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Educare

Educare

DICIEMBRE 2003 N° 3 Volumen 1

Learning to evaluate food or nutritional intake: a personal experience

Section: LEARNING TO TEACH

Authors

Josefina Charco Izquierdo, Vanessa Mullor Soriano

Position

Enfermera. Profesora de Nutrición. EUE “La Fe” de Valencia, Alumna de 2º curso. EUE “La Fe” de Valencia.

Contact address

Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería ?La Fe?. Avenida Campanar, 21. 46009 Valencia.

Contact email: charco_jos@gva.es

Abstract

This paper is a practical exercise that all students attending the subject of Diet and Nutrition in the second year of their nursing program have to take. The objective of this paper is for the student to undergo a practical exercise based on their own nutritional needs and the daily intake of food of which their diet is composed of with the aim of learning to evaluate their nutritional status and becoming aware of how important it is to follow a balanced healthy diet as a potential health promoter and educator of healthy eating habits.

Keywords:

nutritional needsdiet logs

Versión en Español

Título:

Aprendiendo a valorar la ingesta nutricional: una experiencia personal