1)The doctor has determined that the reason you and your childfell ill is that you have a protein deficiency. Therefore, youdetermine to increase the amount of protein that you and your childconsume. To begin this process, you have to figure out how muchprotein you should consume in a day. Assume that you are 30 yearsold and weigh 158 pounds and that your child is 2 years old andweighs 35 pounds. Try doing a Google search for the answer. Listyour results for the 158 pound female and the 2 year old 35 poundchild. Child’s amount of daily protein _______ and your amount ofdaily protein________
Food Item | Price per item | Servings per item | Protein (g) per serving | Price per gram of protein |
Bush Chili Sauce Pinto Beans | $1.06 | 3.5 | 5g | |
Jif Peanut Butter | $4.28 | 25 | 7g | |
Bumblebee Canned White Chicken | $1.18 | 2 | 13g | |
Kellogg’s Special K Protein Cereal | $3.98 | 16 | 10g | |
Which item is the best purchase in terms of price per gram ofprotein?
Were you surprised with any of your results? Answer in completesentences.
3)While still in the hospital, the doctor writes an order for anantibiotic at 250mg/kg/day. You are nervous now because the nursewas wrong before. Assuming that you weigh 158 lb, determine howmany milligrams should you be given. What is the equivalent numberof grams? (Hint: 1000 mg = 1 g and mg/kg/day = )
