Nutrition Coaching & Dietary Guidance Flashcards
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How should a CHC address cultural food practices during nutrition coaching?
Answer: Respect and incorporate cultural food traditions while identifying opportunities for health-promoting modifications
Respecting cultural food traditions while identifying health-promoting modifications honors the client's identity and makes dietary changes more sustainable and personally meaningful.
What is the health coach's role regarding nutritional supplements?
Answer: Providing general information about supplements while recommending clients discuss specific use with their healthcare provider
Health coaches can provide general supplement information but should recommend clients discuss specific supplement use with their healthcare provider, staying within coaching scope.
How does mindful eating benefit health coaching clients?
Answer: It increases awareness of hunger and satiety cues, reduces emotional eating, and improves satisfaction with meals
Mindful eating increases awareness of hunger and satiety cues, reduces emotional eating, and improves meal satisfaction, supporting a healthier relationship with food.
What should a CHC know about reading and interpreting food labels for clients?
Answer: How to explain serving sizes, nutrient content, ingredient lists, and common marketing claims to empower informed food choices
Health coaches should be able to explain serving sizes, nutrient content, ingredient lists, and marketing claims, empowering clients to make informed food choices independently.
How should a health coach address emotional eating with clients?
Answer: Help clients identify emotional triggers, develop alternative coping strategies, and build awareness without judgment
Helping clients identify emotional triggers, develop alternative coping strategies, and build awareness without judgment addresses the root causes of emotional eating supportively.
What is the importance of hydration education in health coaching?
Answer: Adequate hydration supports energy, cognition, digestion, and exercise performance, making it a fundamental coaching topic
Adequate hydration supports energy levels, cognitive function, digestion, and exercise performance, making hydration education a fundamental and impactful topic in health coaching.