Assignment 1.                                                                         Name __________________

Due: 1/31 (MWF), 2/1 (T&TH) or 2/3 (TH)              

Q1.  As we discussed in Chapter 1, “variety” is one of the five principles for a healthy diet.  Form a group of 3-4 people and choose one country outside the U.S. you’re interested in exploring.  Present the following in class in addition to submitting this assignment in written form.

Q1-1. Research and describe native foods and traditional eating customs of the country you’ve chosen.  Also, name grains, fruits, vegetables, meat/meat substitutes and milk/milk products that are commonly eaten in the country.

Q1-2.  Describe a recipe of one of the traditional foods of the country you’ve chosen

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Q2. Nancy has recently been recording all the foods consumed everyday.  One day, she consumed 300 g of carbohydrate, 60 g of protein and 70 g of fat.  She didn’t drink any alcohol that day. 

Q 2-1.  In total, how many calories did she consume that day?  Show your calculation.

(Note that 1 g of carbohydrate and 1 g of protein produce 4 calories respectively, and 1 g of fat produces 9 calories.)

Q 2-2. Calculate percentages of total calories that come from carbohydrate, protein and fat respectively:

Carbohydrate: __________________  % 

Protein: __________________  %

Fat:                  __________________  %

Q 2-3. Nancy had red meat and butter that day, and her total saturated fat intake was 25 g.  Calculate the percentage of total calories that comes from saturated fat, and compare it with the recommendation (10% from saturated fat) based on the Daily Value.