Approximately how many grams of fat would be contained in an 800-kcalorie meal that provides 50 percent of the energy from carbohydrate, 20 percent from protein, and the remainder from fat?

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First, determine the total number of calories coming from fat.

- Carbohydrate provides 50% of the energy, which is 400 calories (50% of 800 kcal).
- Protein provides 20% of the energy, which is 160 calories (20% of 800 kcal).
- The remainder of the energy comes from fat, which is 240 calories (800 kcal - 400 kcal -160 kcal).

Next, convert the calories from fat to grams of fat.

- There are 9 calories in 1 gram of fat. 
- Therefore, 240 calories from fat is equal to 26.7 grams of fat (240 calories ÷ 9 calories/gram).

Rounding to the nearest whole number gives us approximately 27 grams of fat.

Approximately How Many Grams of Fat Would Be Contained in an 800-Kcalorie