Biology 1410
Restaurant Nutrition Assignment
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Print these two pages, fill them out and be prepared to turn them in at the beginning of your lab.
Pick a San Angelo restaurant that you enjoy
and for which you can obtain nutritional
information.
The restaurant I picked was:
Pick a meal from their menu that you would enjoy. You can assume that we are celebrating and
that I am picking up the tab (to congratulate you on your great biology grade). After you have
decided what you would like, fill in this table.
Food
Calories
Protein
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
(grams)
(grams)
(grams)
Appetizer
Soup/Salad
(+dressing)
Entrée
Desert
Drink
TOTAL
Now compare these values to what is usually recommended.
Recommended
(per day)
Calories
Protein
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
Consumed
(in one meal)
% of Daily
Recommendation*
Males: 2500
Females: 2000
(calculate†;
see below)
Males: 83 grams max.
Females: 67 grams max
Males: 28 grams max.
Females: 22 grams max.
* Calculate percentage by dividing the amount consumed by the amount recommended and then multiply
by 100. For example, 1200 calories consumed for a female is 1200/2000 = .6 x 100 = 60%.
† Calculate the recommended amount of protein (in grams) by multiplying your body weight (in pounds)
times 0.36. For example, 150 pounds x 0.36 = 54 grams per day.
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Restaurant Nutrition Assignment
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Now repeat this exercise but this time try to make healthy choices from the same restaurant.
Food
Calories
Protein
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
(grams)
(grams)
(grams)
Appetizer
Soup/Salad
(+dressing)
Entrée
Desert
Drink
TOTAL
Now compare these values to what is usually recommended.
Recommended
(per day)
Calories
Protein
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
Consumed
(in one meal)
% of Daily
Recommendation*
Males: 2500
Females: 2000
(calculate†;
see below)
Males: 83 grams max.
Females: 67 grams max
Males: 28 grams max.
Females: 22 grams max.
* † See note on previous page
Finally calculate the difference (subtract the second from the first) between your two meals and
compare it to what is recommended.
Consumed
(in one meal)
Calories
Protein
Total Fat
Saturated Fat
% of Daily
Recommendation*
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Restaurant Nutrition Assignment
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