One block of fat contains how many grams of fat?

• A. 0.5 g
• B. 2.0 g
• C. 1.5 g
• D. 3.5 g

Answer: (C)

In the Zone Diet’s block system, a fat block is fixed at 1.5 grams of fat. This standardization lets you portion fat consistently to fit the target macro balance (about 40% carbs, 30% protein, 30% fat) across meals. So one block of fat contains 1.5 g of fat. For context, protein blocks are typically 7 g of protein and carbohydrate blocks are 9 g of carbs, which all together helps you plan meals with whole-number blocks. The other values don’t match the defined fat-block size used in this approach.