Percentages

[PawWax]

Question: When you are figuring ratios for diet, is your 45% protein measure by the calories or the grams? I get different figures both ways, just want to make sure I don't throw everything off.
Thanks!

Does this seem correct? I think the ratios for the diet are 45/25/30 (fr Trelin)

126 x10 = 1260 cals per day

Calories per gram:
fat = 9
carb = 4
pro = 4

Shooting for 1 gr of P for every lb = 504 cals = 40%
so - 45 % is 567 cals & 142 gr. P

Carbs should be about 25%
so 79 gr. Carbs = 315 cals

Fat should be about 30%
so 42 gr. fat = 378 cals

Does that look good to follow?

 

[badgergrl]

grams of protein x 4= protein calories/total calories=percentage of protein
g of carbs x 4=carb calories/total cals=percent of carbs
g of fat x 9=fat cals/total cals=percent of fat

Does this make sense?

 

[PawWax]

So you go by calories - okay!, that's what I've been doing, just checking since the difference is so drastic. Thanks!

target calories % grams
P 50% 752 50% 188
C 30% 452 30% 113
F 20% 296 20% 33
= 1500 cals 100%


I need to tweak this, just wanted to make sure it was basically right. Thanks again!