Spend more time with her grandchildren

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Ellie is an 80-year-old widow who moved in with her daughter's family two years ago to be closer to family and to spend more time with her grandchildren. Ellie's daughter works as an online professor part-time and homeschools her three children: 3-year-old and 6-year-old girls, and a 14-year-old boy. Due to Ellie's previous experience raising a large family and working part-time at a hospital as a Certified Nursing Assistant, she understands how nutritional needs change as people age. She realizes that all the family members in her new house have slightly different nutritional requirements and eating habits, so her challenge is to help her daughter to prepare meals and perhaps pass on a few tips. What strategies and practices should Ellie's daughter use to make sure all members of her family are well-fed and healthy? 1. All of Ellie's grandchildren have good appetites and enjoy eating a balanced diet. She needs to make sure they all get enough calories to grow properly. Based on her grandchildren's ages (3, 6, and 14) and genders, what are their most likely average daily calorie needs when sedentary (studying, reading, and playing on the computer), respectively? a. 600, 900, and 1,050 cal b. 1,000,

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