{"id":101525,"date":"2022-10-26T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/fast-food-biology-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T15:05:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:05:04","slug":"fast-food-biology-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/fast-food-biology-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast food | Biology homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many times we find ourselves out of the house without many food options except \u201cfast food\u201d. I think we all know that in general fast food is not a good food option but sometimes we have no choice, or just don\u2019t care. It is possible to make healthier fast food options though. The point of this discussion is to have you work through some options for \u201chealthy\u201d fast food. Use the instructions below to construct 3 meals that fall within FDA guidelines for a \u201chealthy\u201d meal. We will not factor in dietary restrictions (including for medical reasons) or personal metabolic variations. You should choose foods that you would actually eat though.<\/p>\n

Type up your resulting meals along with nutritional information, changes and sources in the discussion forum. Yes, this discussion will include some basic math in some cases and you must include those calculations when necessary. For example, if you get an Egg McMuffin without cheese (which isn\u2019t specifically on the menu when I checked), you will need to include the total calories for the Egg McMuffin and then show the deduction for removing the cheese. (There are multiple sources for estimating the values of a slice of processed American cheese, or just look at the difference between a cheeseburger and hamburger on the lunch menu.) IMPORTANT \u2013 Make sure you include the final totals for each meal. Also include the source(s) of your information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part 1 \u2013 Breakfast<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Choose a national\/regional fast food chain (something with a drive-thru) and construct a breakfast with a beverage (water is ok but you must indicate it) that falls within the average recommended guidelines for an adult (I provide guidelines below). You can customize your meal any way you want to (\u201chold the cheese\u201d for example) but you must provide documentation (web links) to your source(s) of information. You must also show your breakdown of the numbers along with any changes to the standard menu that you\u2019ve made. Your meal should fall between 600-700 calories. Remember that any calories lose by reducing fat, you must replace with non-sugar carbs or proteins.<\/p>\n

You should not exceed the following guidelines (+\/- 10%):<\/p>\n

Total Fat \u2013 22g<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturated Fat \u2013 7g<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cholesterol \u2013 100mg<\/p>\n

Sugars \u2013 10g<\/p>\n

Sodium \u2013 800mg<\/p>\n

You should meet or exceed the following:<\/p>\n

Total Carbs \u2013 80g<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fiber \u2013 8g<\/p>\n

Total Protein \u2013 17g<\/p>\n

Part 2 \u2013 Lunch<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Choose a DIFFERENT national\/regional fast food chain (something with a drive-thru or a sandwich shop like Subway, Blimpie, etc.) and construct a lunch with a beverage (water is ok but you must indicate it) that falls within the average recommended guidelines for an adult (I provide guidelines below). You can customize your meal any way you want to (\u201chold the cheese\u201d for example) but you must provide documentation (web links) to your source(s) of information. You must also show your breakdown of the numbers along with any changes to the standard menu that you\u2019ve made. Your meal should fall between 600-700 calories. Remember that any calories lose by reducing fat, you must replace with non-sugar carbs or proteins.<\/p>\n

You should not exceed the following guideline (+\/- 10%):<\/p>\n

Total Fat \u2013 22g<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturated Fat \u2013 7g<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cholesterol \u2013 100mg<\/p>\n

Sugars \u2013 10g<\/p>\n

Sodium \u2013 800mg<\/p>\n

You should meet or exceed the following:<\/p>\n

Total Carbs \u2013 80g<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fiber \u2013 8g<\/p>\n

Total Protein \u2013 17g<\/p>\n

Part 3 \u2013 Dinner<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Choose a national\/regional restaurant chain (something WITHOUT a drive-thru) and construct a dinner with a beverage (water is ok but you must indicate it) that falls within the average recommended guidelines for an adult (I provide guidelines below). You can customize your meal any way you want to (\u201chold the cheese\u201d for example) but you must provide documentation (web links) to your source(s) of information. You must also show your breakdown of the numbers along with any changes to the standard menu that you\u2019ve made. Your meal should fall between 600-800 calories. Remember that any calories lose by reducing fat, you must replace with non-sugar carbs or proteins.<\/p>\n

You should not exceed the following guidelines (+\/- 10%):<\/p>\n

Total Fat \u2013 27g<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturated Fat \u2013 8g<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cholesterol \u2013 120mg<\/p>\n

Sugars \u2013 12g<\/p>\n

Sodium \u2013 960mg<\/p>\n

You should meet or exceed the following:<\/p>\n

Total Carbs \u2013 96g<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fiber \u2013 10g<\/p>\n

Total Protein \u2013 20g<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many times we find ourselves out of the house without many food options except \u201cfast food\u201d. I think we all know that in general fast food is not a good food option but sometimes we have no choice, or just don\u2019t care. It is possible to make healthier fast food options though. The point of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101525\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}