Nutrition Assignment Analysis

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT HISTORY: Ms. Glass related she has been of normal weight until her first child was born at age 32. Beginning early in life, she would feel feelings of nausea or stomach upset, and then eat to feel better. Ms. Glass related she continues to do this when feeling slight physical discomfort. In her childhood home, she was required to eat all on her plate and there was a significant amount of fried foods and sweets offered in the home. In one of her marriages, she had to make corn bread or biscuits at least once to twice per day. She stated the reason for gaining significant weight is her tendency toward snack foods and sweets. Ms. Glasses' triggers to eat are: stress eating, eating when she is sleepy and also tends to eat as an activity. Ms. Glass has attempted counting calories, Weight Watchers, the Atkins diet, low carbohydrate diets and exercise. Most successful for her has been calorie counting and Adkins losing 20 to 50 pounds with a one year maintenance period. Her problem foods are fast foods and sweets.

Next we will begin trying different things such as machines, exercises, stretches, warm ups, and go over a basic diet. This will give her an idea of what her likes are and what she needs to work out.4 Feeling the water, After getting a better idea of where she is at we can start seeing how we can meet her goals and provide a clear direction for that. 5 Establishing an integrated lifestyle. What are her goals? How can we achieve them? Before beginning we will discuss any non/medical conditions we need to know about for safety purposes. We will get bmi and test her physical capabilities and log them throughout her program. I will do a basic physical assessment including strength, cardiovascular capability, and flexibility. To do this I had her do a 12-Minute Run-Walk test for Cardiovascular endurance. Both active and passive and passive range of motion tests for flexibility. Then a strength test for her upper, lower, and core body. Since having little experience, just having a baby, and having a goal to shed excess body fat, I will set up her program to specifically target these areas. Given her stats her BMI is 24.9 which is

There were a number of the things about the individual’s diet that I noticed firstly she doesn’t like change as she is consistent with each food she eats which is not necessarily a bad but in order for her to have a balanced diet she needs to eat a variety of foods.

Many Americans are suffering from nutrition issues. There are approximately 12.5 million children and adolescents aged 2-19 years that are obese (CDC). The proper health and nutrition for children is very critical to their growth and development. The media and its promotion of junk food is one way that affects obese children. Within this paper, I will discuss the long and short term impacts of obesity on children, their growth and development, describe a specific child who is affected by obesity, and give three ways to combat obesity that involves collaboration among schools, families, and communities.

1. Two factors that have been linked to "catch-up" growth when a nutrient-deficient diet has been consumed throughout their childhood include a sense of security, and a need to hold and rock the infant. 2. A child that weights at least 13 pounds is a good sign that the child is ready for solid foods. If a child gets more than 32 ounces of formula daily then, this is a physiological sign that the child is ready for solid foods.

Nutrition, I have learned plays a big part in our life. To be honest I was clueless about how much nutrition affected our everyday lives. I love going to the gym working out, now that I know what should go into my diet I think I will see a lot more improvement. I occasionally follow the latest diet fads because I believed it would be better for my health, but in turn it really hurt more than it helped! This Diet Analysis project has been extremely useful course because I can personally relate to it and can use much of the information learned to my daily routines. The Diet Analysis project was a real eye opener because it let me see what exactly I was putting into my diet.

Many people would most likely want to see what the calories or sodium they are having on the menu. Escpecially people that are on diets or like to stay healthy. So I agree that they should show the sodium, how many calories, and fat content on the menus.

I struggle daily to control my intake of unhealthy foods. I believe that this issue stems from ingrained family norms and negative assumptions about my diet. Coming from a traditional southern family, most of our gatherings are centered on high fat/sodium foods. Eating until we are uncomfortably full is a family norm that is a source of comfort, bonding, and joy. Consequently, my family’s bad relationship with food has caused many of our members to experience diet and weight related issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

Reducing the problem of obesity; there must be an organized educational, political and legislation movement that is supported at the community level. Information from evidence-based practices used by nurses, health care providers, and other collaborators like dieticians, physical therapists, and social workers help the client to achieve a more favorable outcome. These interventions focus on diet, exercise, and behavior modification should be encouraged by nurses. Giving the client the power to identify the factors that contribute to excess food intake, can help the client to eliminate or reduce causes. Establishing realistic weight loss goals and exercise / activity objectives like losing bodyweight 1-2 lb./week increase the likelihood of success, assessing the client’s knowledge and discuss well-balanced diet plans plays major role teaching about diet plans. Discussing behavior modification strategies, such as self-monitoring and environmental management can provide client is the reinforcement that is needed. (Pearson, 2015) Continuing assessment is necessary not only to evaluate the safety or weight loss strategies but also reinforce positive benefits of weight loss. Including families and other stakeholders, such as schools, parks, private partners and politicians at all levels, we can make the obesity issue a focus for change. (John, F., & Kirsten, P., 2014). For programs like this to be successful, outcomes should not

My strengths in my One-Day Nutrition, is that I ate a healthy breakfast as I ate two scrambled eggs, hot black coffee, and a toast without toppings. I also measured the calorie intakes for my breakfast and lunch. This helped me make a better choice in choosing healthier foods to eat. Besides making a better choice it also helped me eat in smaller portions. I have a strong will in the day, in saying “no” to unhealthy foods, but unfortunately I do not in the evening.

In the story, May is a single mother of a 5 year old girl named Jasmine, whose husband recently passed away 18 months ago. Jasmine stays at school in the weekdays and spends her afternoon with her Grandmother Karen. Karen doesn’t believe in saying no to requests for food, so she gives Jasmine everything that she wants, including sweets, and May is worrieds for Jasmine’s future oral health and possible obesity challenges that might arise from this. My advice for May is that Karen and Jasmine should both work on things that could better benefit themselves and make it easier for the mother so she will not have to be worried about future problems. One suggestion that I would give and discuss with Karen on how to better help with Jasmine’s health

N.A.’s prior behavior for diet includes regular soda’s daily, and sugar in her coffee. These things have become a daily habit for her that will have to be broken. She perceives these things as barriers, especially since she lives alone, and the way she eats is the easiest without having to cook a large meal.

In this assignment I learned how to log my food and adjust my lifestyle and food choices by comparing what I ate to the recommended daily intake. It made me aware of what to look for on nutrition labels and how to interpret the data. This assignment helped me understand how to prepare healthy meals and which foods are the best source for certain nutrients. I now have a better understanding of personal, social, and cultural factors that have influenced my nutrition. I found out my strengths and weaknesses of my lifestyle from this assignment, and I also came up with nutritional goals to set for myself.

Junk food, junk food, junk food is around all corners of schools. Chocolate, cookies, soda, potato chips, and Sour Strings may sound delectable to some people, but are they nutritious? Some people wonder if there should be a change. Encouraging exceptional nutrition in schools is essential by reasons of students will consume foods that are better for them, schools will pay less for meals, and fewer students would go hungry.

In the above paragraph I have gained the knowledge on how to balance me and my family's lifestyle. I already knew we needed to be eating health and staying active. It is hard to do so in a busy world. But, this course has definitely reinforced on how to stay healthy and fit and implement new things in my life. This course has also reinforced just as you should get a physical annually, your child needs regular well check-ups. Something further that I have been able to balance and reinforce is getting in a good habit is eating a variety of fruits and vegetables daily. Choosing whole grains as much as possible over refined ones will give your child more nutrients and fiber. Make an effort to avoid foods that are processed, high in sugar or high in saturated fat, all of which can increase risks for health problems such as diabetes. Especially helped reinforce with my diabetes.