Meal Planning

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Meal Planning

• Components of a good adult menu
• follows CFG a variety of foods daily
• emphasizes cereals, breads, grains,
  veg./fruit.
• choose low fat dairy, leaner meats
  foods prepared with little fat
• achieve maintain healthy body weight by
  following regular physical activity
• limit salt, sugar, caffeine alcohol

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Special requirements for Children

• Nutritional content
• choices depends on age activity level
• serving sizes can be smaller
• but must get the basic minimum of CFG
• try to provide a variety of foods

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Children Safety Ability

• no raw foods under the age of 2 yrs.
• watch for ability to use utensils
• watch small round shapes
• no nuts, carrots, hotdogs
• may cause choking

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Appeal to Children

• mixtures (casseroles) are usually disliked
• love finger foods fun foods
• watch caffeine intake
• often dislike cooked vegetables but
• try raw veggies dips

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Menus for the Elderly

• use menus with large print (readability)
• smaller portions
• use nutrient dense foods
• inexpensive
• high in fiber
• soft foods regular fork tender
• minced textures

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Nutrients at risk for the Elderly

• Protein
• Iron
• Calcium
• Vitamin D
• Zinc
• Fluids electrolytes

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Healthy Choices for Menus

• Low Energy Choices
• offer low sugar low fat dessert options
  fruit sorbet
• serve creamy dressings on the side
• offer non-fried options
• use fresh fruit salad options
• offer skim 1 milk dairy

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Healthy choices Fiber

• add whole grain cereals breads
• use seeds nuts
• add legumes
• (beans, lentils, soybeans peanuts)
• use fresh fruit veg.

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Healthy choices Low Fat

• avoid processed meat
• add lean meat items
• add fish (not fried)
• offer soft margarines dressings on the side
• use skimmed or partially, dairy cheese products

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Healthy Snacks

• read labels
• ensure they are nutritious
• non cavity causing (non-cariogenic)
• ie cheese/crackers, popcorn, pretzels,
  muffins, yogurt, veg low fat dip,
• nuts seeds

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Healthy choices High Energy

• milkshakes
• (homo milk reg. ice cream)
• cheese crackers
• peanuts, nuts seeds
• other commercial high energy foods
• ie. energy bars , drinks