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Student’s will complete a 3-day food intake, then compare their total calories, total carbohydrates, protein, total fat, calcium, iron, vitamin D, and folic acid to the RDAs/DRIs of the following life stages:
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Nutrition Across the Life Cycle
a. Infants (7-month-old female, 26 inches, 18 pounds)
b. Child (5-year-old male, 44 inches, 38 pounds, who runs around at school for about 45 minutes per day)
c. Teen (15-year-old male, 71 inches, 155 pounds, who works out 6 days per week for 60 minutes by playing basketball)
d. Adult (32-year-old female, 63 inches, 123 pounds, who works out 4 days per week for 30 minutes by running on the treadmill)
e. Elderly (62-year-old male, 69 inches, 188 pounds, who walks 1 mile 7 days per week, which is about 40 minutes total each day)
B. Use the below table to provide the information above for each age group:
Nutrients
Age Groups and RDAs/DRIs
Your input (age range)
Infants (7- month-old)
Children (5- year-old male)
Adolescent (15-year-old male)
Adult (32- year-old female)
Elder (62 - year-old male)
Calories
Carbohydrates
Protein
Total Fat
Iron
Calcium
Vitamin D
Folic Acid
C. Reviewing the requirements from each life stage, explain how you would meet the recommendations in that particular stage. Include specific examples of food and portion sizes. For example, “I consumed X mg less of calcium compared to what an elderly male would need. I would need to consume another 8 oz. glass of milk or 1 oz. piece of cheese to meet these requirements.”
Part II: Comparing WIC and SNAP
The nutrition status and food choices described in part I are influenced by many factors including socioeconomic status, knowledge, and access to healthy foods. In order to meet the nutritional needs you described previously, write an essay comparing WIC and SNAP. Include WIC and SNAP’s eligibility requirements (i.e., income level, risk factors, etc.) and at least two advantages and two disadvantages for WIC and SNAP.