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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 />

73<br />

<strong>Kitchen</strong> <strong>Math</strong> Workbook 73

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