Humanities Homework Help

Food for Thought 3.1: Daily Carbohydrates and Fiber for Athletes

Use the 1-day meal plan listed below to answer questions 1-4. Your answers must be in word, excel, or as a pdf.

Breakfast	Carbohydrate (grams)
12 oz orange juice	40
1 large hearty grain bagel	49
2 tbsp peanut butter	7
1 cup oatmeal	27
½ cup soy milk	5
Lunch
2 cups black bean soup	60
1 piece corn bread	29
2 cups green salad with raw vegetables	25
8 oz tomato juice	12
Snack
5 halves dried apricots	11
6 oz low-fat yogurt with fruit	30
Dinner
2 cups macaroni and cheese	80
1 cup steamed carrots	22
12 oz light chocolate soy milk	33
Snack
1 snack-size bag microwave popcorn	10
12 oz water	0

One-day meal total calories = 2,780

1. Calculate the percentage of calories from carbohydrates in the entire 1-day meal plan.

2. Compare the calculated percentage to the daily carbohydrate recommendations for athletes. Explain how this meal plan meets or does not meet the established recommendations.

3. Find the Items on the 1-day meal plan that contain fiber. Research these food Items to determine the total fiber and type of fiber for each Item. Place the Item and grams of total fiber for each fiber-containing food in the appropriate column, according to Its general fiber classification (2 columns – food item, total fiber Insoluble or food item, total fiber, soluble).

4. Determine the total grams of fiber consumed in this 1-day meal plan. Does this amount of fiber meet the recommendations for a healthful diet? Describe why or why not.