KARIZA PERDIDO BSN 2 SECTION 1

Activity # 4

Topic: Feeding the Adult

The adult is faced with problems related to aging like the onset of chronic degenerative diseases. He/she
has to maintain DBW and keep his/her blood cholesterol and blood sugar at normal levels. But because
of decreasing BMR and PA, it is sometimes hard to accomplish these. His/ he diet has to be nutritious to
thwart other diet related diseases but fats and sugars should be restricted

Objectives:
At the end of the unit, you should be able to develop and prepare a diet for an adult requiring nutrient
intake modifications.

Evaluation:

1. Plan a whole-day menu for an adult.

Meal Menu Pattern Sample Menu

Breakfast Hot/ cold Beverage Tea

Meat/fish/poultry Baked fish

Egg 1 boiled egg

Rice/bread/cereal Cereal

Fruit/ dessert Pears

Morning Snack Pineapple green smoothie Pineapple green smoothie

Apple and peanut butter Apple and peanut butter toast

toast

Lunch Soup Sinigang soup

Meat/ fish/chicken Fish

 Vegetable Cauliflower salad

Rice 1 CUP RICE

Fruit /dessert Fruit

Beverage Fresh fuit juice

Afternoon Snack Yogurt with fruit Yogurt with fruit

Mix nuts Mix nuts

Fresh orange juice Fresh orange juice

Dinner Meat/ fish/chicken Fried fish

Vegetable Vegetable salad

Rice 1 cup of rice

Fruit /dessert Apple

Beverage Green Smoothie

2. Prepare the assigned sample menu (lunch meal) for class presentation.

3. Discuss case assessment and tray presentation in your worksheet giving emphasis on
the rationale of the diet given.
• Adults who consume a diet high in nutrients had a lower risk of developing obesity,
cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes, as well as a longer life expectancy overall.
People who suffer from chronic conditions may find that adopting healthier eating habits
enables them to better control their symptoms and prevents further complications. The
most efficient strategies to eat healthily are to increase the number of fruits and vegetables
in one's diet while simultaneously decreasing the number of processed meals and sugar-
sweetened beverages one consumes.

4. Submit individual worksheet @ LMS

Question for discussion:

1. What are the nutritional needs for an adult?

Calorie, protein -Adults, require protein to maintain lean muscle mass and for healthy hair, skin, and
nails
Healthy Fats- Replacing saturated and trans fats with healthier, unsaturated fats is beneficial
Vitamins and Minerals- Eating a well-balanced diet on a regular basis can help meet most of
the micronutrient—vitamin, and mineral—needs.