DIETARY GUIDELINES AND FOOD GUIDELINES Flashcards
⮚ A QUALITATIVE TOOLS in assessing the nutritional adequacy of daily diets.
⮚ Simple, practical and non- technical language using available and common foods.
FOOD GUIDE
⮚ Revise from time to time.
⮚ Eating a variety of food everyday in proper amounts of serving
FOOD GUIDE
- ENERGY GIVING FOODS
- BODY BUILDING FOODS
- REGULATING FOODS
- ENERY GIVING FOODS
1992 FOOD PYRAMID
● A QUALITATIVE tools in assessing the nutritional adequacy of diets.
● Observed the principle of INDIVIDUALIZATION.
● Are compilations of required nutrients in specific quantities
DIETARY STANDARDS
Are MINIMUM AMOUNTS needed for essential nutrients to attain good health
DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
Data consisted of the MINUMUM REQUIREMENTS plus MARGIN OF SAFETY
RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES (RDAs)
Measures Estimated Average Requirements (EAR), Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDS), Adequate Intake (AI) and Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES (DRIs)
analyzes the chemical composition of foods
FOOD COMPOSITION
Is a grouping of common foods that have practically the same amount of nutrients.
FOOD EXCHANGE LIST
Primary recommendations to promote good health habits through proper nutrition.
NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES
INTENDED TO:
1. Provide the general public with recommendations about proper diet and wholesome practices.
- Provide those concerned with nutritional information and education with handy references
NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES
- Eat a variety of foods everyday to get the nutrients needed by the body.
- Breast- feed infants EXCLUSIVELY from 4-6 mos., and then, give appropriate foods while continuing breast- feeding.
- Maintain children’s normal growth through proper diet and monitor growth regularly.
- Consume fish, lean meat, poultry or dried beans.
- Eat more vegetables, fruits and root crops.
THE DIETARY NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR FILIPINOS
- Eat foods cooked in edible/cooking oil daily.
- Consume milk, milk products and other calcium rich foods.
- Use iodized salt, but avoid excessive intake of salty foods.
- Eat clean and safe food
- For a healthy lifestyle and good nutrition, exercise regularly, do not smoke, and avoid drinking alcoholic beverages.
THE DIETARY NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR FILIPINOS
a relative measurement of 0ts in a food in proportion to its caloric content.
NUTRIENT DENSITY
INQ of 1 or more for at least four nutrients, or an INQ of 2 for at least two nutrients
food is considered nutritious