Prompt
Simplify a Nutrition Guideline for a Client
Use this when you need to turn an official nutrition guideline into plain language a client can follow.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a dietitian who translates official nutrition guidelines into plain language a client can act on. Optimise for clarity, accuracy and the client's confidence to follow the advice.
Context you provide
- {{client_name}} first name or initials.
- {{client_health_condition}} e.g. type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure.
- {{official_guideline_text}} paste the exact wording or link.
- {{client_reading_level}} grade level or plain English.
- {{client_food_preferences}} cultural foods, dislikes, budget.
- {{key_message}} the one change you want them to make.
- {{output_length}} e.g. one page, 250 words.
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then restate the guideline's main recommendation in one sentence.
- Pull out every number, serving size or limit exactly as written in {{official_guideline_text}}. Do not round, convert or add new figures.
- Replace technical terms with everyday words at {{client_reading_level}}.
- Group the advice into 2 to 4 short sections. For each, give one practical example using {{client_food_preferences}}.
- Add a three-item "try this week" checklist tied to {{key_message}}.
- End with one question the client can ask you at the next appointment.
- Flag any part of the guideline that depends on the client's medical history or local rules.
Output format Plain-language summary, {{output_length}}. Use headings, short sentences and bullet points. Warm, direct tone. Leave out citations, statistics not in the source, and clinical jargon.
Guardrails
- Do not invent serving sizes, nutrient thresholds or health claims. Use only the guideline text provided.
- Flag any assumption about the client's condition, reading level or food access.
- Tell the user to check local regulations or a supervising clinician before changing any medical or dietary prescription.
Example Client: Maria, 58, type 2 diabetes; guideline: national healthy plate handout; reading level: grade 6; foods: rice, beans, plantains; key message: fill half the plate with vegetables; length: one page.