Nutritional evaluation is studying an individual’s diet and coming up with the nutritional status of a person. This nutritional evaluation helps a nutritionist to prepare a nutritional care plan for a particular client. A nutrition care plan is meant to guide the client accordingly in order to reduce chronic diseases and overweight issues (Escott-stump 2008).
PART C: Evaluating the Data
- For the client to have normal weight, intake of food and drinks that meet the energy required in the body is recommended. Energy in should be equal to the energy out. This statement means that if one does not partake in activities that need a lot of energies, then the energy in should be less. Too much energy in the body will lead to most of it not being burned out thus leading to weight gain of the client. Here the client has not adhered to this. The energy levels in the client’s body are higher than recommended (Roth & Boyle 2012).
- The client has not eaten all the variety of foods from the different five groups in a single day. These five groups are fruits, vegetable, grain, dairies and lean meat. For instance, the client has eaten fruits on Tuesday and also the client does not take plenty of water. Intake of all this different varieties of food helps the client have a healthy lifestyle (Luggen & Bernstain 2009).
- The client has a high intake of saturated fat that is harmful to the body. For instance, on Monday, the client has a total intake of 40% saturated fat. The body does not breakdown all of this fat, thus this fat piles in the body either causing weight gain or heart diseases. Taking a Can of coke on three days consecutively has a great disadvantage to the clients. Coke contains added sugars that on daily intake, it becomes harmful (Luggen & Bernstain 2009).
PART D: Recommendations – Preparing a Nutrition Care Plan
- The client has been adding salt to every meal that is not advisable. Also purchasing of food with a low amount of salt is advisable for the client. Taking alcohol is a person’s choice. It should be taken in low amounts, and pregnant women should not take alcohol at all. In this case, the client does not take alcohol at all which is a plus to his health (Escott-Stump, Raymond & Mahan 2013).
- My client has a normal weight, but this does not mean that he has the right food intake therefore he needs a nutrition care plan. First, the energy intake is so high, so my client should balance the energy in and energy out by taking in enough energy giving foods that will be broken down by the end of the day (Escott-Stump, Raymond & Mahan 2013). Exercises like jogging and running are recommended to break down any extra energy remaining in the body. My client should reduce on the fat intake to less than 10% in a day. This can be achieved by using fats such as olive oil, butter and palm oil. Lastly, the client should also reduce on salt intake and daily intake of drinks that contain added sugars (Escott-stump 2008).
Conclusion
A healthy body with no health problems is achieved only through correct nutrition. Nutritious food is responsible for giving the body energy, build the body and prevent diseases. So without food our bodies will stop functioning thus everyone should embrace the nutrition for a healthy living and great health (Roth & Boyle 2012).
References
Escott-stump, S, 2008, Nutrition and Diagnosis-related Care, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia.
Escott-stump, S, Raymond, L, J, Mahan, K, L, 2013, Krause's Food & the Nutrition Care Process, Elsevier Health Sciences, Netherlands.
Bernstain, M, McMahon, K, Ross, D, Insel, P, 2010, Nutrition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA.
Luggen, A, Bernstain, M, 2009, Nutrition for the Older Adult, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA.
Roth, L, S, Boyle, M, 2012, Personal Nutrition, Cengage Learning, Stamford CT.
