Week 3
Amanda Case Study
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs and 2 sausage links; 1 cup orange juice; tea with agave nectar
Snack: 2 oz of honey-roasted peanuts and a diet soft drink
Lunch: tossed salad with 1 hard cooked egg, 3 oz of sliced turkey, 2 oz of sliced cheese, 3 tbsp
0of honey mustard dressing; 1 can diet soft drink; 1 cup of diet gelatin
Snack: 2 oz of cheese curds and a diet soft drink
Dinner: 6 oz of fried chicken; 1 cup of white rice; ½ cup corn; ½ cup diet pudding with whipped
cream; 1 can diet soft drink
Snack: 5 chicken wings with ¼ cup bleu cheese dressing
1. What foods did she eat yesterday that contained carbohydrates? Everything
has carbohydrates except diet drinks and diet gelatin.
2. Estimate how many grams of carbohydrate she ate. She ate approximately 184
carbohydrates
3. How does her intake compare with the amount of total carbohydrate
recommended for someone needing 2000 cal/day? Her intake of approximately
184 grams of carbohydrates is slightly below the recommended amount for
someone needing 2000 calories per day. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans
suggest that 45-65% of total daily calories should come from carbohydrates,
which translates to about 225-325 grams of carbohydrates per day for a 2000-
calorie diet. Therefore, she is consuming fewer carbohydrates than recommended.
4. Are all of the sources of carbohydrate she chose the “healthiest” in their food
group? Probably not. Carbohydrates can be found in a variety of foods, including
fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and dairy products. She needs to make sure she's
getting a balanced diet with a variety of carbohydrate sources.
5. What items is she consuming that contain added sugar? The foods she ate that
contain added sugars include the orange juice, honey-roasted peanuts, honey
mustard dressing, and the diet pudding with whipped cream.
6. What sources of fiber did she consume? Estimate how many grams of fiber
she ate. She consumed fiber from the tossed salad (including the vegetables and
hard-cooked egg), the white rice, corn, and the honey-roasted peanuts. Estimating
fiber content, she likely consumed around 2 grams from the salad, 1 gram from
the rice, 2 grams from the corn, and 2 grams from the peanuts, totaling
approximately 7 grams of fiber for the day.
7. How does her fiber intake compare with the AI amount recommended for
women? Her fiber intake of approximately 7 grams is significantly lower than the
Amanda Case Study
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs and 2 sausage links; 1 cup orange juice; tea with agave nectar
Snack: 2 oz of honey-roasted peanuts and a diet soft drink
Lunch: tossed salad with 1 hard cooked egg, 3 oz of sliced turkey, 2 oz of sliced cheese, 3 tbsp
0of honey mustard dressing; 1 can diet soft drink; 1 cup of diet gelatin
Snack: 2 oz of cheese curds and a diet soft drink
Dinner: 6 oz of fried chicken; 1 cup of white rice; ½ cup corn; ½ cup diet pudding with whipped
cream; 1 can diet soft drink
Snack: 5 chicken wings with ¼ cup bleu cheese dressing
1. What foods did she eat yesterday that contained carbohydrates? Everything
has carbohydrates except diet drinks and diet gelatin.
2. Estimate how many grams of carbohydrate she ate. She ate approximately 184
carbohydrates
3. How does her intake compare with the amount of total carbohydrate
recommended for someone needing 2000 cal/day? Her intake of approximately
184 grams of carbohydrates is slightly below the recommended amount for
someone needing 2000 calories per day. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans
suggest that 45-65% of total daily calories should come from carbohydrates,
which translates to about 225-325 grams of carbohydrates per day for a 2000-
calorie diet. Therefore, she is consuming fewer carbohydrates than recommended.
4. Are all of the sources of carbohydrate she chose the “healthiest” in their food
group? Probably not. Carbohydrates can be found in a variety of foods, including
fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and dairy products. She needs to make sure she's
getting a balanced diet with a variety of carbohydrate sources.
5. What items is she consuming that contain added sugar? The foods she ate that
contain added sugars include the orange juice, honey-roasted peanuts, honey
mustard dressing, and the diet pudding with whipped cream.
6. What sources of fiber did she consume? Estimate how many grams of fiber
she ate. She consumed fiber from the tossed salad (including the vegetables and
hard-cooked egg), the white rice, corn, and the honey-roasted peanuts. Estimating
fiber content, she likely consumed around 2 grams from the salad, 1 gram from
the rice, 2 grams from the corn, and 2 grams from the peanuts, totaling
approximately 7 grams of fiber for the day.
7. How does her fiber intake compare with the AI amount recommended for
women? Her fiber intake of approximately 7 grams is significantly lower than the
