Question

Purpose
To calculate your personal RDA for protein. Most adults consume more than adequate amounts of protein for growth, repair and maintenance of the human body. There are some of us, however, that fall short of our daily intake. The roles of protein make it the MOST versatile of all the energy nutrients and also one of the most critical. It is always interesting to see how much protein you really need on a daily basis so this activity will let you write a menu to reflect meeting those protein needs. Don't go over board but be sure to meet the RDA. Most students are surprised how easily we do meet our protein recommendations.

Directions

1. Using the adult recommendation of 0.8g/kg body weight, calculate your personal RDA for protein.
2. Write a one day menu that would meet the protein requirement. List the food item, serving size, grams of protein/serving, and the total protein consumed for the day.
3. Do you think the food selections are reflective of what you normally eat?

Answer 1

Using the adult recommendation of 0.8g/kg body weight, calculate your personal RDA for protein.

• 0.8 * body weight = 0.8 * 60 = 48 g protein / day

Write a one day menu that would meet the protein requirement. List the food item, serving size, grams of protein/serving, and the total protein consumed for the day.

Total protein consumed: 49 g/ day

Breakfast: [ 3 grams of protein]

• Oats and almonds porridge- 1 cup
• 1 banana

Midday meal: [ 4 grams of protein]

• Scrambled egg white
• 1 lime juice

Lunch: [ 22 grams of protein]

• Roti, dal
• 1 small piece grilled tuna
• 1 small bowl of grated veggies/leaves

Evening snack: [ 5 grams of protein]

• Chickpea salad/masala peanuts
• Black coffee/ green tea

Dinner: [ 15 grams of protein]

• Grilled chicken breast- half portion
• Vegetable salad

Do you think the food selections are reflective of what you normally eat?

Yes, this diet plant reflect my routine diet and I meet the protein requirements purely from my diet rather than from any kind of supplements. The total daily protein consumption is one gram more than the calculated value which could be considered as an error factor for portion sizes and measurements.

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