Nutrition Labels

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Nutrition Labels

• Agenda
• Journal If you could have a dream meal, what
  would it be? (Include appetizer, main course, and
  dessert)
• Test Question Review
• Camping trip- which food will you pick?
• Food Labels Power point- info
• Homework- Packet sheet on food labels
• Test Questions

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Test Question Review

• 1. How many grains should we make whole grain
  in our diet?
• A. 1/3 of our daily diet
• B. ½ of our daily diet
• C. 1 cup per day
• 2. What was the website we used in class to
  learn about the Food Pyramid?
• www.choosemyplate.gov
• .

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Test Questions Review Continued

• 1. What is the importance of the stairs on the
  side of the food pyramid?
• Exercise
• 2. Match the food group with its color.
• Orange, Green, Red, Yellow, Blue and Purple.
• 3. Why do we have oils/fats in our diet?
• Good for our brain

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Whats In A Label?
Item 1

• Item 1 Light tuna, water, vegetable broth, salt
• Item 2 Meat by-products, ocean whitefish, fish,
  water, tuna, titanium dioxide, guar gum,
  potassium chloride, salt, vitamins (E, thiamine,
  monoitrate, niacin, D. calcium, A, Folic acid,
  B12, D3), Red 3, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc
  oxide, managanous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium
  iodate, sodium selenite).
• Item 3 Mechanically separated chicken, water,
  beef, pork, salt, corn syrup, spices, dried
  garlic, sodium nitrite.
• Item 4 Chicken, Pork, Water, beef, Salt, Corn
  syrup, Solids, Dextrose, sodium Phosphates,
  Paprika, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite,
  Garlic powder.
• Item 5 Enriched corn meal, Vegetable oil, Salt,
  Corn starch, Onion powder, sugar, Soy, Flour,
  Buttermilk, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy protein,
  monosodium glutamate, dextrose, garlic powder,
  artificial colors, spice and natural flavors.
• Item 6 Milled corn, sugar, malt flavoring, high
  fructose, corn syrup, salt, sodium, ascorbic
  acid, Vitamin B6, B2, A, B1, D
• Item 7 Sugar, corn syrup, wheat flour, molasses,
  caramel color, Licorice, Corn starch, Salt,
  Artificial colors, resinous glaze, anise oil,
  Canaba wax.
• Item 8 Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium, hydroxide,
  dextrose, flavoring magnesium, Sterate,
  Polyethylene glycol, pre-gelatinized starch and
  sucrose.

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Nutritional Facts Label
Serving Size The amount you should eat in one
sitting.
Servings per container How many servings are in
the container.
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Nutritional Facts Label
Calories Units of energy
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Nutritional Facts Label
Daily Value The percent of the nutrient found
in one serving based on the total amount you are
supposed to have in one day.
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Nutritional Facts Label
Total Fat The total amount of fats found in one
serving.
Saturated Fats fat that consists of
triglycerides containing only saturated fatty
acids. It is usually solid at room
temperature. EX. Foods that contain a high
proportion of saturated fat are butter, lard,
coconut oil, dairy products like cream and
cheese, meat, and chocolate.
Unsaturated Fats is a fat or fatty acid in which
there are one or more double bonds in the fatty
acid chain. It is usually liquid at room
temperature. EX. Common unsaturated fats are
derived from oily fish such as herring, tuna,
sardines, and salmon as well as from vegetable
oils and nuts.
Trans Fats Most trans fats consumed today are
industrially created by partially hydrogenating
plant oils
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Nutritional Facts Label
Carbohydrate are the body's main source of fuel
(glucose) for energy.
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Nutritional Facts Label
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HomeworkFood Labels

• Complete the Food Label Worksheet in your
  packet.
• You can use the sample label given to you in
  class, or you must use your own from home and
  bring it in.

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Test QuestionsFood Labels

• 1. What is a calorie?
• Unit of energy
• 2. The percent daily value on food labels are
  usually based on a___calorie diet?
• 2,000
• 3. What does the percent daily value tell us
  about nutrients on a food label?
• How much of that nutrient is in the package of
  food
• How much of that nutrient you should have in one
  day
• The percent of the nutrient found in one serving
  based on the total amount you are supposed to
  have in one day
• 4. What does serving size tell us about a food
  item?
• How much you should eat in one sitting.
• 5. How can food companies make their food look
  healthier using the serving size?
• They make them smaller.