Nutrition Facts Label
Ingredients list
Marketing Food
Portion Control/Serving Sizes
Restaurants, etc.
100
How many servings are in this entire package of food?
What is 4.
100
True or False ingredients on a food label are listed from highest to lowest weight.
What is True
100
True or False: A health halo is where a food highlights one positive characteristic to make the entire product seem healthy.
True
100
True or False using the plate method is one way we can create a balanced meal.
What is True
100
True or False: One way to prevent overeating at a restaurant is by the box method. You do this by asking for a box when your food comes and putting half of your food in the box for another time. Then you eat the other half.
True
200
How many total calories are in the whole package of this container?
What is 960.
200
What are the top 3 ingredients in this food?
What is enriched unbleached flour, niacin, reduced iron.
200
True or False: Buzzwords describe the amount of Nutrients in a food.
False. Buzzwords are words that are used to make the food sound healthy or appealing.
200
True or false. A thumb sized portion is one way we can measure protein.
False. Thumb sized portion is the way we can measure fats.
200
What is one other restaurant trick you learned?
What is asking for dressing on the side or swapping out your side for a healthier option.
300
How many grams of protein are in this food?
What is 11
300
True or False: This food has flavor enhancers.
False
300
Companies may use certain types of people to make the product sound more appealing is what type of marketing trick?
What is Celebrity/Influencer Appeal.
300
What are the 2 of the ways we discussed how to measure out portion sizes, balanced meals?
What is Measuring with a food scale, hand measuring, comparing to household items (playing cards,golf ball), plate method.
300
What is one trick that fast food companies use on their menu to market items?
What is answers will vary but could include (bigger pictures of food, making prices and calories smaller, bright colors, etc).
400
What is the serving size for two servings of this food?
What is 3 cups or 416 grams.
400
What is an example of a synthetic dye in food?
What is Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1
400
How would you define health claim?
What is connects a food or nutrient with a health benefit (calcium helps build and maintain strong bones)
400
If you were to create a balanced plate tell me how much of each food would be on your plate?
1/2 veggies 1/4 protein 1/4 carbs or 1/8 carbs and 1/8 fats. Water to drink
400
What does % daily value on a food label tell you?
What is it tells you how much a single serving of that food contributes to your overall daily diet for a specific nutrient.
500
What is the % daily value of carbohydrates for this food if you consumed the whole package?
What is 68%
500
What do texturizers and thickeners do when added to a food?
What is improve texture, thickness and how it feels in the mouth.
500
What is marketing language?
What is words to make a product sound appealing.
500
What are the 4 hand portion sizes and what do we use them for measuring?
Thumb- fats
Protein- Palm
vegetables- fist
carbs- 1 cupped hand
500
You order 5 cheese ziti al forno at Olive garden. What swaps could you make to make your food more balanced and nutritionally dense.
What is adding a protein, cutting the amount of carbs/pasta noodles in half, adding a side of veggies and taking off some of the sauce or cheese to cut out some of the unhealthy fats.