UNIT 3 Flashcards
Guidelines that discuss specific foods and food groups to eat for optimal health
Dietary Recommendations
Indications of practical ways to reach the nutritional goals of a population through an adequate and balanced diet by promoting desirable nutrition practices and healthy food habits.
Dietary Recommendations
Dietary recommendations
to be effective, guidelines should:
- Have nutritional basis
- Provide information to consumers on what to eat and drink
- be easily understood
Guidelines that tell us the kinds and amounts of food that constitute a nutritionally adequate diet
Food Guides
More specific quantitative and qualitative recommendations on food intake
Food guides
Usually presented graphically based on
-current dietary recommendations
-nutrient content of foods
-eating habits of the targeted population
Based on the 3 food groups
- practical translation of the food groups based on the RENI
Your Guide to Good Nutrition (YGGN)
cereals, tubers, fats, and oils
Energy giving foods
meat, fish, poultry, dairy, products and legumes
Body building
Fruits and vegetables
Body regulating
Illustrates the type of food needed for a healthy diet and the proportions that should be eaten everyday
-Food selection can be made visually without having to measure food
Plate model
The plate model uses a _ inch plate, divided into _ portions
9;3
starchy foods such as potatoes, corn, pasta, or rice
1/4
meat or alternative
1/4
non starchy vegetables such as tomatoes, green leafy vegetables, carrots, etc
1/2