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You are what you eat! For two days (48 hour period), record everything that you eat and drink. Enter the data in the table below. Attach extra pages if necessary. The new food pyramid is the result of research on the effects of diets rich in fats. We will analyze our dietary data in lab. Read the food labels for the necessary information. Record consumption of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in both total grams and by category.
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Answer the following questions using the class data and personal information from the table above. Show all calculations.
1. Total up all of the calories you have consumed for a 48-hour period. _________
2. What percentage of your total diet is fat _____% , carbo. _____% , protein _____%
Example: Percent fat in diet = (grams fat ÷ (grams fat+carbo+protein)) x 100
3a. Choose your activity level.
3b. Calculate calories needed per day:
Multiply Activity Level x Desired WeightRequired Calories per day = ____________
4a. One pound of fat contains 3500 calories. Calculate how many total calories a person who is 25 pounds above his ideal weight will need to burn in order to get to his ideal weight. _____
4b. If the person above wants to lose all of the weight in 1 month (30 days), how many calories per day must be burned?_____
5. Based on your data, what percentage of your RDA are you getting per day ?_____
6. What percentage of sugars you eat are complex carbohydrates? ______
7. What percentage of fats you eat are saturated fats? ______
8. Calculate a class average for total calories consumed per day and indicate the range.
Example: 2500 calories ± 1200.
9. 1 gram of fat yields 9 calories. 1 gram of protein yields 4 calories and 1 gram of sugar yields 4 calories. If you eat 250 grams of a food which is 25% fat, 35% protein and 40% carbohydrate, calculate total calories consumed? _________
10. Refer to the data table of calories for adult males and females, and the average caloric intake of adult males and females. Will you change your diet based on what you have learned?
Use the Macintosh program "Diet Sleuth" or Windows program Santé to analyze your diet.