Question

Maria Gonzales is a 57-year-old operating room nurse who works full-time at a local hospital. She is 65 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. She has a family history of diabetes and heart disease, and was recently diagnosed with high blood cholesterol. Maria has declined the cholesterol-lowering medication that her doctor prescribed, explaining that she would like to explore other methods for lowering her cholesterol first. After reading an article on the Internet a few weeks ago, Maria has been taking a tablespoon of coconut oil every day in the hopes that it will lower her cholesterol. She admits that she has little time or energy to exercise. Her diet history reveals that she often skips breakfast or buys a bagel with cream cheese and flavored coffee on her way to work. While at work, she drinks at least one more cup of coffee with cream and sugar before noon. Lunch is a salad with crackers and iced tea with sugar in the hospital cafeteria. When Maria arrive homes, she occasionally drinks one or two glasses of wine in the evening, especially after a stressful day. She lives alone and relies on frozen dinners or other convenience foods for dinner. An analysis of her diet reveals an average daily intake of 200 grams carbohydrate, 50 grams protein, and 80 grams of fat.
Which of Maria's habits involves the use of functional food?

a. Eating crackers with her salad

b. Adding cream and sugar to her coffee

c. Using frozen meals to save time and effort

d. Having a donut for breakfast

e. Consuming coconut oil

Using Table 1-2 from the text, calculate Maria's average daily kcalorie intake from carbohydrates, protein, and fat. Adding these figures together, what is her total daily caloric intake?

a. 1520

b. 1720

c. 1320

d. 1420

e. 1620

Answer 1