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Topic 4 is in 3 parts.

Part 1: Calculate your personal protein recommended intake using guidelines provided

in Chapter 6, section on Recommended ntakes o! Protein. "sing your age group, and

the calculation steps provided, calculate your o#n protein daily intake

recommendation in grams. ! you are an endurance athlete, 1.$%1.4 g&kg isrecommended, and !or strength athletes, 1.$%1.' g&kg is recommended daily according

to (cademy o! )utrition and *ietetics and (merican College o! +ports )utrition.

Part $: )o#, estimate your average daily protein intake in grams. ou can use a smart

phone app, other so!t#are programs, !ood la-els or ust estimate using the /0change

ists. /stimating Protein ntake is another section in Chapter 6.

Part 3: "sing the a-ove in!ormation, discuss your protein intake compared to yourrecommended guidelines. *iscuss #hether you are concerned a-out -eing under or

over recommendations, and #hy that is or is not a concern. ! your protein intake ispretty much on%target #ith recommendations, discuss your typical protein !ood

sources, and compare them to speci!ic key recommendations !rom the *ietary2uidelines !or (mericans $1 report section #hich !ocuses on 5oods and )utrients

to ncrease: ey Recommendations% a highlight !eature on page 37, in Chapter $.

*iscuss ho# close you are to meeting the ey Recommendations #hich relate to

sources o! protein in the diet.

Recommended Intakes of Protein:Average daily protein intake in gramsProtein intake compared to recommended guidelines are quite

My typical protein food sources are salmon, tofu, Compared to the specific recommendations from Dietary uidelines for Americans!"#"