Nutrient Label
What is considered a moderate amount of calories per serving?
100 and less.
Name 2 cons that can come from an excess of sodium.
High blood pressure and heart complications
True or False: Everyone needs the same amount of vegetables, fruits, protein, etc.
False
What is % Daily Value (%DV)?
The % Daily Value tells you whether a serving of food is high or low in a particular nutrient
What nutrients can make blood pressure rise?
Sodium
Name some of the nutrients for the nutrition label?
Total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, and protein.
Not being in the sun can lead to a deficiency in what vitamin?
Vitamin D
How much of your plate should be fruits and vegetables?
Half
What percent of %DV is considered low?
5% DV or less = Low
Saturated fats increase the chance of bad cholesterol. True or false?
True
What is considered a high amount of calories per serving?
400 or more calories.
True or false trans fats come from fruits and vegetables.
False
What important mineral is found in all foods in the Dairy Group?
Calcium
What percent of %DV is considered high?
20% DV or more = High
What are trans fat?
Unhealthy fats found in fried food and processed food
Calories are the amount of (blank) you get from one serving?
Calories are the amount of ENERGY you get from one serving.
Name a disease that comes from lack of iron and leads to fatigue and weakness?
What is the healthy form of grains called?
Whole Grain
Can DV% be misleading? If answered yes then how so?
Companies sometimes shrink serving sizes to make unhealthy ingredients appear low in %DV for example, soda companies putting 8 oz serving size for sugar based when most bottles are 20 oz
You should limit your intake of ALL carbohydrates. True or False?
False
What does the word per serving mean on the nutrition label?
the amount of nutrients (like calories, fat, carbohydrates, etc.) contained in a single, standard serving size of the food or beverage
Over-nutrition can lead to what? Name 3 potential consequences
Obesity, Cancer, Diarrhea, Constipation, Heart Disease, Dehydration, Nausea, Fatigue, Kidney Stones
What nutrient can you get from eating whole fruit that is not usually found in juice?
Fiber
True of false can DV% exceed 100%?
True. It is very common that supplements exceed 100% for example, vitamin B12 at 8,000% but this isn't always harmful, vitamins like B12 and C are water soluble and non toxic in high amounts
What is the ingredient list measured by?
What’s mainly in the food