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Assuming Isabella’s diet is inadequate in vitamin B12 what could she do to get enough vitamin B12? Question 14 Transcript

Sophia is not an early riser, and her first class isn’t until 10 a.m.  Every day she grabs breakfast to go from Burger King: a sausage biscuit (2 oz sausage on a medium biscuit) and 12 oz 100% orange juice. Mid-afternoon she stops by the vending machines to get a snack: usually 2 oatmeal cookies and a 12 ounce soda pop. For dinner every day she has a box of macaroni and cheese, made according to the package directions. She adds a hot dog (2 oz) to make it more filling.  Each night she has a snack of one hard-cooked egg and 3-4 slices of wheat bread toast and jam. She figures as long as she feels full, she’s probably getting all the nutrition she needs. After all, she doesn’t crave any particular foods. Question: How many equivalents from the protein foods group did she eat?   Question 4 Video Help Transcript.pdf

Ethan’s average food intake provides 268 g protein, 217 g fat, and 66 g carbohydrate. What percent of calories come from protein [proteinpercent]? What percent of calories come from fat [fatpercent]? What percent of calories come from carbohydrate [carbpercent]?  Round your answer to the nearest whole percent. Example 22.5 becomes 23%; 19.2 becomes 19%. Round 0.5 or higher up. Question 6 Video Help Transcript.pdf

Sophia is looking at the DRI tables. Which amount is the largest?   Question 3 Video Help Transcript.pdf

What, if any, risk factors does Laurie have for iron deficiency anemia?   Question 5 Video Help Transcript.pdf

How adequate is Matt’s diet in vitamins A & C?   Transcript

Laurie (51 years old, post-menopausal, height 5’5″, weight 138 pounds) works full time as a teacher. Each day she eats a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast, and takes a lunchmeat sandwich and diet soda to work for lunch. When she gets home from work she fixes dinner for the family, which generally consist of meat, enriched breads or pastas, and dessert. Laurie uses many convenience foods such as helper mixes and canned soups, plus condiments to enhance the flavor of the grains. The family drinks bottled water or soda with their meals. They eat little produce, because they believe that America’s soils are depleted, resulting in foods that aren’t very nutritious. They keep cookies, candy, chips, crackers and similar foods on hand for convenient snacking.

If Matt continues to eat this way for months, which might he experience?   Transcript

Laurie’s son, 20-year-old Matt (5’10”, 160 pounds) is away at college. He wants to be more muscular, so he lifts weights, has a protein shake 2 times a day, and eats many protein bars for snacks during the day. His meals consist of meat, bread, rice and peanut butter. He recently started using the college’s indoor track to run the same routines he practiced in high school when he was on the track and field team, including the 100, 200- and 400-meter races. His routine allows for about 30 minutes of actual activity each day, and Matt is trying to decide which beverage will help him most. His roommate, talks about eating a lot of carbs as a way to improve performance on the field.  His roommate also tells him to eat a substantial, high-protein meal of steak and ribs before running.

What of the following is most appropriate age for introducing each food into an infant’s diet?  Transcript