Snack Attack Lab 

All organic materials are classified into four main categories (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids). 
The foods you eat provide your body with these biomolecules. We can use food labels to see how much of 
these biomolecules are in our snacks.  
 
Part One: Use the snacks you have at home to fill in the chart below. Read the task, type the name of the food, 
fill in the serving size information, and insert a picture of the food label.  
 
Task  Name or Picture of the  Serving Size Information  Picture of the Food Label 
Food 

1. Find a food label that is  Goji Berries  

 

low in lipids, but high in  Biomolecule  Total Amount in 

1 serving size 
carbohydrates.  
 
Carbs  22g (8%) 

Lipids  0g 

Protein  4g 
 

2. Find a food label that is  Biscuits 

 

high in quick (short term)  Biomolecule  Total Amount in 

(Look I literally  1 serving size 
available energy, but low  scavenged my 
in calories.  
entire kitchen and  Carbs  23g (8%) 
 
most of them had 
more carbs than  Lipids  7g (9%) 
fats, give me a 
break)  Protein  2g 
 

3. Find a food label that is  Pork Jerky 

 

high in the biomolecule  Biomolecule  Total Amount in 

1 serving size 
that helps us fight 
infections and build body 
Carbs  10g (3%) 
tissues. Your cells are 
about 50% of this 
biomolecule. (proteins) 
Lipids  2g (3%) 

Protein  8g 
 

 
 4. Find your favorite  Nutrient Bar 
 

snack that you have at  Biomolecule  Total Amount in 

1 serving size 
home. 
Carbs  25g (9%) 
 
Lipids  3.5g (4%) 

Protein  2g 
 

 
 
Part Two: You are working for the school district to determine the best snack to provide students with 
on SOL (standards of learning) test days. Think about the functions of biomolecules and which 
biomolecules students may need more or less of while taking the SOL test. You can use a snack that 
you found in part one of this assignment, or a different snack. Fill in the nutritional chart to justify your 
answer.  
 
Nutritional Chart 
Evidence: 
1. Fill in the data table using the food label.  
2. Create pie chart for one serving. 
 
Nutritional Info for Nutrient Bar Pie Chart:  
 

 
 
Biomolecule  Total Amount in 1 
serving size 

Carbs  23g (9%) 

Lipids  3.5g (4%) 
Protein  2g 
 

Claim 
1. Write a complete sentence to claim which snack you think is the best. For example, “The 
best SOL test day snack for students is ________ “ 
 
The best SOL test day snack for students among the the snacks above is the nutrient bar. 
  

Reasoning 
1. Explain why you think this snack is the best. Connect your knowledge of biomolecules to the 
data table and pie chart in the evidence section. 
 
The nutrient bar is the best snack for the SOL test because it contains the most amount of 
carbohydrates (see pie chart). Carbohydrates are used for long-term energy which is beneficial to 
a long test. The other biomolecules will not help out as much. Proteins help repair tissues and build 
cell membrane and lipids are used for short-term energy but won’t do anything while taking a long 
test such as the SOL. The nutrient bar is the most useful because it has a lot of carbohydrates which 
is used for long-term energy.