Sodium
Fats
Label Reading
Myth Busters
Potpurri
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A "low sodium" food should contain no more than this amount of sodium per serving.
What is 140 mg?
100
This is the percentage of total calories consumed per day that should come from fat.
What is 25%-35%?
100
Saturated fat should be less than this amount per serving.
What is 2 grams?
100

This food, commonly paired with jelly, must be 90% peanuts and 10% or less of artificial sweeteners, flavorings, or preservatives.

What is peanut butter?
100
A man should consume no more than 36 grams per day and a woman no more than 25 grams per day.
What is Added Sugars?
200
This type of food is to blame for most of the sodium of Americans.
What is processed foods?
200
Avocados, peanuts, pecans, canola oil, and olive oil are high in this form of healthy fat.
Monounsaturated fat.
200
Also referred to as partially hydrogenated oils or vegetable shortening in the ingredient section of the food label.
What is trans fat?
200

Often overshadowed by the amount of cholesterol it contains, but provides 7 grams of high quality protein, 35-40 mg of omega-3s, 1 IU vitamin E and CAN be part of a balanced diet.

What is an egg?
200
Incorporate these essential fatty acids into your diet to help lower risk of heart disease.  Good sources include fatty fish, nuts and seeds, olive oil.
What is Omega 3 and Omega 6?
300
This is the amount of sodium in 1 teaspoon of salt.
What is 2300 mg?
300
This form of unhealthy fat has been used to extend shelf life of many foods, but is to be removed from processed and prepared foods by the end of 2018.
What is trans fat?
300
A new row on the nutrition facts panel under the carbohydrate section.
What is Included Added Sugars?
300

"___________ is back!" Somewhere, Julia Child is smiling.

What is butter?
300
This amount is a serving size of canned soup.
What is 1/2 cup?
400

In research sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health, this diet was developed to lower blood pressure without medication.  Initial research showed that it could lower blood pressure as well as the first line blood pressure medications!

What is the DASH diet?

(Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension)

400

Dietary fat that has been found to have a greater effect on blood cholesterol than dietary cholesterol does.

What is saturated fat?
400
Calories from ______ are no longer included on the new nutrition facts label.
What is fat?
400
This type of salt is commonly thought to have less sodium content than table salt.
What is sea salt?
400
This food component forms a gel in the gut, which binds and removes cholesterol from the body.
What is soluble fiber?
500
The six popular foods known as "The Salty Six" that can add high levels of sodium to your diet.
What is bread & rolls, cold cuts & cured meats, sandwiches, pizza, soup, chicken?
500
This oil contains the lowest amount of saturated fat of all the oils.
What is canola oil?
500
Written in larger, bolder font on the new nutrition facts label.
What is serving size and calories?
500
This category of sugars are often thought to be "healthier" than cane sugar and are commonly used without limits, although your body metabolizes them and other sugars in a similar way. 
What are natural sugars?
500
What half of your plate should be filled with at meals.
What is fruits and vegetables?
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