1. 2B.P3 / 2B.M2 / 2B.D2 Name: ____________
Describe the specific dietary needs of two individuals at different life stages
2B.P3 / 2B.M2 / 2B.D2
Name: ____________

2. Infant
John is 9 months old and was born in Leicester. His parents live in Kirby Muxloe and he is their second child.
John’s older sister, Joy, is 3.
John has his own bedroom in the 3 bedroom house and his parents are lucky as John slept through the night from 3 months old.
John’s mother stays at home with the children while John’s father has his own business as a plumber. Their house has a large garden and John’s mother is keen to grow vegetables in the Spring.
John’s parents are Christian and John attends Church on Sundays.
John has no allergies and is a vegetarian. While being weaned John’s mother has discovered that he hates carrots.
2B.P3

3. Adolescent
Marie was born in England and is 16 years old. She lives in the city centre of Leicester. She has been raised as Jewish by her parents.
Her mother is a cleaner at the Ibis hotel, and her father is a taxi driver. Marie has 3 brothers, and her family live in a small terraced house. They have no garden, but do have a small yard at the rear of the house.
Marie’s family are classed as low income and struggle to afford food each month. They generally follow a low-meat diet. They never have take away food.
Marie has a peanut allergy and carries an epipen.
Marie is in Year 12 at college, and gets free school meals. She enjoys reading celebrity magazines and her favourite TV show is TOWIE.
2B.P3

4. Infant dietary needs
2B.P3

5. Breastfeeding and formula feeding
2B.P3

6. Weaning
2B.P3

7. Adolescent dietary needs
2B.P3

8. Diet needed to support growth and higher energy needs
2B.P3

9. Delete this slide before you print your work!
2B.M2
On the next slide you need to explain which factors may need to be taken into account for Marie and John, for example
access to food,
budget,
culture, or
religion
Delete this slide before you print your work!

10. An explanation of the factors that influence the dietary choices of the infant and adolescent
John
Marie
2B.M2

11. 2B.D2 2B.D2 Answer each of the following questions:
How does Marie's limited budget for food reduce the choices she has?
How could this affect the choices Marie makes?
How could Marie overcome any difficulties?
How does John’s larger budget affect the choices his mother makes?
Marie is unable to grow vegetables in her small yard, whereas John’s mother can. How will this effect the food available to each family?
If John becomes ill how could this influence the weaning process?
If John grows up to find he has Coeliac disease of Crohn’s disease, how would this effect the choices he has?
2B.D2