Question

1)The doctor has determined that the reason you and your child fell ill is that you have a protein deficiency. Therefore, you determine to increase the amount of protein that you and your child consume. To begin this process, you have to figure out how much protein you should consume in a day. Assume that you are 30 years old and weigh 158 pounds and that your child is 2 years old and weighs 35 pounds. Try doing a Google search for the answer. List your results for the 158 pound female and the 2 year old 35 pound child. Child’s amount of daily protein _______ and your amount of daily protein________

Food Item	Price per item	Servings per item	Protein (g) per serving	Price per gram of protein
Bush Chili Sauce Pinto Beans	$1.06	3.5	5g
Jif Peanut Butter	$4.28	25	7g
Bumblebee Canned White Chicken	$1.18	2	13g
Kellogg’s Special K Protein Cereal	$3.98	16	10g

Which item is the best purchase in terms of price per gram of protein?

Were you surprised with any of your results? Answer in complete sentences.

3)While still in the hospital, the doctor writes an order for an antibiotic at 250mg/kg/day. You are nervous now because the nurse was wrong before. Assuming that you weigh 158 lb, determine how many milligrams should you be given. What is the equivalent number of grams? (Hint: 1000 mg = 1 g and mg/kg/day = )

Answer 1

Using this website

http://www.calculator.net/protein-calculator.html

Protein requirements are

1) The woman: 46 grams per day

2) Child :: 13 grams per day

In terms of price per gram protein, the best purchase is Jeffs Peanut Butter

The costlier items on the list i.e. jif Peanut Butter and Kellogg's special K protein cereal are cheaper in terms of price per gram protein.

3)158 lb = 71.67 kg (1 kg = 2.20462 lb)

Antibiotic is 250 mg/kg/day

Therefore antibiotic requirement = my weight multiplied by per kg antibiotic requirement

= 71.67 x 250 = 17917 mg/day

= 17.9 g/day