Nutrition Prescription Examples
- Modified Diet
- Energy/nutrient modification
- Calorie modification (e.g. to prevent weight loss)
- Mineral intake (e.g. iodine ≤50 μg iodine/day for 1-2 weeks)
- Fibre level (increase)
- Food intake (e.g. increase whole grains, vegetables and fruit, legumes, fish consumption)
Food and/or Nutrient Delivery Example
- Meals and Snacks
- General healthful diet
- Composition of meals/snacks
- Protein-modified diet (e.g. limit red meat and avoid processed meats)
- Carbohydrate-modified