Getting Enough Nutrients: Case Study of Carol and Marco

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To complete this option, choose 1 person to investigate; either Carol or Marco. Review their case study, then answer the questions that follow below for that person only.

Carol is 32 years old and she weighs 60 kg. The following is a sample of Carol's typical daily intake:

Breakfast
	250 ml (1 cup) of coffee 5 ml (1 tsp.) sugar 15 ml (1 tbsp.) cream 1 slice of white bread, toasted, with 15 ml (1 tbsp.) jam
Lunch
	120 grams (4 oz.) hamburger, on a white bun 15 ml (1 tbsp.) ketchup 250 ml (1 cup) cream of mushroom soup, canned, made with water 250 ml (1 cup) orange juice, made from frozen
Snack
	1 blueberry muffin 250 ml (1 cup) coffee 5 ml (1 tsp.) sugar 10 ml (2 tsp.) cream
Dinner
	120 grams (4 oz.) of roasted chicken, dark meat 250 ml (1 cup) of cooked brown rice 125 ml (1/2 cup) cooked broccoli 250 ml (1 cup) orange juice, from frozen

Marco is 28 years old and weighs 75 kg. He has recorded everything he had to eat and drink for 1 day. The results are shown below:

Breakfast
2 plain pancakes (from a mix)
3 tablespoons (45 ml) maple syrup
½ grapefruit
1 cup (250 ml) 2% milk
Lunch
1 cheese sandwich	- 2 slices whole wheat bread - 2 ounces (50 g) cheddar cheese

2 stalks celery
1-355 ml (12 oz.) can of cola
1 brownie square
Snack
2 chocolate chip cookies
1 cup (250 ml) 2% milk
Dinner
4 oz (120 g) broiled halibut
1 cup (250 ml) cream style corn
½ cup (125 ml) peas and carrots, canned
½ cup (125 ml) vanilla ice cream
1-355 ml (12 oz.) can of cola

Breakfast
2 plain pancakes (from a mix)
3 tablespoons (45 ml) maple syrup
½ grapefruit
1 cup (250 ml) 2% milk
Lunch
1 almond butter sandwich	- 2 slices whole wheat bread - 2 tbsp (30 ml) almond butter

2 stalks celery
1-355 ml (12 oz.) can of cola
1 brownie square
Snack
2 chocolate chip cookies
1 cup (250 ml) 2% milk
Dinner
4 oz (120 g) broiled haddock
1 cup (250 ml) cream style corn
½ cup (125 ml) peas and carrots, canned
½ cup (125 ml) vanilla ice cream
1-355 ml (12 oz.) can of cola

Answer the following questions using these Health Canada publications:

Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php

Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/alt_formats/pdf/nutrition/fiche-nutri-data/nvscf-vnqau-eng.pdf

Dietary Reference Intakes

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/dietary-reference-intakes.html

Find the Dietary Reference Intakes for fibre, iron, calcium, and sodium, with reference to the person you choose to investigate (either Carol or Marco). Then, determine how much of each nutrient Carol or Marco actually consumed by calculating the total amount of fibre, iron, calcium, and sodium, in his/her diet for the given day. Which nutrients are higher than the recommendations? Lower than the recommendations?
Determine the total number of servings from each food group that Carol or Marco actually ate for the given day. Compare this to what is recommended in Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating for a woman of Carol’s age or for a man of Marco’s age. Which food groups are in higher amounts than recommended? Which are lower?
What is your overall impression of the diet analysis you performed? Should your character (Carol or Marco) be concerned? Why or why not? What are the possible health consequences if your character continues to follow his/her current eating pattern? Make a few specific recommendations that can simultaneously improve the food groups and the nutrient intake for your character.

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