Nutrition lab 1 math problems calculating grams of carbohydrates, fats, and protein PDF

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calculating how many grams of protein, fat, and carbohydrates in each food to see how many kcalories are in each meal...

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SC 103 LAB Let’s Do The Math! NAME:__________________________

DATE:____________________

Calculate each of the math problems below and show your work: 1. One cup of chocolate milk contains 15 grams of carbohydrate, 8 grams of fat, and 8 grams of protein. This cup of milk supplies _164_____ kcalories. 15 Grams of Carbohydrates= 60 kcal 8 grams of fat= 72 kcal 8 grams of Protein= 32 kcal

2.

Bleu Cheese dressing, containing 23 grams of fat would yield _? calories. 207 calories. (23g*9kcal/g= 207kcal)

3.

Wendy’s Big Bacon Classic contains how many calories after calculating the nutrients below? 44 grams Carbohydrate= __176___ Calories 36 Grams of Fat=

__324____ Calories

37 Grams of Protein= _148____Calories

4.

What is the percentage of total calories that come from fat in question 3? Fat Calories:___324_______ % of Total Calories ___50%______

5.

What is 6% of 45? 2.7

6.

What percent of 99 is 3? 3.03

7. Joe ate 15% of the adult Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for iron at lunch. The RDA for iron is 8 milligrams. How many milligrams of iron did Joe eat? 0.15*8milligrams= 1.2 milligrams

8. If you consume 300 grams of carbohydrates in a day and your total calories consumed equals 2400 calories, the carbohydrates will provide _50____% of your total energy intake

9. One day you consume 290 grams of carbohydrates, 60 grams of fat, and 70 grams of protein. What are your total calories for the day? 290 grams of carbs= 1160 kcal 60 grams of fat= 540 kcal 70 grams of protein= 280 kcal Total for the day= 1980

10. Determine the percentage (%) of your total daily intake: % kcal from carbs= 59% % kcal from fat= 27% % kcal of protein= 14%

Check your percentages by adding them up to equal 100% 59+27+14= 100...