Everyday Math Skills Workbooks series - Kitchen Math
Everyday Math Skills Workbooks series - Kitchen Math
Everyday Math Skills Workbooks series - Kitchen Math
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<strong>Kitchen</strong> <strong>Math</strong> Workbook<br />
Nutrition<br />
Part 2: Look at this ‘Nutrition Facts’ label. It is for<br />
two pancakes with butter and syrup. Use the facts<br />
on the label to answer the questions.<br />
6. Calories. There are 520 calories in two<br />
pancakes with butter and syrup. If a person<br />
only needs 2000 calories per day, roughly what<br />
percentage of your calorie intake would be used<br />
up by eating these pancakes? ____________<br />
7. Calories. How many calories would one<br />
pancake have? _________________<br />
8. Fat. How many grams of fat are in these<br />
pancakes? ______________ How many are<br />
saturated? ____________<br />
9. Cholesterol. The total Percent Daily Value of<br />
cholesterol for one day is 100 percent. Two<br />
pancakes with syrup use 19 % of the total. What percent of the day’s cholesterol<br />
will come from other foods? _______________<br />
10. At the bottom of the label it shows how many grams you need of fiber for a diet of<br />
2000 per day. Do the pancakes provide a sufficient amount of fiber?<br />
_________________<br />
11. What do you think is healthier: oatmeal or pancakes? ___________ Why?<br />
Nutrition<br />
__________________________________________________________________________<br />
_________________________________________________________________________<br />
From: Nutritional data and images courtesy of www.NutritionData.com."<br />
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