Joe is a Distance education student in a freshman college level nutrition class. He also works and cannot get home for lunch so he goes to a fast food establishment. Since covering the chapter on lipids he has become concerned about his fat intake. Below is his daily menu. What changes can he make to lower his fat intake? (He wants to continue to go the fast food restaurant for lunch.)Breakfast3-egg omelet½ cantaloupe1 glass whole milk2 sausage patties2 wafflesMidmorning snackBran muffinApple1liter of waterLunchBig MacLarge friesLarge cokeMid-afternoon Snack2 bananaswater 1 literDinner3 pieces of fried chicken2 biscuitslarge friesMedium cokeRecipe ModificationYou can decrease the fat content of your diet by decreasing the fat during meal preparation. Below are some tips and there are two attached files each of which will help you.Omit fat in preparation or decrease by 1/2 the amount that the recipe calls for.Use lower fat meats in preparation( Ground round in stead of Ground chuck)Reduce the amount of regular cheese or use a lower fat variety.Substitute yogurt for sour creamHow to modify a recipehttp://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/5543.pdfOr go to http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/error.phpOn the list on the left of the page scroll down to Food. Click on it. When you get to the Food page scroll down to Health and Wellness. Under Health and Wellness click on “Modifying a Recipe to be Healthier”
