NS499-2: Evaluate an individual’s nutritional status using appropriate clinical assessment strategies and interpret food science information appropriate to consumer needs.

Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

• Assess various nutrition assessment tools and strategies.
• Analyze the benefits of various nutrition assessment tools and strategies.

Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:

NS499-2: Evaluate an individual’s nutritional status using appropriate clinical assessment strategies and interpret food science information appropriate to consumer needs.

Instructions

• In this Assignment, you will be building on your Unit 1 Assignment. For this Assignment, you need to complete the following:
  • Create a case study individual who is among your chosen study population. Include the individual’s age, race, height, weight, BMI, and demographics.
  • Describe what a typical day’s worth of meals and snacks for this individual would include (what they actually eat before they have had any nutrition counseling).
  • Indicate and describe in detail what nutrition assessment tools you would use to evaluate the overall health and nutritional health of the case study individual.
  • focus on Nutrition in Middle Childhood and Adolescence