Food Labels
What does the percentages on the food labels represent.
Ex. Total Fat 4g 8%
The percentage of what (should be) your daily intake of that substance should be.
What food group do Americans eat the most of?
Meat
A unit of energy that can raise a gram of water by one degree Celsius.
If there are 4 servings per container, and the calories per serving is 100 calories, how many calories are in all 4 servings?
400
What are the two main types of vitamins?
Fat-soluble and Water-soluble
Where on the food label are the calories located?
Just under the serving size
How many food groups are there?
5
What are vitamins?
essential organic substances needed by living organisms for proper metabolic function, growth, and development
If there are 250 calories in 2 servings, how many calories are in 1 serving?
125 calories
Vitamins A, C, K, and B6
The bottom
Name 2 foods in the dairy food group
Possible answers: Cheese, Milk, Yogurt, Ice cream, Pudding, Butter Milk, ect.
What is Fat?
a type of nutrient, a form of body tissue
If one serving is 1 1/2 cups, and there are 325 calories per serving, and you consumed 2 1/2 servings, how many cups and calories did you consume?
3 3/4 cups and 812.5 calories
What vitamins are in steak
B12 and B6
Under what is sodium located?
Cholesterol
What are the 5 main food groups
Dairy, Meat, Vegetables, Fruit, Grain
What is a carbohydrate?
Sugar molecules
If one serving is 1 1/4 cups, and there are 275 calories per serving, and you consumed 3 1/3 servings, how many cups and calories did you consume?
What vitamins are in durian?
Vitamins c, B6, and A
Under what category is 'Trans Fat' located?
Total Fat
Why is eating from all food groups important?
Because it ensures you get a wide variety of nutrients.
What is a protein?
a macronutrient essential for bodily functions
if you have 3 servings and you consumed 375 calories, how many calories were in 1 serving
125 calories
What vitamins are in Bananas?
Vitamins B6, and c