Question Answered step-by-step Writing Assignment: Case Study – Osteoporosis Prevention… Writing Assignment: Case Study – Osteoporosis PreventionInstructions: A nutrition intern at the local college cafeteria was asked to evaluate two breakfast meal plans. The menus for each breakfast plan are shown below.Breakfast #1Smoothie made with the following ingredients:Bran cereal, 1/3 cupBerries, assorted, frozen, 1 cupWalnuts, ¼ cupSkim milk, 1.5 cupsBreakfast #2McDonalds® Breakfast Value Meal:Egg McMuffin, 1 itemHash brown patty, 1 itemDiet Coke, 20 ouncesThe intern was asked to calculate the nutrient composition for Vitamin D and Calcium for each breakfast meal plan and the results are shown in the tables on the next slide.The intern was asked to calculate the nutrient composition for Vitamin D and Calcium for each breakfast meal plan and the results are shown in the tables below.Nutrient composition of meals:Breakfast #1 ItemCalCaVit DBreakfast #2 ItemCalCaVit DBran cereal, 1/3 cup70 1940Egg McMuffin, 1 item30027540Berries, assorted, frozen, 1 cup91 120Hash brown patty, 1 item15000Walnuts, ¼ cup164 290Diet Coke, 20 ounces000Skim milk, 1.5 cups137 44971 Totals467509111Totals45027540 Key: Cal = kcalories, Ca = calcium (milligrams), Vit D = vitamin D (micrograms)Questions:What are the EAR for calcium and the RDA for vitamin D for adult men and women? (Hint: Use the chart inside the front cover of your textbook.)What foods in the meal plans are the major contributors of calcium and vitamin D?How could the calcium and vitamin D content of the meal plans (or any breakfast meal) be improved?What other recommendations do you have for preventing osteoporosis? Health Science Science Nursing HEALTH CAR HUN1201 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)