Question

Describe how you would discuss portion sizes for each food group with the following individuals:

1. Joe a 12 years old boy (normal BMI)

2. Carla a 42 years old overweight woman on a weight loss program (obese)

3. Ted a 73 years old man in the hospital for heart issues (overweight)

Answer 1

1) Portion of food required for Joe

Food	No.of serving	Age of 12 years with normal B.M.I
Grains ( Bread , cereal,pasta)	5 or less	1 slice or 1/2 cup
Vegetables	3-5	1/2 cup
Fruits	2-4	1/2 cup
Dairy (Milk products)	2-3	1 cup
Protein	2-3	1/2 cup

2)Carla:

As she is trying to lose weight she can try combination of these serving

1) Pasta- 36g

2)Rice- 37g

3)Chicken- 80g

4) Red meat - 73g

5) Salmon- 133g

6) Cheese- 19g

7) Cereal- 43g

8) Potatoes- 53g

9) yogurt- 115g

10)Nuts-53g

11) oil-15ml

3) Ted

Grains- 1 slice of Bread

1 cup of cereal

1/2 cup of cooked rice

Dairy --2 cup milk or yoghurt

1/2cup cheese

Fruits- I cup of whole fruit

Fats- 6 tsp of oil

Vegetables- 2 and 1/2cup