Question

Discuss the importance of goal-setting for nutritional clients. Explain the various types of goals nutrition coaches should be concerned with, providing brief examples of each. Finally, discuss the seven steps involved in the goal-setting process.

Answer 1

Nutrition forms the basis for healthy life but due to hectic lifestyle this is often missed out leading to nutritional related problems like malnutrition, malnourishment, obesity , lifestyle disease,etc., The nutritional coach can help to come out of this problem.They usiall set a goal in order to ensure appropriate level of nutrients are met to a client and thus making them physically and mentally healthy and oreventing diseases. Goal setting can help to track the progress of a client and appropriate actions can be done.

The various types of goals a nutritional ciackes should be concerned are

• Ensuring the right quantity of calories intake
• The level of carbohydrates in order to prevent obesity , diabetes
• The level of saturated fats in the diet to avoid cardiovascular issues
• The importance of micronutrients to avoid micronutrient deficiency
• The type of exercise which has to be included during this process
• It is highly important to rule out which diet best suits the client

The seven steps in goal setting process are as following

• Identify what goal has to be achieve at the end of a work
• Set a time frame and limit to achieve the goal before it
• Ensure that whatever has to be done to achieve the goal is recognised and listed
• Prioritise the work
• Identify any problems in implementing it or drawbacks in it
• Now make the plan
• Initiate or implement the plan