Sample Healthy Diet Menu based on 1500kcal

Example of One Day Menu for 1500 kcal, 2000kcal and 2500kcal

Survey report!

Discussion:

1.     From the bar chart, we can observe that there are 40% students experienced pre-obese (overweight).

2.     There is around 40% of students are categorized as obese.

3.     This scenario maybe due to

a.     Genetic problem

b.     Unhealthy lifestyle

c.      Unbalanced diet

4.     Most of the students are lacked of balanced diet menu.

5.     Therefore, a healthy diet menu needed to be introduced to them in order to prevent and overcome the obesity among youngsters.

Prepared by,

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(AMILY JONG, CHIRSTAL ASONG, CHARLES SETIA ,  ESTER WAU, LEEROY SHAH)

Distribution of Number of Servings according to Food Groups based on Calorie Value

Serving size

·         In the dietary guideline, serving size is the  recommended amount  of foods consumed daily in  household measures used for foods and drinks, for  example cup, plate, bowl, tablespoon and  teaspoon.

·         A serving size defined in the food pyramid may not equal to a serving size defined in a food label. 

-         The number of servings for the macronutrient intake is calculated based on 1500 kcal, 2000 kcal and 2500 kcal per day (Table 1.2)

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Malaysian Food Pyramid

The Malaysian Food Pyramid is a visual tool that is used as a guide in designing a healthy diet. It is developed as a guide to provide a framework for the types and amounts of food that can be eaten in combination to provide a healthy diet. A food pyramid consists of levels that represent various food groups. Indicated beside each food group is the recommended number of servings per day from each group. From the bottom to the top of the food pyramid, the size of each food group becomes smaller indicating that an individual should cat more of the foods at the base of the pyramid and less of the foods at the top of the pyramid.

 

Malaysian Food Pyramid (2010)

Daily serving size

(1500 to 2500 kcal/day)