Nutrition Research Assignment: Evaluation Of Childs Diet

Evaluation of Child's Diet
Names
Institution Affiliation
Subject: Brighton
History: 9 years old, 53’’, 57lbs, healthy and very active child. Brighton is having peer pressure ,a condition which involves peers influence on person’s behavior and attitude towards something or somebody. This has influenced his choice and preference for food, thus affecting his healthy eating habits.
Patient Information
Brighton is a bright young child who loves playing with his age-mates. He is very active in games and plays hockey and skis at school. He eats dinner every night with the family members. However, his eating habit has changed for the past six months and he is sneaking sweets, and craving for white foods such as pasta, white bread and potatoes. In addition, he is declining to eat family meals which have raised a lot of concerns from the parents. There is therefore need for dietary advice for the child in order to ensure healthy lifestyles.
Diet Review
Brighton eats diet that is usually fats, carbohydrates and sugar. He also likes eating chips when around with the friends. He is sensitive to taste and does not eat meat which is a good source of proteins. Her mother cooks six days in a week, breakfast and dinner which is composed of organic diet, and little of processed food.
Continuing this diet Brighton is craving for poses great risk of unhealthy weighty gain, dental problems and cardiovascular diseases.
3 Day Diary
Day 1
Breakfast: 1 glass of green juice and 1 ounce pancakes
Lunch: 1.5 ounce green fed hamburger, I bag of lay potato chips,6 chocolate cookies and 1-2 ounce water.
After school snacks: ½ chicken Panini with pesto, 3 spinach leaves, and 1 banana
Dinner: 1 quiche, 0.5ounce broccoliand 2 ounce soda.
Day 2
Breakfast: 2 ouncegreen juice and 0.5 ouncesouflet
Lunch: French fries, 2 cups of water, 5 chocolate cookies, 1 bag of lay potato chips and 2 ounce veggies
After school snacks: ½ chicken, 3 leaves of spinach, and 2 apples
Dinner:quiche, I cup of water and 1 ounce broccoli
Day 3
Breakfast:I cup of green juice and sunny side up
Lunch: French fries, 6chocolate cookies, 1 bag of potato chips and 1 glass of water
After school snacks: 1/2 chicken, 1 packet of popcorns and 2tomatoes.
Dinner:1/4chicken, I ounce broccoli and1 glass of soda
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