) Choose a meal that you have that consists entirely of components with nutritio
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) Choose a meal that you have that consists entirely of components with nutritional labels (th won't work if you can't get the nutrition content). Ignore all components other than sugars "Sugar" is glucose and all other carbohydrates are "complex carbohydrates. Assumeall fat (carbohydrates), proteins, and fat (since those are the ones discussed in Impact 2), Assume content has the same energy content as "beef fat." Assume (as is mentioned in the Impact) th protein has the same energy content as carbohydrates. Calculate the energy content of your meal. Now pretend this is the only meal you get to eat, always. Assuming the 9-12 MJ daily requirement mentioned in the Impact, does this meal fit well into a "3 meal-a-day" plan? If not, how many times a day will you need to have this singular meal to sustain your needed energy level to survive?Explanation / Answer
Answer:
Meal chosen: Egg Sandwich with Toasted Bread,2 Scrambled Eggs
Total Fat: 24 g
Total Carbs 23 g
Sugars 140 g
Protein 23 g
Glucose 3.75 Kcal/g, if all sugar is glucose then, the energy given by total sugar is 140g*3.75Kcal/g = 525 kCal
Complex carbs give out 4 Kcal/g, energy released by the total carbs is 23*4 = 92 kcal
1g of Beef Fat has 9 Kcal so, the energy of total fat would be 24*9 = 216 Kcal
1g of protein also given 4 kCal therefore total energy will be 23*4= 92kCal
Total energy content of this food will be 925 Kcal
1 Kcalorie = 0.004184 Megajoules
i.e. 925Kcal= 3.8 702 MJ
Approximating it to 4 MJ. Yes it does fit 3 meal a day plan becuase 4MJ*3 meals a day = 12MJ which is the daily requirement.
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