NUTR 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Refined Grains, French Fries
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Alana is excited about all the health benefits that might accompany a vegetarian diet. However, she is concerned
that she will not consume enough protein to meet her needs. She is also concerned about possible vitamin and
mineral deficiencies. Use Nutrition-Calc Plus or a food composition table to calculate her protein intake and see if
her concerns are valid.
Protein (g) | |
Breakfast Calcium-fortified orange juice, 1 cup Soy milk, 1 cup Fortified bran flakes, 1 cup Banana, medium | |
Snack Calcium-enriched granola bar | |
Lunch Garden Burger, 4 oz Whole-wheat bun Mustard, 1 tbsp Soy cheese, 1 oz Apple, medium Green leaf lettuce, 1 1/2 cups Peanuts, 1 oz Sunflower seeds, 1/4 cup Tomato slices, 2 Mushrooms, 3 Vinaigrette salad dressing, 2 tbsp Iced tea | |
Dinner Kidney beans, 1/2 cup Brown rice, 3/4 cup Fortified margarine, 2tbsp Mixed vegetables, 1/4 cup Hot tea | |
Dessert Strawberries, 1/2 cup Angel food cake, 1 small slice Soy milk, 1/2 cup | |
TOTAL PROTEIN (grams) |
Alana's diet contained 2150 kcal, with grams of protein (Is this plenty for her?), 360 grams of carbohydrate,
57 grams of total dietary fat (only 9 grams of which came from saturated fat), and 50 grams of fiber. Her vitamin
and mineral intake with respect to those of concern to vegetarians--vitamin B-12, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and
zinc--met her needs.
Help with this Chapter 11 assignment for Human Nutrition
Chapter 11: Organic Granola Label Analysis
Instructions: Use the granola cereal label to answer the questions that follow.
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INGREDIENTS: Organic rolled oats, organic evaporated cane juice, organic crispy rice (organic brown rice flour, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, organic molasses, organic rice bran extract) organic soy oil, organic diced apple, organic pomegranate juice concentrate, organic oat syrup solids, organic dried coconut, organic acai powder. May contain traces of peanuts, tree nuts or soy. |
Explain how each of the claims (Vegetarian, No trans fats, Low sodium, Whole grain) on the side panel of this label can impact health in the body.
How might the organic claims made by this product benefit the health of the body in the long term?
Why is the amount of cholesterol in this product listed as 0%?
What are the sources of saturated fat in this product?
Why is a lower intake of saturated fat important to maintain the health of the body? (provide 2 reasons)