NS
325 Jacob and Mollie Case Study – Unit 6 Assignment
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Unit outcomes addressed in this
Assignment:
- Explain the long
-term benefits of positive dietary
habits in adolescents.
- List the nutrients that are of special concern to adolescent athletes.
- List the nutrients that are of special concern to vegetarian adolescents.
Course outcome assessed/addressed in
this Assignment:
NS 325-
1:
Discuss how nutrient needs change
throughout the life cycle.
NS325-
4:
Design intervention strategies for
overweight children, adolescent athletes, and
those with eating disorders.
Instructions:
- A) Review the following client descriptions:
Jacob:
Jacob is a 12-
year old male who is currently on
the junior football team. The reason
he is in your office is because his
dad wants him to lose 20 pounds of fat, so he can
perform better.
He currently is in season during the
Fall and practices 3 days per
week for 1 hour and has games on
Saturday. Once the season ends, he does not
participate in any sports and comes
home from school and watches TV or plays
games on the computer.
He currently is 5’3” tall and weighs
140 pounds. He
provides you with a typical diet of
what Jacob eats:
o
Breakfast: 2 cups of a sugar
-frosted cereal and 8 oz of 2% milk
o
Lunch: The school lunch, which
includes 4 chicken nuggets, ½ cup corn, 8oz
of 2% milk, and ½ cup peaches
o
Afternoon Snack: At the after school
program, 1 bag of pretzels and 1 cup of
juice
o
Dinner: 6oz of chicken (skinless), 1
cup of mashed potatoes (made with 2%
milk and margarine), ½ cup of green
beans, and 8oz of 2% milk
o
Beverages: tends to only drink 2%
milk, juice, and sometimes regular soda
Mollie:
Mollie is a 1
5-year old female, and
on the cross
-country and track team. She
runs
3-4
miles, 6 days per week
. She also lifts weights 2 days per
week for 1 hour.
She is
present in your office as she has
been losing weight for the past 2 months and her
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doctor is concerned because she has
not had her period in 6 months. She recently
became a lacto-
vegetarian because she heard meat
was bad for her and could mess
up her running. She is 5’5” tall and
currently weighs 110 pounds. She weighed 122
pounds 3 months ago per her m
edical chart. She provides you with
her typical diet:
o
Breakfast: ½ cup unsweetened O
-shaped cereal, 4oz of fat free
yogurt, ½ of a
banana
o
Lunch: 2 slices of whole wheat
bread, 1 3oz slice of low fat cheese, 1 medium
apple
o
During practice: 16 oz of Gator
ade
o
Dinner: ½ cup fat free refried
beans, 6 inch whole wheat tortilla, 1 cup fresh
vegetable mix, ½ cup rice, 8oz glass
of skim milk
o
On average she will have about 72
ounces of water per day
- B) Answer the following questions about Jacob and Mollie.
Your
responses should be
detail
- Please refer to question one for an example of an acceptable response.
Explain two benefits of adolescents
who live a healthy lifestyle (eat healthy and
exercise).
Based on these two clients, what are
two potential risks they face with their eating
habits and physical activity?
Based on the first client, Jacob,
create a 3-
5 day meal plan that includes
specific
portion sizes of each food
(the portion sizes must adhere to
the
serving size
guidelines set forth by the USDA: h
ttp://www.choosemyplate.gov/MyPlate)
. Each day
of the meal plan must include a
variety of foods. The meal plans must have breakfast,
lunch, and dinner and at least 2
snacks. Also, include two micronutrients with the
proper RDAs that he needs to consume
on a daily basis.
Below is a template for you
to use to design this meal plan:
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