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case study

We are going to introduce the family that we shall be planning a meal for, as well as the actual meal plan of the family. To start off, we'll introduce:









Father
Mr John Lee
38 years old
Businessman, works in office
Cycles four times a week
Has family history of heart disease

Mother
Mrs Jane Lee
34 years old
Housewife
Walks kids to school every day
Healthy

Daughter
Joanne Lee
11 years old
Student
Plays tennis
Underweight

Son
Jason Lee
6 years old
Student, goes to kindergarten
Couch potato
Allergic to seafood



Here is a sample meal plan:

Breakfast
Parents: 2 half boiled eggs, toast with butter and jam, and 1 cup coffee each --> protein from the eggs and carbohydrates from the toast
Son: 1 half boiled egg and 1 cup Milo --> protein from the eggs, and carbohydrates from the Milo
Daughter: 2 half boiled eggs and 1 cup Milo --> protein from the eggs, and carbohydrates from the Milo











Lunch
Dad: 1 bowl wanton noodles, with xiao bai cai and soup --> carbohydrates from the noodles, fiber from the vegetables, protein from wanton (meat)
Mum: soup, beef kway teow with vegetables --> protein from beef, carbohydrates from kway teow, fiber from vegetables
Daughter: 1 plate beehoon, with fried egg, spinach and spring onion --> carbohydrates from bee hoon, protein from egg, fiber from spinach and spring onion
Son: 1 plate fried rice, with tofu and cabbage --> carbohydrates from fried rice, protein from tofu and fiber from cabbage











Dinner
Whole family: white rice, curry chicken with potatoes and coconut milk, 1 glass fruit juice each --> carbohydrate from rice, protein from chicken and fiber from fruit juice