1.2 Explain And Give Advice On A Balanced Diet And To Be Healthy
It is important to check the individuals care plans and any risk assessments regarding dietary needs, due to establishing the food and drink they wish to consume. The individual will have specific dietary requirements or foods that should be avoided. The individual should have choice of what the would like to eat, by making sure you ask the individual and giving them choices of what food is available will help fulfil their needs and preferences.
Certain foods and drink could worsen an individual’s health, such as drinking alcohol with certain medication such as antibiotics. It is important to offer advice and information to the individual when they make their choice with food they eat. Explain and give advice on a balanced diet and to be healthy, as eating too many fatty goods could cause gain of weight and possible health problems.
By giving an individual two or more choices and giving more detail about the food they are being offered will help them …show more content…
Check care plans or other speak to the dietitian for advice.
To identify the amount of support an individual may require at meal times should be in their care plans but also by identifying and observing an individual to see if they need that additional support, they might find it difficult to cut certain things up, they may require support while holding a cup to make a drink but there is ways round helping by letting them drink through a straw if they didn’t mind.
An individual might need special cutlery, soft foods, specific foods, aprons, assistance with feeding themselves, encouragement, aids to help them drink e.g. straw or a special drinking beaker specifically for them. All these factors must be considered on every individual as everyone is different. By considering all these factors you are helping to promote an individual’s dignity, comfort and
Certain foods and drink could worsen an individual’s health, such as drinking alcohol with certain medication such as antibiotics. It is important to offer advice and information to the individual when they make their choice with food they eat. Explain and give advice on a balanced diet and to be healthy, as eating too many fatty goods could cause gain of weight and possible health problems.
By giving an individual two or more choices and giving more detail about the food they are being offered will help them …show more content…
Check care plans or other speak to the dietitian for advice.
To identify the amount of support an individual may require at meal times should be in their care plans but also by identifying and observing an individual to see if they need that additional support, they might find it difficult to cut certain things up, they may require support while holding a cup to make a drink but there is ways round helping by letting them drink through a straw if they didn’t mind.
An individual might need special cutlery, soft foods, specific foods, aprons, assistance with feeding themselves, encouragement, aids to help them drink e.g. straw or a special drinking beaker specifically for them. All these factors must be considered on every individual as everyone is different. By considering all these factors you are helping to promote an individual’s dignity, comfort and