Principles of Nutrition
Fat Content of Common Foods (…you’re in for a surprise!)
When evaluating the fat content of food, it is important to remember that each gram of fat contains approximately 9 
calories of energy. For example, a fried egg, which has 110 calories, has 10 grams of fat and 5 grams of protein. Thus, 10×9=90 calories in the egg are from fat (or 82%), and 5×4=20 calories are from protein (18%). When choosing which foods you eat, be aware of hidden fat!
Other examples of fat content in food:
* egg white: 15 calories; 4 g protein, traces of fat and carbohydrate (% of calories from fat: negligible)
* egg yolk: 60 calories; 3 g protein, 8 g fat, trace of carbohydrate (% of calories from fat: 80%)
*2% milk (1 cup): 120 calories, 9 g protein, 4 g fat, 12 g carbohydrate (% of calories from fat: negligible)
*plain donut: 180 calories, 1 g protein, 11 g fat, 18 g carbohydrate (% of calories from fat: 55%)
* medium banana: 100 calories. 1 g protein, trace of fat, 26 g carbohydrate (% of calories from fat: negligible)
* Big Mac: 541 calories, 26 g protein, 31 g fat, 39 g carbohydrates (% of calories from fat: 52%)
WHEN CHOOSING WHICH FOODS YOU EAT… BE AWARE OF HIDDEN FAT!!!
