Classes teach participants about nutrition, meal planning, food shopping and food safety. The target audiences for the program are adults with limited resources. The Family Nutrition Program is sponsored by a grant of the Midwest Region Food and Consumer Service, United States Department of Agriculture. All programs are offered to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. This is a question that many people are asking on a daily basis.
Nutritionists measure the amount of heat produced by metabolizing food in units called kilocalories.
The kilocalorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree on the Centigrade thermometer at sea level. Most nutritionists will use the word calorie for kilocalorie. It is easier to remember and easier to pronounce. For example, there are four calories in a gram of carbohydrates, four calories in a gram of protein, one gram of fat has nine calories and a gram or alcohol has seven calories. It also depends on the cut of meat, the toppings you put on food, whether it is low fat like a bagel or high in fat like hamburger.