Adding Up the Building Blocks
All foods are made up of basic nutrients . In the previous pages , we have learned about the six building blocks of nutrition . Each building block fulfills a different need in your body . Some foods have more of one type of nutrient and less of others . That ’ s why it is important to eat a variety of foods every day . That way you are able to get some of each building block or nutrient every day .
Take a look at the ingredients of a hamburger listed below . Let ’ s calculate the amount of the nutrient building blocks your body gets from eating the hamburger .
Food Item Fat Carbohydrate Protein * Reference # Bun 2 g 26 g 5 g 339564 Hamburger 15 g 0 g 21 g 171797 Cheese , American 5 g 2 g 4 g 336767 Ketchup 0 g 4 g 0 g 342526 Mustard 0 g 0 g 0 g 326698 Pickle slice 0 g 0 g 0 g 324653 Lettuce 0 g 0 g 0 g 169248 Onion 0 g 1 g 0 g 170000
Using the chart above , list the food items you would put on your hamburger in the first column , and then put in the amount of nutrients for each item . Add up the total at the bottom . Compare your total with your classmates . Who ’ s hamburger has more nutrients ? What food items could you add to your hamburger to make it more nutritious ?
Food items you would put on your hamburger
Total amount
Amount of fat in grams
Amount of carbohydrates in grams
Amount of protein in grams
Calculate the total amount of calories from the fat , carbohydrates , and protein
* Reference # from FoodData Central https :// fdc . nal . usda . gov / fdc-app . html #/ food-details / 336767 / nutrients
Beef Trivia Questions
1 . In America , on which single day of the year is the most beef consumed ? A . Memorial Day B . 4th of July C . Thanksgiving D . Christmas
2 . How many quarter-pound hamburgers come from the ground beef in one 1,000 pound beef animal ? A . 500 quarter-pound burgers B . 750 quarter-pound burgers C . 1,000 quarter-pound burgers D . 1,500 quarter-pound burgers
3 . How many basketballs can be made from 1 cowhide ? A . 4 basketballs B . 12 basketballs C . 15 basketballs D . 20 basketballs
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