What percentage of the total calories comes from fat What pe

What percentage of the total calories comes from fat? What percentage of the total calories comes from saturated fat? Why might the information about saturated fat be important information for most people? What ingredients likely contribute the largest amount of saturated fat? How could you substitute these ingredients to reduce the total amount of saturated fat in this product? What could you do to reduce the total amount of fat? What is the serving size? Would this be considered a standard serving size based on what you know about serving sizes? What percentage of the Daily Value for total fat is contributed by this particular product? What percentage of the Daily Value for saturated fat is contributed by this particular product?

Solution

1. calories from fat would be equal to 43*9=387

therfore the percentage of calories from fat would be 57.76 ( 387/670*100)

2a. calories from saturated fat would be equal to 17*9=153

percentage of calories from saturated fat would be 22.83 ( 153/670*100)

2b. Eating foods that contain saturated fats raises the level of cholestrol in your blood. High levels of LDL cholestrol in your blood can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

3a.ingridients contributing to saturated fats are as follows: heavy whipping cream,cream cheese,parmesan cheese,butter

3b. replace butter with oil(do not use tropical oils). replace whipping cream with evaporated skim milk. replace cream chease with fat free cream cheese,repalce reular cheese with reduced fat cheeses.

3c. use low fat milk/youghurt/cream.Reduce the amount of cheese.Use unsaturated margarine instead of butter. use a vareity of oils such as canola,sunflower,peanut oil.

4. serving size of this meal corresponds to 140.245 g . Yes this is considered as a standard serving size.