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Diploma in Children’s Services
CHCCN3C
Prepare Nutritionally Balanced
Food In a Safe and Hygienic
Manner
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Section 1
Plan Food and Drink
Provision
• Human Basic Needs: Food
 Water
 Clothing
 Shelter
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Why do we need food?
• Food gives us nutrients that helps us to
grow, fight infection and the bodies
organs to function.
These nutrients are:
 proteins
 carbohydrates
 fats
 vitamins and minerals.
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Nutrition
• Latin word “nutrire” meaning to
nourish/feed. Nutrition is about how and
why we eat, how our body digests and
utilise’s food, how food affects our
metabolism and how we eliminate body
waste.
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Proteins
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Have many different functions in our
bodies
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Fats
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Vitamins and Minerals
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Water
Is the essential building block of life. Human
bodies are made up of 90% water and cannot
function without it.
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Fibre
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Children’s Meals
Foods that we provide for children
must take into consideration their
energy needs, and also provide for
the growth of healthy bodies and
brains.
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How much food should
children eat?
Children’s nutritional needs vary
according to their size, age, gender
and activity level.
If a child’s daily intake of nutrients fall below recommended
levels , they can become malnourished, if they exceed the
recommended daily intake they can become obese.
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Obesity
Childhood obesity is emerging as our most serious
health problem today.
2008…..1 in 5 children aged 5-6 were
overweight or obese, it is predicted that
by 2010 it will be 1-3
23% children 10-12 are over weight
over weight children have a 25-50 % chance of
being overweight/ obese adults
in adolescents this increases to 78%
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Average calorie count
for children.
Child’s Age
0-5 months
5-12 months
1-3 years
4-6 years
7-10 years
Average daily
calorie needs
650
850
1300
1800
2000
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Children need a variety of food that include
vegetables, fruits, cereals, meat, fish, and
dairy products daily.
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Babies
• The first year of a babies life is one of the
fastest growing periods in their life cycle.
Babies generally triple their birth weight by 12
months old.
• Babies first food is milk either breast or bottle
and contains lactose (milk sugar) that
promotes growth.
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Infants and Children
Children need lot of water
 to hydrate their bodies so their tissues and organs
can grow
 as water is lost due to urination and faeces
elimination
 there is a high evaporation rate because of their
bodies’ relative surface area
 children are more active than adults
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Healthy Food Pyramid
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Food Allergies
Food allergy is an immunological reaction to
food proteins.In most cases some of the protein
is absorbed from the intestinal tract intact rather
than being digested as most proteins are.When
this intact protein enters the bloodstream. It is
recognised as a foreign protein and the body
reacts to it
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Symptoms
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• Symptoms usually appear within 30
minutes and can be mild to severe
• Symptoms that may appear: vomiting
Itching
breathing problems
diarrhoea
sneezing
asthma
hives
eczema
swelling of areas of
body
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Statistics
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8% babies under 12 months
3% children under 3
3 % children under 5
1% of adults
• However this is rising each year
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Common allergens
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Milk
Egg
Soybean
Sesame seeds
Cereals (gluten)
Nuts
Chocolate
Fish/seafood
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Food Intolerance
• A pharmacological reaction to the
chemicals/additives in foods. (drug
reaction)
• Symptoms
 drowsiness
 irritable bowel syndrome
 behaviour problems (ADD, ADHD)
 fatigue
 headaches
 muscular aches and pains
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Cultural and Religious
Food Influences
Cultural and religious traditions influence: The ways in which food is prepared and
served
 When and how it is eaten
 Types of foods that can be eaten
 Acceptable behaviour when eating
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Some typical food
requirements
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Islamic….Halel
Jewish… Kosher
Hindu….No beef eaten or contact
Seventh Day Adventist…No meat
Vegetarian…..No meat products
Vegan……..No animal products
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Finally the End.