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13. What foods contain minerals? 



14. How many Calories of protein, fat, or carbohydrates did you 

 eat yesterday? What is the total? What amount of protein in 

 excess did you eat, if any? 



15. Make out a diet for one day which will be very cheap. 



16. Make out a list of foods which would be very expensive for 

 a day's supply. 



17. How does a vegetarian obtain the necessary number of 

 Calories of protein? 



18. What is a well-balanced diet? 



19. How does milk compare with eggs yi food value? 



20. How does a pound of nuts compare in food value with a 

 pound of meat? Which is cheaper? 



21. Compare rice, wheat, peas, and beans as to food value and 

 cost. (Obtain cost from your grocer.) 



22. What is the most valuable thing you have learned in this 

 section? 



Daily Food Chart. From the following table make out a food 

 chart of the food you have eaten for several days. Determine 



1. Number of Calories of protein eaten daily; 



2. Number of Calories of fat eaten daily; 



3. Number of Calories of carbohydrates eaten daily; 



4. By multiplying your weight by 16.1, compute the number of 

 Calories of food you should eat. 



5. Compute the number of Calories of protein you should eat; 



6. Compute the discrepancies. 



