Let's take an example of a 123 calorie snack with 7 grams of fat, 2 grams of protein and 13 grams of carbohydrate of which 12 grams of the carbohydrate is sugar.
To get fat calories, multiply 9x7=63 calories from fat.
To get percentage of fat, divide 63 fat calories by 123 snack calories to get 51% fat.
Use the same procedure for protein and carbohydrate, using 4 calories per gram instead of 9.
Tomorrow I'll do the calculations for the number of teaspoons of sugar in this snack. Why not try to figure it out now, then come back tomorrow and check your answer.
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