You are invited for dinner at a friends’ place. On your plate are have a roasted chicken breast without the skin but topped with 1/2 cup of sauce, 1/2 cup brown rice, and 2 cups of fresh, broccoli. The table below describes the nutritional content of the meal. Food energy: 475 calories Calcium: 174 mg Protein: 36.4 g * Phosphorus: 413 mg Carbohydrate: 63 g Sodium: 690 mg Fat: 11 g Potassium: 1522 mg Saturated fat: 2.2 g Vitamin A: 1522 I.U. † Monounsaturated fat: 4.4 g Vitamin C: 38 mg Polyunsaturated fat: 3.0 g Thiamin: 0.42 mg Cholesterol: 73 mg Riboflavin: 0.42 mg Iron: 5.4 mg Niacin: 16.5 m In addition, other vitamins and minerals are present in small amounts. Please consider the following information before answering the questions. Each meal should provide roughly the 30% of the total calorie requirements i.e. of 2000kcal for a woman and of 2500kcal for a man. The fat content should be around 35% of the calorie content The protein content should be 15% of the calorie content The carbohydrate content should be 50-55% of the calorie content. Fat in this meal accounts for only 21 percent of the calories, and saturated fat under 5 percent. The cholesterol content of the meal is low, too. In addition, there is relatively little salt in the meal, but it is high in potassium and vitamin A. Questions • Does the meal provide enough calories? • Does this meal contain excessive fat? • Would you change something in the meal to make it more balanced?
You are invited for dinner at a friends’ place. On your plate are have a roasted chicken breast without the skin but topped with 1/2 cup of sauce, 1/2 cup brown rice, and 2 cups of fresh, broccoli. The table below describes the nutritional content of the meal. Food energy: 475 calories Calcium: 174 mg Protein: 36.4 g * Phosphorus: 413 mg Carbohydrate: 63 g Sodium: 690 mg Fat: 11 g Potassium: 1522 mg Saturated fat: 2.2 g Vitamin A: 1522 I.U. † Monounsaturated fat: 4.4 g Vitamin C: 38 mg Polyunsaturated fat: 3.0 g Thiamin: 0.42 mg Cholesterol: 73 mg Riboflavin: 0.42 mg Iron: 5.4 mg Niacin: 16.5 m In addition, other vitamins and minerals are present in small amounts. Please consider the following information before answering the questions. Each meal should provide roughly the 30% of the total calorie requirements i.e. of 2000kcal for a woman and of 2500kcal for a man. The fat content should be around 35% of the calorie content The protein content should be 15% of the calorie content The carbohydrate content should be 50-55% of the calorie content. Fat in this meal accounts for only 21 percent of the calories, and saturated fat under 5 percent. The cholesterol content of the meal is low, too. In addition, there is relatively little salt in the meal, but it is high in potassium and vitamin A. Questions • Does the meal provide enough calories? • Does this meal contain excessive fat? • Would you change something in the meal to make it more balanced?
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You are invited for dinner at a friends’ place. On your plate are have a roasted chicken breast without
the skin but topped with 1/2 cup of sauce, 1/2 cup brown rice, and 2 cups of fresh, broccoli. The table
below describes the nutritional content of the meal.
Food energy: 475 calories Calcium: 174 mg
Protein: 36.4 g * Phosphorus: 413 mg
Carbohydrate: 63 g Sodium: 690 mg
Fat: 11 g Potassium: 1522 mg
Saturated fat: 2.2 g Vitamin A: 1522 I.U. †
Monounsaturated fat: 4.4 g Vitamin C: 38 mg
Polyunsaturated fat: 3.0 g Thiamin: 0.42 mg
Cholesterol: 73 mg Riboflavin: 0.42 mg
Iron: 5.4 mg Niacin: 16.5 m
In addition, other vitamins and minerals are present in small amounts.
Please consider the following information before answering the questions.
Each meal should provide roughly the 30% of the total calorie requirements i.e. of 2000kcal for a
woman and of 2500kcal for a man.
The fat content should be around 35% of the calorie content
The protein content should be 15% of the calorie content
The carbohydrate content should be 50-55% of the calorie content.
Fat in this meal accounts for only 21 percent of the calories, and saturated fat under 5 percent.
The cholesterol content of the meal is low, too. In addition, there is relatively little salt in the meal, but
it is high in potassium and vitamin A.
Questions
• Does the meal provide enough calories?
• Does this meal contain excessive fat?
• Would you change something in the meal to make it more balanced?
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