Food Labels
Why are nutrition facts important to read?
They can help you follow a healthy diet and choose nutritious foods.
If a product is low in calories, how many calories does it have?
Less than 40 calories
What are the nutrients measured in?
Grams or milligrams (g or mg)
How should you maintain a healthy body weight?
Eating the right amount of servings and proportions given on the Canadian food guide
How can your culture change the way you view your Healthy body weight
Your culture permeates every aspect of your life, including how much exercise you get and how you view your own body.
Where is the food label usually located on a product?
Either on the side or back of the packaged product.
If a bag of chips has 70 calories per serving and you eat two servings, how many calories have you consumed?
140 calories
Which nutrients should be limited?
Saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, and sodium.
In what order should you look at the label?
First read the ingredients, next serving size and # of servings, then calories per serving and lastly percentage of daily value.
What is the Nutrition Facts Label based on?
Which nutrients should you get plenty of?
Vitamins, Calcium, Iron, Potassium, etc..
What can the food label be used for?
It can be used to compare different food products.
What are calories from fat?
They are the calories you're consuming just from fat.
What should you use to compare nutrients?
Percent's Daily Value
Does "fat-free" mean "sugar-free"?
No, the product still contains sugar.
What do the calories in food come from?
The calories in a food can come from fat, protein, or carbohydrate.
Which nutrients have no %Daily Value?
Sugars and Trans Fat