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•Have you ever looked at a food label before? How are some ways that a food label may be helpful?

•Compare nutrient contends of different foods

•Identify the recommended serving sizes

•Identify the calories per serving

•Identify the amount of fat in food

• Which is a better choice? Why?

• Choice B• Fewer Calories• Less Fat• Same Protein• Same Calcium

A B

What do food labels tell us?• Serving Size• Servings Per Container• Calories• Total Fat• Cholesterol• Sodium• Potassium• Carbohydrate• Fiber• Sugar• Protein• Vitamins• Minerals• % of Daily Value %

Serving SizeServings Per Container

• 1 serving is 25 pieces

• 6 servings per container

• 114g of fat

• 36,100

% Daily Value

Percent of the recommended daily amount of a nutrient

Based on 2,000 calorie diet

5% or less or low source

20% or more is high source

% Daily Value Total Fat 65g

Saturated Fat 20g

Cholesterol 300mg

Sodium 2300mg

Potassium 4700mg

Total Carbohydrates

300g

Fiber 25g

Protein 50g

What do we wantat the end of the day?

100% or less

• Total Fat

• Cholesterol

• Sodium

More than 100%

• Fiber

• Vitamins

• Minerals

High Source/Low Source

• More than 20% is a high source

• Less than 5% is a low source

• High source of

• Low source of

Ingredients

Found under or next to nutrition facts

An ingredient list must be presented on prepackaged products.

Ingredients are listed in descending order of proportion by weight.

This means that the ingredients closest to the end of the list are present in the smallest quantities.

Activity

•Get a food label from the front table

•Use Notes on the iPad to complete the following questions1. How large is a serving2. How many servings/ container (is this realistic)3. How many calories in the entire container4. % daily value of fat if your consumed the entire package5. Vitamins/Minerals that are considered a high source (greater

than 20%)6. Main ingredient7. Grams of protein8. Based on your assessment of the product. Is this healthy?

Why or why not?

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7th 2.2 Food Labels