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SELETION OF A MEAL PLAN TO BE PRODUCED BY A GIVEN COMPUTERIZED MEAL PLANNER IS A SKILL THE USER NEEDS TO HAVE. THIS IS SIMPLY BECAUSE MEAL PLANS ARE GENERATED FOR A GIVEN ENERGY REQUIREMENT FOR A GIVEN PERSON. MOST OF THE MEAL PLANS WORLD OVER ARE WRITTEN FOR 1600 OR 2200  KCAL. HOWEVER FOR A GIVEN PERSON REQUIRED ENERGY MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR MANY REASONS. TO GET A BASIC REQUIREMENT WHICH IS NOT VERY ACCURATE YET NOT VERY INACCURATE ALSO FOLLOW THE HEURISTICS GIVEN BELOW :

METHOD 1

If you are a normal healthy person you multiply your weight in kilos by 30.  So if you are 50 kilos your daily energy requirement is 1500 kcals.  But when you are ill multiply your weight in kilos by a factor of 35.  But when you are critically ill you multiplly your weight by a factor of 40
(https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/food-and-diet/what-should-my-daily-intake-of-calories-be/)

METHOD 2

1) Which Group of persons you belong to :
Group A) Inactive female, elder group
Group B) Childhood, youth, active female, inactive male
Group C) Adults, active male, hyperactive females

2) Get the approximate daily calorie requirement :
Group A - calorie requirement is 1600 kcals
Group B - calorie requirement is 2200 kcals
Group C - calorie requirement is 2800 kcals