Question

Ruben Ward has been weight lifting and eating a high protein diet.

Below is Ruben's profile and what he ate for a day.

He entered his profile information and food intake into Diet & Wellness Plus and then pulled the Diet & Wellness Plus Reports.

View Ruben's Intake vs Goals and Macronutrient Ranges Reports and then answer the questions below.

Profile for Ruben Ward

1. Age: 19 years old

2. Gender: Male

3. Height: 5 ft,, 8 ing Weight: 205 lbs

5. Non-Smoker

6. Activity Level: .

• Eggs, Scramb

- Coffee, Brewed (8 oz)

- MorningStar Farms Links, Sausage, Veggie Frozen ( 4 items)

- Bacon, Turkey, Cooked (2 oz)

Morning Snack

- Oatmeal, Cooked with Water ( 1 cup)

- Milk, Non-Fat Skim or Fat Free (8 oz)

Lunch

- Cottage Cheese, Low Fat, 2 % ( 1 Cup)

- Edamame, Frozen, Prepared ( 1 cup)

- Beans, Kidney, Red, Canned (1 cup)

- Spinach, Chopped, Raw (3 Cups)

- Kale (2 Cups)

- Cheese, Parmesan, Hard (2 oz)

- Chicken, Breast, Meat and Skin, Boneless, Roasted (5 oz)

- Newman's Own Salad Dressing, Lighten Up, Caesar ( 3 T )

Afternoon Snack

- Hummus (.5 Cups)

- Turkey, Fryer Roaster, Breast, Meat Only, Roasted (4 oz)

Dinner

- Quinoa, Cooked (1 cup)

- Broccoli-Cauliflower Medley (2 servings)

- Beef, Flank Steak, Braised (5 oz)

Evening Snack

- FAGE TOTAL Yogurt, Plain (1 serving)

- Almonds, Slivered (.25 Cup)

Total Water

- Water, Tap (32 oz)

1. Ruben has recently taken up weight lifting, and his friends at the gym mistakenly believe they should eat more protein to build muscle. The DRI for protein for healthy adults is 0.8 g per kg body weight. If Ruben weighs 205 lbs (93 kg ), how many grams of protein per kg body weight did he eat on this day?

a. 5.37 g / kg

b. 10.33 g / kg

c. 3.55 g / kg

d. 4.88 g / kg

2. The Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) for protein is 10-35 % of calories. What percent of calories in this one-day menu comes from protein?

a. 36.8 % calories from protein

b. 43.3 % calories from protein

c. 24.5 % calories from protein

d. 15.7% calories from protein

3. This one-day menu is unbalanced because it contains insufficient micronutrients and a skewed macronutrient distribution. Which macronutrients fall outside of the recommended Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR)?

a. Carbohydrate and Protein.

b. Carbohydrate and Fat

c. Carbohydrate, Protein, and Fat.

d. Protein and Fat

4. One of the drawbacks of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet is that it contains too much of some nutrients and not enough of others. The recommended intake for sodium is 1,500 mg. This one-day menu contains what percentage of the recommended sodium?

a. 31096

b. 220 %

c. 150 %

d. 410 %

5. A high-protein diet such as this diet can contain a lot of fat. The recommendation is less than 38.8 grams of saturated fat. How many grams of saturated fat is Ruben over the recommendation?

a, 6.3 grams

b. 15.4 grams

c. 2.5 grams

d. 8.4 grams

6. Using the Intake vs. Goals report, determine how many excessive calories from protein this menu provides. (Excessive calories from protein = calories from protein in intake minus calories from protein in DRI.).

a. 875.9 calories from protein

b. 1500.4 calories from protein

c. 656.8 calories from protein

d. 1,021.6 calories from protein

7. This diet provides more than 100 % of the DRI for all of the following, EXCEPT

a. iron

b. vitamin D

c nbofiavin

d. vitamin C.

8. If Ruben were to maintain this diet for a period of time, he would likely experience fatigue and headaches due to inadequate carbohydrate intake. How many grams of carbohydrate did Ruben consume?

a. 239.19 grams of carbohydrate

b. 393.19 grams of carbohydrate

C. 145.34 grams of carbohydrate

d. 345,82 grams of carbohydrate

9. Ruben exceeded his DRI for protein on this day by what percentage?

a. 345 %

b. 523 %

C. 234 %

d. 443 %

10. Along with a balanced diet, weight-bearing exercise promotes bone mineral density. Ruben's body-builder diet would be unhealthy for his bones ovet the long term because it is

a. Inadequate in vitamin D and excessive in calcium.

b. excessive in vitamin D and excessive in calcium

c. inadequate in vitamin d and inadequate in calcium

d. excessive in vitamin D and inadequate in calcium

Answer 1

1. DRI of protein is 0.8gm /kg /day

Weight of Ruben is 93kg

Hence his DRI for protein is 93×0.8 = 74.4gm

2. His total calories for a day is 2565 according to his BMR and activity level.

Out of which calorie provided by protein is 297 which is 11.6 ~ 12 % of thw total calories .

3. The correct option is a) carbohydrate and protein