Problem
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Total Calories
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Protein (g)
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Carbohydrate (g)
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Fat (g)
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1 bowl Kelloggs frosted flakes with 2% milk
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240
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11g
|
40g
|
5g
|
|
2 cups coffee with cream and 2 tsp sugar
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58
33
|
1g
0
|
4g
8g
|
5g
0
|
|
1 chocolate chip muffin from Tim Horton's
|
410
|
5g
|
62g
|
15g
|
|
6 inch cold cut sub from Subway
|
450
|
21g
|
41g
|
23g
|
|
1 can coke
|
140
|
0
|
39g
|
0
|
|
1 plain bagel with cream cheese from Tim Horton's
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430
|
12g
|
62g
|
14g
|
|
1 bowl white pasta (100g) with ¼ cups Hunts tomato sauce
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345
20
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14g
0
|
70g
4g
|
1g
0
|
|
½ cup chocolate Haagen-Dazs ice cream
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270
|
5g
|
23g
|
18g
|
|
Total
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2396
|
69g
|
353g
|
81g
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Mildred is a 20 year old female college student. She works part time and states that she is too busy to exercise on a regular basis. Mildred has a lot of stress, she doesn't sleep well, she has difficulty concentrating on school work, and she feels tired a lot of the time.
The following is a list of foods that Mildred consumed in 1 day and is an example of her regular diet.
Reference the work you did when filling out the table in Part 1 to answer the following questions.
1. Based on her age, gender, and activity level, how many total Calories should she eat per day?
2. How many total Calories is she actually eating?
3. What will happen to Mildred's body weight if she continues to eat this way for the rest of the school year, will she gain weight, lose eight, to maintain her current body weight?
4. If there are 3500 Calories in a pound, approximately how long will it take Mildred to gain 10 pounds if continues to eat the same amount of Calories per day? Please show your work.
5. What is missing in her current diet?
6. Do you think Mildred is getting enough vitamins and minerals from her diet? Why or why not?
7. Do you think Mildred is eating enough fiber? Why or why not? (4 marks)
8. Why do you think Mildred often feels tired and has a difficult time concentrating?
9. Give an example of a healthy breakfast, lunch, and dinner.