Nutrition 10 Nutrition 10

Diet Project Tips

Lettuce

  1. Protein calculation: When filling in the RDAs on your Comparison Form fill in your RDA for protein which you calculated for yourself on the Calculation page (your body weight kg x 0.8 g protein / kg x day).

  2. % Fat:Note that on your Comparison Form the RDA for fat is a percentage and not a gram value. This percentage is what you calculated on your Calculation page, found at the bottom. This percentage is your average fat intake over the three days. Insert this number on the Comparison Form.

    3. Celery

  3. % kcal saturated fat: From the calculation page take gram saturated fat x 9 kcal/g to get kcal from saturated fat. Then, divide this number by total kcal (from step #4), convert to % and transfer to comparison form.

    Burger

  4. RDAS: Make sure you use the correct RDA for your age and gender. This table is found in the instruction material for the Diet Project in the Appendix of your READER, and on the NUT I0 web page.

  5. No food labels: The use of food labels is not allowed. You also may not use restaurant information for this project. The reason for this rule is due to the fact that many of the nutrients are left out. If you can not find the food in the appendix of your READER or in any of the other books on reserve, then find a food that is comparable to what you ate, and use this nutrient information.

Apple Good luck! Please try not to leave this to the last minute as filling in the nutrient values, and doing the calculations takes some time. Have fun!