Biomaterial Database

Nutritive value of food served calculated from food purchased in 14 nursing homes. 1983

J K Allington, and M E Matthews, and N E Johnson

A three-day average of the nutritive value of pounds of food served indicated that none of the 14 nursing homes surveyed served a selection of foods which supplied recommended amounts of vitamin B6 and folacin when compared with the Recommended Dietary Allowances. Suggestions for limiting kilocalories, while providing adequate sources of other nutrients to residents, include: decreasing high caloric-low nutrient foods and total pounds of meat, increasing the proportion of fish and poultry in relation to red meats, and increasing pounds of leafy vegetables, bananas, and dry cereals.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009735	Nursing Homes	Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.	Homes, Nursing,Nursing Home
D009749	Nutrition Surveys	A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to the nutritional status of a human population within a given geographic area. Data from these surveys are used in preparing NUTRITION ASSESSMENTS.	NHANES,National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,Nutritional Surveys,Nutrition Survey,Nutritional Survey,Survey, Nutrition,Survey, Nutritional,Surveys, Nutrition,Surveys, Nutritional
D009753	Nutritive Value	An indication of the contribution of a food to the nutrient content of the diet. This value depends on the quantity of a food which is digested and absorbed and the amounts of the essential nutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins) which it contains. This value can be affected by soil and growing conditions, handling and storage, and processing.	Biological Availability, Nutritional,Nutritional Availability,Availability, Biological Nutritional,Availability, Nutritional Biologic,Biologic Availability, Nutritional,Biologic Nutritional Availability,Nutrition Value,Nutritional Availability, Biologic,Nutritional Availability, Biological,Nutritional Biological Availability,Nutritional Food Quality,Nutritional Quality,Nutritional Value,Nutritive Quality,Availability, Biologic Nutritional,Availability, Nutritional,Availability, Nutritional Biological,Biological Nutritional Availability,Food Quality, Nutritional,Nutrition Values,Nutritional Biologic Availability,Nutritional Values,Nutritive Values,Quality, Nutritional,Quality, Nutritional Food,Quality, Nutritive,Value, Nutrition,Value, Nutritional,Value, Nutritive,Values, Nutrition,Values, Nutritional,Values, Nutritive
D004045	Dietary Services	Services provided by dietitians or nutritionists to meet the nutritional needs of individuals, including consultation with other professional personnel.	Services, Dietary,Dietary Service,Service, Dietary
D014922	Wisconsin	State bounded on the north by Lake Superior and Michigan, on the east by Lake Michigan, on the south by Illinois and Iowa, and on the west by Minnesota and Iowa.