Question

the table below outlines George’s typical intake on a daily basis. in the last column identify the types of carbohydrates found in each food

Case Information George is a 55 ylo male who is being referred to a nutrition professional for diet education. He is a newly diagnosed diabetic and he has a family history of diabetes. Currently George is attempting to control his blood glucose with diet, but his doctor may prescribe medications if necessary. George works in an office and is generally sedentary overall. He has noticed his weight has been slowly increasing over the course of the last 10 years. He knows he is overweight, but he doesn't know how to make healthy changes. Ht: 5'11 Wt: 235 lbs (overweight) Medical history: hypertension, high cholesterol, prediabetes Social history: married with 2 kids; office supply salesman; generally low level of physical activity 1. The table below outlines George's typical intake on.a daily.basis. In the last column identify the types of carbohydrate found in each food. There may be more than one type in one food, or there may be none. (5 pts) Meal Food/Drink Brkfast Cold cereal (corn flakes) 2 cups Amount/Portion Size (ist starch, sugar, and/or fiber) Carbohydrate in food 2% milk Toast with PB 1 cup 2 slices toast w1 Tbs PB Banana Lunch Subway sub sandwich Foot-long meatball w/ cheese Potato chips Regular soda Single serving bag 20 oz Snack Cookies 3-4 medium

Answer 1

The type of carbohydrate in each food items are :

Meat- no carbohydrates present

potatoes- carbohydrate in the form of starch 36g

Dinner rolls- 43.4g of carbohydrate in the form of sugar and dietary fibre.

Butter- no carbohydrate present

Canned green beans - 5g of carbohydrate in the form of starch and fibre

Brownie - 15 g of carbohydrate in the form of sugar

2%milk - 12 g of carbohydrate in the form of lactose

Water and Gatorade - carbohydrate in the form of sugar 26g