QUALITATIVE TOOLS Nutritional Guidelines + Food Guide Pyramid ***Nutritional Guidelines - for simple recommendations about proper diet

& wholesome practices that will p romote public health *10 Nutritional Guidelines for FIlipinos, 2000 1. Eat a variety of foods daily 2. Breastfeed children exclusively from 4-6 mos. then give appropriate foods whi le continuing breastfeeding 3. Maintain children's growth by proper diet and monitor their growth (height & weight) regularly 4. Consume fish, lean meat, poultry, & dried beans 5. Eat more veggies, fruits & root crops 6. Eat foods cooked in edible cooking oil 7. COnsume milk, milk products & other Ca-rich foods such as small fish & dark g reen leafy veggies 8. Use iodized salt but avoid excessive intake of salty foods 9. Eat clean & safe foods 10. For a healthy lifestyle & good nutrition, exercise regularly, do not smoke & avoid drinking alcoholic beverages ***Food Guide Pyramid : Qualitative Base - rice, cereal, bread, root crops - eat the most 2nd level- vegetables, fruits - eat more 3rd level- fish, poultry, lean meat, milk products- eat in mod Top - sugar, alcohol, fat, oils - eat just eno ____________________________________________________________ QUANTITATIVE TOOLS Food Composition Table + Food Exchange Lists for Meal Planning ***Food Composition Table -contains qt. of nutrients a food contains -taken through proximate analysis: water, CHO, protein, fat, minerals -indicates amount of the nutrient in the food, not the amount absorbed -Bioavailability must be taken in consideration -values are expressed on the nutrient content of the edible part of the food -CONCEPCION: first to make a FCT with 11 nutrients ***Food Exchange List for Meal Planning -list of food groups wherein exchange is allowed given the serving size is follo wed -used to be called: Exchange List for Diabetic Meal Planning ____________________________________________________________ Dietary Guidelines : D. Allowance + D. Goals -can be expressed QT. or QL. -dietary recommendation that promote health to delay the onset of chronic diseas es -applicable to nutrient or food

>Dietary Allowance aka RNI - recommended nutrient intake RDI - recommended dietary intake DRV - dietary reference values RENI - recommended energy & nutrient intake -guidelines for diff. popu subgroups: based on age, gender, physiological status , activity level -defined as AR + 2SD Dietary Reference Intake - comprehensive set of reference values - replaced by RDA-recommended dietary allowance >Dietary GOALS - national targets for selected macronutrients and certain micronutrients Dietary guidelines: for individuals