Northern Caribbean University
College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Allied Health and Nursing Department of Nutrition
Dietetics and Food Science
Assignment: 1 Day Healthy Diet Plan
Presented in Partial Fulfilment of the Course
DIET 120: Fundamentals of Nutrition (Section A)
Submitted by: Channeya Kestoe (Accounting Major)
Lecturer: Miss Simon Morgan
Date: December 21, 2021
WORKING QUESTION:
1. Onique is a very active 29-year-old male, who is 1.80m tall and weighs 86kg. Calculate
Onique’s EER.
CALCULATION:
662-(9.53 x 29) + 1.5 x (15.91 x 86 + 539.6 x 1.80)
= 662- (276.37) + 1.5 x (1,368.26 + 971.28)
= 385.63 + 1.5 x (2,339.54)
= 385.63 +3,509.31
Answer: = 3,895 Kcal
3,895 Kcal
Food Groups
Equivalent Daily Servings
Vegetables
4 servings
Fruits
2 ½ servings
Staples
13 servings
Food from Animals + Legumes & Nuts
10 servings
Fats & Oils
10 servings
MEAL PLAN DISTRIBUTION
Meal
Breakfast (6am)
Food Group
Veg. 1 serving
3,895 Kcal
1 cup mixed cooked vegetable (cabbage/broccoli /carrot/string
beans/okra/onion/tomato/scotch bonnet pepper) + 1 finger
Staples: 5 servings
medium green banana+ 2 oz dasheen+ 1 (3 oz) medium boiled
FFA: 3 servings
Fats & Oils: 4 servings
potato+ 2 oz cassava + 1 (5 cm) ripe boiled plantain +3 seeds of
ackee + ¼ cup flaked saltfish (prepare in 1 tsp of butter)
Snack (9am)
Fruits: 1 ½ servings
32 small grape + 10 cherries
Lunch (12pm)
Veg. 2 servings
1 cup carrot juice + 1 cup mixed veg + 3 tbsp cooked kidney +
4 cup of white rice + ½ cup of mashed potatoes + 1/8 avocado +
Staples: 5 servings
3 small rasher bacon
FFA: 3 servings
Fats & Oils: 4 servings
Snack (3pm)
Fruits: 1 serving
1 cup fruit cocktail (drained) + 1 handful of mixed nuts
(cashews/almonds/pistachios)
Nuts: 1 serving
Dinner (6pm)
Veg. 1 serving
1 cup raw lettuce + ½ cup cucumber + 1 ½ cups of mashed
potato + 1 ounce fish fillet + 1 small drumstick + ¼ cup of
Staples: 3 servings
broad beans + 1/8 avocado + 1 tsp mayonnaise
FFA: 2 servings
Legumes & Nuts: 1 serving
Fats & Oils: 2 servings