Unit 9: Life Cycle II
Objectives:
To identify changes in nutritional needs throughout the lifecycle.
To make dietary suggestions to improve the nutritional intake of individuals during different stages of the lifecycle.
A paper that describes how nutritional needs change throughout the lifecycle.
Choose one option. Identify which option you have chosen in your paper. Do not use the same nutrients more than twice in the paper. Do not recommend supplements, such as multi-vitamins or supplemental drinks for the food recommendations. Suggest real foods and identify which nutrients the food contains that will improve the individual’s diet.
Option A:
Matthew is a picky 5-year old boy. He does not like to eat a lot of foods. Matthew’s mom is concerned about his eating habits. Identify three nutrients that may be a concern for Matthew that he needs to grow properly and discuss why they are important. Give an example of one food that Matthew could eat to get each nutrient.
Matthew is now a 17-year old high school student. He is on the baseball team at school and attends practice twice a week. He also exercises to keep in shape. Matthew knows that you are taking a nutrition class at school. He is concerned about getting the right nutrients in his diet. Identify three nutrients that you would discuss with Matthew that are important for his growing body. Discuss why they are important and provide Matthew with one example of a food he could eat or limit in his diet for each nutrient that you discuss with him.
Matthew is now 85-years old. He does not have a good appetite and has trouble chewing his food. Matthew’s daughter is concerned about his nutritional intake. Identify three nutrients that you would discuss with Matthew’s daughter that are often lacking in older adult’s diets and explain why they are lacking. Provide Matthew’s daughter with one example of a food Matthew could eat for each nutrient that you discuss with her.