Here's an example that I did using what I ate over a 24 hour period

TABLE 1: CALORIE COUNTING DATA

3. Total the number of Calories you consumed from plant and animal products and record the totals in Table 1.

4. Multiply the daily total of plant Calories by 365 and record the result in Table 1. This is an estimate of your yearly Calorie consumption of plant foods.

2645 x 365 = 965,425

5. Multiply the daily total of animal Calories by 365 and record the result in Table 1. This is an estimate of your yearly Calorie consumption of animal foods.

30 x 365 = 10,950

6. Add the results of steps 4 and 5 and record the result in Table 1. This is an estimate of your total yearly Calorie consumption.

965,425 + 10,950 = 976,375

Analysis

1. Describe how your eating habits may have been affected during the performance of this lab.

Talk about your 24 hours. Was it a normal/not normal day for you? is this how you eat on a typical day? explain why or why not?

2. Calculate the amount of cropland required to support you for a year by dividing your annual plant Calories by 2,000 Calories per square meter, dividing your annual animal Calories by 200 Calories per square meter, and add the results of the two division operations. Show all calculations. How many total square meters of farmland do you require?

from plants: (answer from #4) / 2000, so it would be 965,425 / 2000 = 482.7125

from animals: (answer from #5 / 200, so it would be 10,950 / 200 = 54.75

add those two together to get the total square meters. so, 482.7125 + 54.75 = 537.4625 sq mi

3. Compare your diet to that of the average teenager. The land area necessary to produce the yearly food energy in a typical teenager’s diet is about 2,000 square meters. How do you compare?

537.5 < 2000. My diet requires less land area compared to that of the average teenager.

4. Break down the number of your Calories into percentages of plant food and animal food. Show calculations.

For plant food, divide your plant calories by your total calories and multiply by 100.

(answer from #4) / (answer from #6) X 100

965,425 / 976,375 X 100 = 98.88%

For animal food, divide your animal calories by your total calories and multiply by 100.

(answer from #5) / (answer from #6) X 100

10,950 / 976,375 X 100 = 1.12%

5. Compare the percentage of plant food Calories in your diet to animal food Calories in your diet. Do you tend to eat more plant or animal food? How do you think this compares to the average teenager?

I tend to eat more plant food. Mine might be higher in plants b/c I follow sort of a vegetarian diet, and eat fewer animal products.

6. Identify patterns that you see in your eating habits and how they may have affected your results

Everyone's answer will be different. Be sure to explain yourself and the way you eat. Be specific.

For example, I have a bigger breakfast and smaller lunch and dinner usually, and I tend to snack a lot, especially after work and after dinner. I mostly drink water so almost all my calories come from food, and none of my calories really come from drinks. To make sure I get enough protein and nutrients I try hard to eat a wide variety of foods considering my meals are mostly plant-based. When I do eat animal foods the ones I tend to eat most are eggs and fish although on this particular day there was no fish or seafood.