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a key for the Nutrition Plan...

fidel_felipe Posts: 3 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/02/16, 09:22 AM hey im new here and i just got my "nutrition plan" and i got a little conffused.... this is wat i got : Personal Nutritional Profile - Calculated Daily Requirements Protein - 182 g .. maximum 10% variance is acceptable Carbohydrates - 424 g .. maximum 10% variance is acceptable Fats - 84 g .. maximum 10% variance is acceptable Total Calories - 3025 .. calculated maximum, do not exceed for current goal thats cool so im assuming that this is wat i need to eat every day... but then i go to check out wat food have wat properties, and i get this : Calories Protein (g) Carbs (g) Fats (g) oatmeal 145 6 25 2 now im assuming that this "key" is for each gram of oatmeal... anyways if somebody could please help me out with this. thanks
konary Posts: 98 Joined: 2004/02/10	2004/02/16, 10:12 AM It's for each portion. I believe oatmeal portion is around 30-35g. I could be wrong though. Anyway, it's not for 1 gram of oatmeal for sure.
fidel_felipe Posts: 3 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/02/16, 10:19 AM yea see thats wat i was afraid of... ok so now that i know all the information about a "portion", where do i find out how much a "portion" is, i mean ok a portion of oatmeal is 30-35g but wat about for example a portion of... raisons?! thanks again...
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/02/16, 10:21 AM That would be for 1/2 cup dry oatmeal. Remember this is the key...protein...4 calories per gram, Carbohydrates...4 calories per gram, and fats...9 calories per gr., alcohol 7 calories. From this you can figure any serving size you want. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
fidel_felipe Posts: 3 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/02/16, 10:27 AM ah ok nevermind i got it : "serving sizes are 1 whole or 1 cup unless noted - all values are rounded" :p thanks anyways ppl