1 Alexander Chow

12/4/07
Software App. A
Pd. 7
Food choices depend on history, culture, and environment, as well as on energy
and nutrient needs. The restaurant that I chose is McDonald’s. My menu is composed of a
Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich, Medium French Fries, Large Sprite, and a Hot Fudge
Sundae.
Calories are one of the most important things that you should watch. The grilled
sandwich and the large french fries that I chose have about 500-600 calories. The large
sprite and the sundae have about 300-350. The total of the fat calories is 510 for all the
items. The total percentage fat for all the items is 335 %.
Percentage
Alex Chow’s Menu Calories Fat Calories Non-Fat Calories of Fat
Grilled Chicken Classic
Sandwich 500 150 350 30%
Medium French Fries 570 270 300 47%
Large Spite 310 0 310 0%
Hot fudge Sundae 330 90 240 27%
Total 1710 510 1200 335%

Another student also made a spread sheet about their meal. Their meal consists of
a Cheeseburger, Medium Fries, Hot Fudge Sundae, and a Sprite. The student used less
calories items then I did, the total calories is 970, which was about half of my meal. The
total fat calories are 350 which are about 200 lower. The percentage of fat that this
student used is 277 %. This student clearly chose better meals than me and would have
eaten healthier.
% of
Alissa Jewell’s Menu Calories Fat Calories Non-Fat Calories Fat
Cheeseburger 250 80 170 32%
Medium Fries 380 180 200 47%
Hot Fudge Sundae 330 90 240 27%
Sprite 210 0 210 0%
Total 970 350 820 277%

The Department of Agriculture found that a fat is about 9 calories per gram. The
department recommended that you should have about 30 percent of fat in you diet,
compared to mine chart I was about right the only problem is the fries which was about
47% but the other three were okay. What I should have done is eat more fruit and
vegetables which should be about 2-5 a servings. If I got more fruits or made choices that
have fewer calories in them then I would have made a healthier meal for myself.