Personal Dietary Analysis
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Chapter 6 Fats and Other Lipids
Personal Dietary Analysis
1.
Refer to the 3-day food log from the “Personal Dietary Analysis” feature in Chapter 3. List
the total number of kilocalories you consumed for each day of recordkeeping. Add the
fi gures to obtain a total, divide the total by 3, then round the fi gure to the nearest whole
number to obtain your average daily energy intake for the 3-day period.
Sample Calculation:
Day 1
2000 kcal
Day 2
1700 kcal
Day 3
2350 kcal
Total kcal 6050 ÷ 3 days = 2017 kcal/day
(average kilocalorie intake, rounded to the nearest whole number)
Your Calculation:
Day 1
______ kcal
Day 2
______ kcal
Day 3
______ kcal
Total kcal ______ ÷ 3 days = ______ kcal/day
(average kilocalorie intake, rounded to the nearest whole number)
2.
Add the number of grams of fat eaten each day of the period. Divide the total by 3 and
round to the nearest whole number to calculate the average number of grams of fat
consumed daily.
Sample Calculation :
Day 1
50 g
Day 2
57 g
Day 3
42 g
Total =
149 g
Total grams
149 ÷ 3 days = 50g/day (average)
Your Calculation:
Day 1
______ g
Day 2
______ g
Day 3
______ g
Total =
______ g
Total grams
______ ÷ 3 days = ______ g of fat/day
(average, rounded to the nearest whole number)
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