Record your weight every week for a month in the format given below and answer the questions that follow (Refer to Unit 7):

i) Is there any member who is overweight?

ii) Is there any member who is underweight?

iii) How many are in normal range?

Record your food intake of a normal week day, and complete the following table. (Refer to Unit 3).

a) Did you include sufficient foods from all the three groups yesterday?

b) If not, which group is low in your diet?

c) Can you modify it? How?

d) How many servings of each food group did you take in the day?

What measures would you adopt to be vigilant about the misconceptions/ misrepresentations related to food?  Explain with examples

Enumerate the factors that influence our food acceptance.

What is growth monitoring ? How will you monitor growth of children ?

Present the WHO classification based on body mass index (BMI) for categorizing adults into different grades of malnutrition.

Describe the linear measurements used to record growth in children.

Elaborate on the nutrition related problems of old age and what measures you would follow to meet the special needs of elderly.

How will you fulfil the nutrient needs of adults belonging to different income levels?

Discuss how growth affects the nutritional needs of adolescents. Give the recommended nutrient intake for adolescent.

Discuss the relevance of school meals and packed lunches in the context of meeting nutrient needs and ensuring good nutrition for children.

What advice will you give to a mother of a preschool child regarding developing good food habits?

Explain why breast milk is the best choice of food for infant. What is the right time to introduce complementary foods in the diet of the infant and why ?

Comment on the nutritional needs during pregnancy and highlight why the nutrient requirement increases.

What is BMR ? How does BMR along with voluntary activities influence our energy needs ?

Define malnutrition. Briefly explain any two nutritional deficiencies affecting population groups in India.

Give one simple technique you will adopt to measure growth in children. Explain the process.

Name the end products of digestion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in our body.

Elaborate on the food groups included in the food guide, highlighting the recommended size of servings of food in each group.

Explain how RDA's for energy and protein change with age and activity giving suitable examples.