Question

A teenager went to a fast-food restaurant and ordered a cheeseburger,french fries, and strawberry milkshake.

a) How would these foods fit into a meal plan created using theChooseMyPlate tool?

b) Explain how you could modify his choices to make this meal better fit into the recommended dietary guidelines.

Answer 1

Milk shake calories range from 510-540 ,cheeseburger and frnch fries calories range from 2000-2500 at once.These foods are high in calories and cannot fit into a meal plan for a teenager as it may exceed the BMI.A healthy balanced diet that matches the energy needs for a teenager ,includes,

• Milk,yoghurt,soyabeans,tofu and nuts as they are good source of calcium for healthy bones.
• Breakfast cereals and margarine that have vitamins added,oily fish are good sources of vitamin D,which helps keep a good supply of calcium in the blood.
• meat,fish,pulses ,green vegetables and cereals with added vitamins are rich sources of iron need for helathy blood.
• foods containing folate such as green vegetables,brown rice and fortified bread.