Discussions

 Have you eaten today? Will you please tell me what you have eaten today?
Yes. I have eaten today. At seven o’clock in the morning I prepared chicken chop suey with white rice as
breakfast. At twelve mid noon my mother prepared chicken veggie sandwich and fruit salad with milk. And all
the dishes prepared at six-thirty in the evening composing kare-kare with red rice accompanied by corn salad.

 Do you know some nutrition tools, standards and guidelines nutrient recommendations?

Nutrient Recommendations

- Standards for healthy people’s energy and nutrient intakes.

- Nutrition experts use the recommendations to assess intakes and offer advice on how much to consume.
- Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)
- Standard used in USA and Canada
- DRI set values for:
-Vitamins
minerals
carbs
fiber
lipids
proteins
water
- Daily Values
- Printed on food labels
- Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

 What is the importance of having a healthy nutritional status in aging?

Nutrition has a huge impact on the physical health and wellbeing of older adults. Good nutrition is
important, no matter what your age. It gives you energy and can help you control your weight. It may also help
prevent some diseases, such as osteoporosis, high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain
cancers. But as you age, your body and life change, and so does what you need to stay healthy. For example, you
may need fewer calories, but you still need to get enough nutrients. Some older adults need more protein.

 Why is carbohydrate, protein and hydration needed in exercise and sport?

Fueling and hydrating for performance before, during and after training and competition will help
provide enough energy for the activity, maintain fluid and electrolyte balance, replenish glycogen stores and
repair muscle for the next workout or game.

Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for team sports. Athletes who do not consume enough
carbohydrates and fluid will be unable to train or compete at high intensities, and will likely experience
premature fatigue.
Protein is important in sports performance as it can boost glycogen storage, reduce muscle soreness
and promote muscle repair. For those who are active regularly, there may be benefit from consuming a portion
of protein at each mealtime and spreading protein intake out throughout the day.
(Hydration) Drinking fluid during exercise is necessary to replace fluids lost in sweat. This action will
reduce the risk of heat stress, maintain normal muscle function, and prevent performance decreases due to
dehydration. In most cases during exercise, the rates of sweat loss are higher than the rate you can drink, so
 most athletes get into fluid deficit. Therefore, fluid guidelines promote drinking more fluid to reduce the deficit
and potential performance detriments associated with dehydration.

 Have you seen Food Pyramid Guide, Pinggang Pinoy, Food Label and other Food Guides?
Yes.
The Food Pyramid is designed to make healthy eating easier. Healthy eating is about getting the correct
amount of nutrients – protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals you need to maintain good health.
The Philippines uses the daily nutritional guide pyramid and has developed pyramids for different
population groups. The healthy food plate for Filipino adults (Pinggang Pinoy) completes the messages of the
pyramid by showing adequate distribution of nutritious foods in a meal.
Food labels provide more than just nutrition facts, though. They also tell the public what's in a packaged
food (i.e., the ingredients).
Food labels are a legal requirement and they are important for many reasons. They help consumers
make informed choices about the food they buy, help them to store and use it safely and allows people to plan
when they will consume it – all of which help to reduce food wastage. Food labels carry useful information to
help the public make good choices about food. The food label will tell if the food contains an additive that the
public may want to avoid.

 Do you know your total energy requirement or calorie intake in a day? Do you know to make meal planning?
- I don't know my add up to vitality necessity or calorie admissions in a day, what I know is that I eat a lot and
after that I don’t have any thought approximately my exact measurements of stature and weight. But with
the assistance of addresses in nourishment and eat less treatment, I am presently cognizant about the
nourishments that I expend day by day. Presently, I do know how to form a supper arranging utilizing the
nourishment substitute module and the Pinggang Pinoy direct that was given to us, it makes a difference a
parcel particularly in making a solid supper plan.