Nutritional Calculations Research

Lori is a seventh grader. She is 13 years old, 5 ft. 3 in. tall, and weighs 115 pounds. Lori’s health class has been working on food labels and nutrition information. Re-create the data that Lori found at the McDonald’s website for a Big Mac. Calories: _____ Protein: _____ grams Fat: _____ grams Carbs: _____ Sodium: _____ Calories from fat: _____ To go directly to this site, mcdonalds An alternative is to search www.mcdonalds.com, click on “Food” and then “Burgers & Sandwiches.” Locate Big Mac and click on “Nutrition” to see a table. You can unclick the items to see changes in the nutrition info. Show your work as you answer the following questions: 1. What is the ratio of calories from fat to total calories?   2. What percentage of the total calories are the calories from fat?   3. In her health class, Lori has learned that for her age and weight, a healthy percentage of calories from fat is 25 percent to 35 percent. Does a Big Mac have a healthy percentage of calories from fat for Lori? Explain your answer.   4. Visit the nutrition calculator here: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/about-our-food/nutrition-calculator.html Edit ingredients. What would you leave out to decrease the calories from fat? Now what percentage of the total calories are the calories from fat?     A way to maintain weight is to calculate your calorie intake and the calories burned during exercise. Have you ever wondered how long you would need to walk to burn the calories in a Big Mac? Lori found that if she walks at a pace of 2.5 mph on level ground, she will burn 26 calories in 10 minutes. Show your work as you answer the following questions. 1.       How long does Lori need to walk at that rate to burn off a regular Big Mac?