresh fruits and vegetables. Individual should remain this routine even after pregnancy. Change out extraordinary calorie sustenance and fatty foods also. This would comprise strong low calorie dairy goods and lean non veg elements. It is wise to decrease the consumption of sugary food produces. Rise in blood sugar levels could upsurge your probabilities of gestational diabetes. Folic acid, folate, vitamin B goes by diverse terms but is vital for moms. Folic acid aids the development of the baby which benefits in preclude of birth defects of the spine and the brain. Vitamin B is significant for the working for the brain also the nervous system. High-protein diet is continuously suggested during pregnancy as it assistances to preserve a healthy blood sugar level and delivers the body with the essential nourishment for vigorous growth of baby and supporting fitness of the pregnant mother. Protein is wanted as a tank of vitality in your body and also to deliver your cells with nitrogen for structure up protection. With such a significant purpose to achieve, protein has been correctly named the structure tablet of life. With the pregnant mom building a natural life during prenatal period, it turn out to be all the extra imperative for her to safeguard its satisfactory consumption. Eat a stable diet and comprise nourishments from all food clusters. Numerous women incline to upsurge their fat consumption by comprising dairy products and disregard carbohydrates and proteins. Though, to get the necessary quantity of calories in your diet you need to eat all types of foods like leafy greens, fresh fruits, and dairy products to safeguard consumption of both macro and micro-nutrients that donates towards healthy fetal progress.