Plowing through a food label and food packaging can be extremely challenging for people who want to watch their weight or lose weight. You need to combine mathematical skills, detective skills a bit of common sense and the desire to "get to the truth." Here's a quiz to see just how well you know the food facts.
Every gram of carbohydrate has 4 calories/gram and every gram of protein has 4 calories/gram. To figure out fat calories you would multiply 9 calories/gram. This become important when you are trying to figure out whether the food is predominantl... Read More >
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Every gram of carbohydrate has 4 calories/gram and every gram of protein has 4 calories/gram. To figure out fat calories you would multiply 9 calories/gram. This become important when you are trying to figure out whether the food is predominantl... Read More >
Every gram of carbohydrate has 4 calories/gram and every gram of protein has 4 calories/gram. To figure out fat calories you would multiply 9 calories/gram. This become important when you are trying to figure out whether the food is predominantly protein, fat or carbohydrate in nature. If the serving size is 220 calories then you would see the ratio between the total calories to each (protein, fat, carbohydrate calories) to find that out.
Every gram of carbohydrate has 4 calories/gram and every gram of protein has 4 calories/gram. To figure out fat calories you would multiply 9 calories/gram. This become important when you are trying to figure out whether the food is predominantly protein, fat or carbohydrate in nature. If the serving size is 220 calories then you would see the ratio between the total calories to each (protein, fat, carbohydrate calories) to find that out.