Look at the percent daily value column
on the food label. The percent daily value represents the proportion of a typical day’s Calories
that, on average, should be contributed from
the category listed. For example, 31 g of carbohydrates is approximately 10 percent of a daily
value. So, a typical person’s daily diet should
contain about 310 g of carbohydrates. How many
What calories does this represent? What percentage of a
typical 2000-Calories-per-day diet should therefore come from carbohydrates?