FAMILY MEAL MANAGEMENT

Paper Code: 
CND 202
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the student 
• To know the factors affecting the nutrient needs during different stages of life cycle & the RDA
for various age groups 
• To gain knowledge of dietary modification for weight management
8.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
Introduction, importance & goals of Meal planning 
Basic principles of meal management
Steps in meal management
Factors affecting meal management - Nutritional, socio-cultural, religious, geographic, economic, availability of time & material resources
Use of convenience foods in Meal planning 
 
8.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II
Meal management for -
Infants
Preschool children
School children
 
8.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III
Meal management for -
Adolescents
Adult
Old age
 
8.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV
Special nutrition for 
Pregnancy
Lactation
Sports
Space
Higher altitude
 
13.00
Unit V: 
UNIT-V
Energy modifications and nutritional care for weight management 
o Identifying the overweight and obese individuals, factors contributing to obesity, low energy diets, balanced energy reduction, behavioural modification and prevention 
o Underweight – etiology and assessment, high energy diets for weight gain.
 
Functional foods: probiotics, neutraceuticals
 
Methods of improving nutritional quality of foods : fermentation, germination, , fortification 
Essential Readings: 
Srilakshmi, B. 1997 Dietetics. New Age International (P) Ltd, Publishers, New Delhi. 
Robinson CH, Lawler MR, Chevoweth WL, Garwick AE. Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition. Mac Millan Publishing Company, New York, 1982.  
Swaminathan, M. 1997. Principles of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Bangalore Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd, Bangalore. (1997 reprinted) 
Khanna, K., Gupta, S., Pass, S.J, Pass, S.J, Seth, R., Mahan, R. and Puri, S. 1997 Texbook of Nutrition and Dietetics. Phoenix Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi. 
 
References: 
Antia, F.P and Abraham, P. 1997 Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition. Oxford University Press, New Delhi (4 Ed) 
 Begum, M.R. 1996. A Text Book of Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. (Revised 2 Ed) 
Bamji, M.S, Rao, N.P. and Reddy, V., 1999. Textbook of Human Nutrition Oxford & IBH publishing Co Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi. 
Burtis, G., Davis, J. and Martin, S. 1998. Applied Nutrition and Diet Therapy.
B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. 
Garrow, J.S, and James, W.P.t, 1994. Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Churchill Livingstone, New York. (4 Ed) 
Joshi, S.A., 2001 Nutrition and Dietetics. Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company Ltd, Delhi. (9 Ed).
 
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