Nutrition Team’s entry

Throughout the last seven years of PolyHouse, it has been an interdisciplinary endeavor. In the past, Architecture and graphic arts majors on campus have joined up. This year is no different. A team from Food Science and Nutrition are working with the Todd family to help Caleb maintain a healthy weight. They visited the family last week and have the following blog entry….

Today, our journey with Caleb and the Todd family began. After a warm welcome from the family, our team immediately began our complete nutritional assessment with the help of Dr. Papathakis. Gabriella and Kohleen assessed the Todd’s kitchen to get an overall feel for the types of available foods and their ability for food preparation. Analyzing the ‘fitness’ of the kitchen is beneficial when trying to accommodate the Todd’s nutritional needs. Kristine and Kayla discussed Caleb’s typical eating patterns with Ruby (the mom), while Courtney talked with Caleb about his favorite foods. With the help of Dr. P., Kayla carefully recorded Caleb’s height, weight, triceps skin fold measurement, and mid arm circumference. After collecting all of our necessary information, our team retreated back to Cal Poly where we will begin to develop strategies to meet Caleb’s and the Todd’s families nutritional needs!