19 End of Chapter Exercises
It’s Your Turn
- Summarize the organization of the human body in a flow chart.
- Determine how many calories you ate of a particular food yesterday and calculate the percent of calories that came from carbohydrates, protein, and fat.
Apply It
- Draw a flow chart that summarizes the steps of digestion that take place in each organ of the digestive system.
- Calculate the calories derived from protein, fats, and carbohydrates from five different foods you often eat.
Expand Your Knowledge
- Estimate the total number of kilocalories that you have eaten so far today. What percentage of the kilocalories you consumed was obtained from carbohydrates, protein, and fat? Compare the percentage of calories from carbohydrates, protein, and fat that you consumed to their Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges.
- On your next trip to the grocery store, pretend you have a child with a peanut allergy and determine which foods you need to avoid purchasing to prevent your child from having an allergic response.
