WRITTEN ACTIVITY 1

Instruction:
Read and understand the following questions below. Answer the following questions
comprehensively.

1. What is a dietary plan?

Dietary planning may be done at several different levels. It may refer to an individual planning a

meal and making relevant food purchases, a food service manager in an institution planning daily

menus, or a government agency planning large nutrition or food assistance programs.

2. What is the importance of dietary plan?

The importance of a balanced diet can’t be emphasized enough for a healthy lifestyle. A healthy

lifestyle can be attained by maintaining a balanced diet and keeping into consideration to meet

all the essential nutrients required by the body. A proper meal plan helps to attain ideal body

weight and reduce the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular and other types of

cancer.

3. How does the essential nutrients benefit your body/overall health?

Nutrients have one or more of three basic functions: they provide energy, contribute to body

structure, and/or regulate chemical processes in the body. These basic functions allow us to

detect and respond to environmental surroundings, move, excrete wastes, breathe, grow, and

reproduce.

4-5. Differentiate Macronutrients from Micronutrients and list the following essential nutrients
under each category.
MACRONUTRIENTS MICRONUTRIENTS
Macronutrients are the nutrients your body Micronutrients are the nutrients your body
needs in larger amounts, namely needs in smaller amounts, which are
carbohydrates, protein, and fat. These provide commonly referred to as vitamins and
your body with energy, or calories. minerals.