Mind Teasers
CONCEPT: Calculating Phe
BRIEF SUMMARY
Participants complete a worksheet reviewing the information needed to calculate the phe content of foods and meals.
OBJECTIVES
After completing this activity, children will be able to:
- list two things that are needed on a food record to be able to calculate its phe content ( amount, kind of food)
- find the phe content of foods by looking them up in the Low Protein Food List
- calculate the phe content of a meal
METHODS
Discussion:
Open the activity with a discussion about the PKU food pattern. What is the easiest aspect about the PKU diet?
What is the most difficult aspect about the PKU diet?
Complete the Worksheet:
Distribute the worksheet to the participants.
Explain: "Following your PKU food pattern can sometimes be difficult. There are so many things to learn and remember. Today we're going to do a few practice exercises to help make following the food pattern a little easier. If you know how much phe you are eating, it makes things much easier."
Give the participants time to work through the worksheet. Discuss the answers together.
MATERIALS
Worksheet- Pencils
- Low Protein Food List