Chapter 8

Chapter Learning Duration: 1 hour 

Nutrition and feeding the Client

  In this chapter you will learn about:

1. Why are there different diets?
2. Different types of diets
3. What is the most effective/beneficial source of protein? The combination of protein with other food groups.
4. Guideline to a healthy diet: the food pyramid
5. Combining foods and food groups and disease control
6. Regular bowel movements versus constipation
7. Composition of a plate of food. Calculating quantities allocated to each food group on any given plate of food (this is a very important section)
8. Feeding the client:

a. Why do we feed some clients?

b. How to feed a client