Assessing Your Maximum Saturated Fat Intake

Directions: Complete the following steps to determine your estimated maximum saturated fat intake in grams to stay within the dietary guidelines of 10% of total calories from fat.

1. Enter your body weight _______ lb
2. Multiply by 15: _______ x 15
3. The result equals caloric intake for body weight (approximate number of calories consumed daily, assuming that you are not in a weight-loss or weight-gain program): _______ calories
4. Multiply by 10%: _______ x .10
5. The result equals maximum saturated fat calories: _______ calories
6. Divide by 9: _______ ÷ 9
7. The result equals maximum saturated fat in grams (Transfer this result to Assessment Activity 6-5, Part C, DRV column): _______ g

EXAMPLE: For an individual weighing 185 pounds:

1. Body weight 185 lbs
2. Multiply by 15: 185 x 15
3. The result equals caloric intake for body weight (approximate number of calories consumed daily, assuming that you are not in a weight-loss or weight-gain program): 2775 calories
4. Multiply by 30%: 2775 x .30
5. The result equals maximum fat calories: 277.5 calories
6. Divide by 9: 832 ÷ 9
7. The result equals maximum fat in grams (Transfer this result to Assessment Activity 6-5, Part C, DRV column): 30.8 g

This amounts to approximately 1 ounces of saturated fat (30.8 ÷ 28 = 1.1 ounces).