Title: Evaluate personal diets, using the recommended dietary allowances.
Course: Culinary Arts I (16052-I) > Section: Understanding Nutritional Principles

Evaluation should include

- explaining why caloric intake and other dietary needs vary depending on an individual’s age, activity level, lifestyle, and health
- assessing individual diets in relation to the current USDA dietary guidelines.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is meant by the term recommended dietary allowance?
- What diet planning tool can be used along with dietary guidelines to plan a nutritious diet?
- How do age, activity level, lifestyle, and health status affect dietary needs and caloric intake?
- What dietary modifications may be appropriate depending on a person’s age, activity level, lifestyle, and health status?
- How do daily eating patterns affect caloric intake?

Communication

- What are some benefits of a computer-driven nutritional analysis?

Leadership

- Who recommends the dietary allowance? Why?
- What governmental agencies provide dietary resources?
- What professional medical organizations and facilities provide dietary resources?

Management

- What technological trends are likely to influence diets in the future?