- 1. Assessing Nutritional Status
2. Assessing Nutritional Status 3. Dietary Reference Intakes
- Nutrition recommendations need to satisfy a variety of
needs.
- Different types of dietary guidelines target different
populations.
- The original dietary standards were the RDAs (Recommended
Dietary Allowances).
- The DRIs (Dietary Reference Intakes) are energy and nutrient
recommendations that have replaced the RDAs.
4. Tools for Diet Planning 5. Following the Dietary
Guidelines
- Increase nutrient density
- Add more vegetables and less mayo to your turkey sandwich.
- Snack on fruit and nuts rather than on chips and cookies.
- Have a whole grain such as bulgur, quinoa, or brown rice rather
than packaged, flavored white rice with dinner.
- Stir-fry a variety of vegetables.
- Have strawberries rather than strawberry shortcake for
dessert.
- Balance intake with activity
- Dont skip breakfast; if you do, youre more likely to overeat
later in the day.
- Pass on that second helping. When you eat out, split an entre
with a friend.
- Walk an extra 1000 steps; the more you exercise, the easier it
is to keep your weight at a healthy level.
- Ride your bike to work or when running errands.
- Lift some weights or walk on a treadmill while watching the
news.
- Limit nutrients that increase health risks
- Look at product labels for sodium and saturated and trans fat
content before making a choice.
- Choose lean meat, fish, and low-fat dairy products in order to
limit saturated fat.
- Have water and skip the soft drinkit adds nothing but sugar to
your diet.
- Pass on the salt; instead, try lemon juice or some basil and
oregano.
- If you drink alcohol, stop after one drink.
6. MyPyramid 7. MyPyramid for the Individual 8. Discretionary
Calories 9. Exchange Lists for Meal Planning
- The Exchange Lists for Meal Planning is a food group system
used to plan diets and menus to meet specific energy and
macronutrient needs.
- Developed by the American Dietetics Association and the
American Diabetes Association.
- Can be used to plan weight-loss, weight-gain and healthy
diets.
10. Using Food Label Information 11. Labeling Claims 12. Dietary
Supplement Labels 13. Labeling and Lifestyle