Given the following Food Labels, calculate the number of calories from Fat, Carb

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Given the following Food Labels, calculate the number of calories from Fat, Carbohydrate (CHO), and Protein ingested.

1. What are the total number of Calories ingested?
2. Is this above, below are within the RDA recommendations for total FAT intake if this is the total FAT ingested for the day?
Assume a 2500 calorie diet.

McDonald's Lunch and Dinner

You ingested 1 quarter pounder with cheese, 2 Large French Fries, 2 Chocolate shakes, small.

Here is the vital food label statistics:

1 quarter pounder with cheese contains: Total Fat: 21 grams Saturated Fat: 8 grams Cholesterol: 70 mg Sodium: 820 mg Total Carbohydrate (CHO): 37 grams Dietary Fiber: 2 grams Sugars: 9 grams Protein: 28 grams

1 Large French Fries Total Fat: 22 grams Saturated Fat: 4 grams Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 290 mg Total Carbohydrate (CHO): 57 grams Dietary Fiber: 5 grams Sugars: 0 grams Protein: 6 grams

1 Small Chocolate Shake Total Fat: 9 grams Saturated Fat: 6 grams Cholesterol: 40 mg Sodium: 250 mg Total Carbohydrate (CHO): 60 grams Dietary Fiber: 1 grams Sugars: 54 grams Protein: 11 grams

Explanation / Answer

Step I

One gram of carbohydrate contains 4 calories.

One gram of protein contains 4 calories.

One gram of fat contains 9 calories.

Step II

Total Fat = 21 + 8 + 2 x (22) + 2 x (9) = 91

Calories = 9 x 91 = 819

Step III

Total Protein = 28 + (2x6) + (2x11) = 62

Calories = 4 x 62 = 248

Step IV

Total Carbohydrate = 37 + (2x57) + (2x60) = 271

Calories = 4 x 271 = 1084

Step V

Total number of calories = 819 + 248 + 1084 = 2151

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