A patient with a high risk for coronary heart disease is prescribed a 1750-kcal diet in which 55% of the diet is to be carbohydrates and 20% fat. How many calories should the nurse instruct the patient consume as protein each day? Record your answer rounding up to the nearest whole number.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
438 kcal
If the patient is to consume 55% of the diet as carbohydrates and 20% as fat that means the patient is to consume 25% of the total calories as protein. To determine protein calories, the nurse should multiply the total number of calories per day by 25%, or 1750 × .25 = 437.5 or 438 kcal.
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