Prompt Choices: Choose two to discuss.
- Review the following Nurse Lori Video: Nursing Nutrition: Guidelines for a Healthy Diet. Provide a thorough overview of how you envision implementing what you are learning this week into your future career as a healthcare professional.
- Outline the usage, purpose and evolution of the purpose of the government nutrition recommendations. (USLO 2.1)
- There are four sets of dietary reference intake (EARs, RDAs, AIs, and Uls) Describe each of them and provide an example of when they might be used. (USLO 2.2)
- Describe estimated energy requirements (EERs) and use Appendix A to determine the EERs for you and all of your immediate family members. Describe the acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges (AMDRs) and explain their importance to a balanced diet. (USLO 2.3)
- Review the ChooseMyPlateLinks to an external site. website as well as the corresponding section in the textbook. Explain its importance, the different food group recommendations, and how you could implement it into the field of nursing. (USLO 2.4)
- Discuss the importance of food and supplement labels. Be sure to touch on nutrition facts, ingredients list, nutrient contents/health claims, and dietary supplement labels. (USLO 2.5)