Dietary needs This group activity will help workers to understand how different health conditions are related to dietary needs. It will help them to reflect on their day to day experiences of preparing meals for people with different health conditions. 30 minutes Time: Resources: Fourteen cards. Introduce the activity Give each group a set of cards. Ask workers to match the dietary requirements (blue cards) to the health condition (red cards). You could demonstrate an example, such as careful with sugary foods’ ‘be matches to ‘diabetes.’ As they complete the task, ask them to discuss any practical experience they may have of individuals who have dietary needs based on a health condition. Feedback and discussion Ask each group to choose a statement and match it to the correct heading. Invite others to agree or to justify an alternative choice of heading. You might also discuss how some of the health conditions may be linked with other dietary needs. This could be a useful starting point for a discussion of the group’s own experience of supporting an individual with a health-related dietary need. You could use these questions to structure the discussion: what do we mean by 'spicy' foods, 'red' meat etc.? who has had experience of working with an individual who has [insert health condition]? what are some of the phrases that are used in a care plan to describe dietary needs? what of food contain a lot of salt? what kinds of food contain a lot of fibre? if you were to have any concerns about an individual's diet, how would you deal with them?
Dietary needs This group activity will help workers to understand how different health conditions are related to dietary needs. It will help them to reflect on their day to day experiences of preparing meals for people with different health conditions. Time: 30 minutes Resources: Fourteen cards. Introduce the activity Give each group a set of cards. Ask workers to match the dietary requirements (blue cards) to the health condition (red cards). You could demonstrate an example, such as ‘be careful with sugary foods’ matches to ‘diabetes.’ As they complete the task, ask them to discuss any practical experience they may have of individuals who have dietary needs based on a health condition. Feedback and discussion Ask each group to choose a statement and match it to the correct heading. Invite others to agree or to justify an alternative choice of heading. You might also discuss how some of the health conditions may be linked with other dietary needs. This could be a useful starting point for a discussion of the group’s own experience of supporting an individual with a health-related dietary need. You could use these questions to structure the discussion: what do we mean by 'spicy' foods, 'red' meat etc.? who has had experience of working with an individual who has [insert health condition]? what are some of the phrases that are used in a care plan to describe dietary needs? what of food contain a lot of salt? what kinds of food contain a lot of fibre? if you were to have any concerns about an individual's diet, how would you deal with them?
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