Evaluating Mark\'s Protein Intake The following is a tally of yesterday’s intake

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Evaluating Mark's Protein Intake

The following is a tally of yesterday’s intake.

Breakfast

Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal, 2 oz 1% milk,
1½ cups
Orange juice, chilled, 6 oz
Glazed yeast doughnut, 1
Brewed coffee, 1 cup

Lunch

Double hamburger with condiments,
1 French fries, 30
Cola, 12 oz
Medium apple, 1

Dinner

Frozen lasagna w/meat, 2 pieces
1% milk, 1 cup
Looseleaf lettuce, chopped, 1 cup
Creamy Italian salad dressing, 2 tsp
Medium tomato, ½
Whole carrot, raw, 1

Evening Snack

Vanilla ice milk, 1 cup
Hot fudge chocolate topping, 2 tsp
Soft chocolate chip cookies, 2

Evaluate Mark's diet using NutritionCalc Plus.

How many grams of protein did Mark consume on this day?

grams

Is he meeting the minimum recommendations of MyPlate's Daily Food Plan?

Explanation / Answer

Mark’s estimated protein RDA: 70 kilograms X 0.8 grams per kilogram = 56 grams.

Maximum recommendation for protein intake for athletes = 1.8 grams per kilogram.

So it is also applied to mark: 1.8 X 70 = 126 grams.

Difference between Mark’s estimated maximum protein needs if an athlete and the amount of protein provided by his current diet: 125 – 126 = 1 gram protein.

Mark’s total protein consumption: 125 grams + 20 grams (2 servings) = 145 grams.

So the difference between Marks’s estimated maximum protein needs as an athlete and total value (from above): 145 grams – 126 grams = 19 grams protein.

So according to this calculations Mark’s current diet is adequate.

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