Maintaining a Healthy Diet - for staff supporting older people
Aim of course:
To equip delegates with the knowledge and understanding of how to provide a healthy diet for the older people they support
Candidates should understand nutrition terminology
- All food provides energy and nutrients
- Define and name essential nutrients
- Define and name essential proteins and describe their role in the body
- Describe the types of fats and carbohydrates and their role in the body
- Identify and explain other food constituents
The Balance of Good Health
- Requirements of a balanced diet
- Balance of Good Health model
- Importance of fruit and vegetables
- Common sources of nutrients
- Importance of fluids
- Tips for eating well
Diet and Health
- Obesity and Heart disease
Nutritional requirements for older people
- Changing nutritional requirements due to age
- Nutritional requirements and problems for older people
- Specific groups including vegetarians, ethnic and religious groups and diabetics
Catering for older people
- Guidance and recommendations for feeding people in specific situations including. Hospital, Residential homes, Own home
- Planning nutritional menus for older people
- Food processing and it's effects on the nutritional content of food
- Food labelling
Contact TCR for further information quoting price code: C.