Define meal planning. Why is it important to plan meals for a family? Give two reasons. Mention four factors to be considered while planning meals for an infant.
Meal Planning: To provide daily nutritional requirements to all the family members at an appropriate time is called meal planning.
Reasons for meal planning:
- Helps to plan low-cost foods.
- Helps to plan nutritional meals.
- Helps to plan the variety of meals.
- ensures. enough satiety in meals
- Helps to plan attractive meals.
Points to be considered for infants meal:
- It should be light and digestible.
- Blant properly
- It should have no spices
- No lumps.
- It should be of running consistency and variety in colours.