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Planning:
Planning is the first of essential managerial functions that is the process by which managers establish goals and define the methods by which these goals are to be attained. Planning involves selecting missions and objectives and the actions to achieve them; it requires decision making, which is choosing from among alternative future courses of action. It deciding in advance what is to be done.
plans have two basic components: goals and action statements.
goals: the targets and results that managers hope to achieve.
Action statements represent the means by which an organization goes ahead to attain its goals. Planning is a deliberate and conscious act by means of which managers determine a course of action for pursuing a specific goal.
The nature of planning can be understood by examining its four major aspects. They are;
1. It is a contribution to objectives,
2. It is primacy among the manager’s tasks.
3. It is pervasiveness, and
4. The efficiency of resulting plans.
The contribution of Planning to the Attainment of Objectives:
Primacy of Planning
Pervasiveness of Planning
The Efficiency of Plans
Meeting the Challenge of Resource Scarcity
Facing Environmental Uncertainty
Planning and Performance
There are main 4 types of plan:
1. Hierarchical Plans:The plans for these three levels are;
o Strategic plan.
o Administrative or Intermediate plan.
o Operational plans can also be categorized according to frequency or repetitiveness of use.
2. Standing Plans:
five types of standing plans are used;
o Mission or purpose
o Strategy
o Policies
o Rules
o Procedures
3. Single-use Plans: four types of single-use plans are used. These are;
o Objectives or Goals
o Programs
o Projects
o Budgets
4. Contingency Plans:Contingency plans are made to deal with situations that might crop up if these assumptions
5. turn out to be wrong. Thus contingency planning is the development of alternative courses of action to be taken if events disrupt a planned course of action.

Why Planning is Important?

1. Increases efficiency
2. Reduces business-related risks
3. Facilitates proper coordination
4. Aids in Organizing
5. Gives right direction
6. Keeps good control
7. Helps to achieve objectives
8. Motivates personnel
9. Encourages creativity and innovation
10. Helps in decision-making

Nutrition:
Nutrition is about eating a healthy and balanced diet. Food and drink provide the energy and nutrients you need to be healthy. Understanding these nutrition terms may make it easier for you to make better food choices.
Daily reference intakes for adults are
• Energy: 8,400kJ/2,000kcal
• Total fat: less than 70g
• Saturates: less than 20g
• Carbohydrate: 260g
• Total sugars: 90g
• Protein: 50g
• Salt: less than 6g

Malnutrition :
physical condition resulting either from a faulty or inadequate diet (i.e., a diet that does not supply normal quantities of all nutrients) or from a physical inability to absorb or metabolize nutrients.

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