Question

The following is the menu options and serving sizes selected. Review the patient’s choices and using the attached resource, estimate how many grams of carbohydrates are in each meal. Enter totals in the totals line. (Hint: pay close attention to serving sizes).

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
2 slices white toast 2 eggs 3 bacon 8 oz glass of milk ¾ cup cheerios Whole large banana 6 oz sugar free yogurt	Grilled ham and cheese sandwich 1 cup tomato soup 12 crackers 1 cup fresh melon 4 small cookies Sugar free lemonade	1 cup spaghetti 4 meat balls 2 slices garlic toast 1 cup steamed broccoli 2 in brownie 8 oz apple juice
Total:	Total:	Total:

Are the patient’s meal totals within the 60 g per meal limit? If not, what suggestions or corrections would you make to make the meal within limits? (Edit menu to get it to the 60g limit)

Answer 1

BREAKFAST

2 slices of white toast CHO : 56g

1/2 Slice Of White toast (14g)

2 Eggs CHO : 1.2g

1 Egg (0.6g)

3 Bacon CHO : 1.4g

1 Balcon ( 0.4g)

8oz milk CHO : 1.4g

1oz milk ( 3.1g)

3/4cup Cheerios CHO : 15g

3/4 cup cheerios ( 15g)

Whole large banana CHO : 31g

1/4 banana ( 7.75,g )

6oz sugarfree yogurtsCHO : 85g

1 oz sugarfree yogurt ( 14.15g)

Total : 189g

Total : 55.07g

LUNCH

Grilled ham & cheese sandwich( 33.6g)	Grilled ham & cheese sandwich (33.6g)
1 cup tomato soup (16g)	1/4 cup tomato soup (4g)
12 crackers (30g)	3 crackers ( 7.5g)
1 Cup fresh melon (14g)	1/4 cup fresh melon (3.6g)
4 small cookies ( 65g)	1/2 of a small cookies ( 8.125g)
Sugar free lemonade (0g)	Sugar-free lemonade (0g)
Total : 158.6g	Total ; 56.82

DINNER

1 cup spaghetti (43g)	1/4 cup spaghetti (10.75g)
4 meat balls (8 g)	2 meatballs ( 4g)
2 slices garlic toast (14.6g)	1/2 slice of a garlic toast ( 3.65g )
1 cup steamed barcoli (91g)	1/ 4 cup of a steamed barcoli (22.75g)
2in brownie (17g)	2 in brownie (17g)
8oz Apple juice (3g)	4 Oz Apple juice (1.5g)
Total : 176.6g	Total : 59.65g