Serving Information
What is the first step?:
Serving information
What do calories mean on a nutrition label?
How much energy you get from one serving of food
Where can you find on label
below calories
Where do you find on label
on the right side
Are they standardized
yes
Where can you find calories on a food label
below serving size
What is the largest part of the nutrition label
nutrients
What does % DV mean?
it references the amount of nutrients to receive and not excede in a day
Where can you find serving information on a label?
at the top
How many calories you ingest
What nutrients should you eat less of and why?
Saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars because they increase blood preasure and risk of a cardiovascular event
What is considered a low %DV?
5% or less
What does it refelct?
Amount typically eaten by one person
You eat 4 servings of a food with 280 calories per serving, how many calories did you eat?
1,120
What nutrients should you eat more of and why?
Dietary fiber, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium
Increase bowel movements, lower blood glucose, cholesterol, and reduce calorie intake
What is considered a high % DV%
20% or more