Elements of Nutrition Labels
What Are Calories
Calories are a measure of how much energy you get from a serving of food generated by the Sun.
What harmful ingredient is commonly found in sodas, candies, and packaged sweets.
High Fructose Corn Syrup
what is the sources of trans-fatty acids
from either industrial or natural sources
What are Carbs used for in terms of bodily functions
what is producing energy
The recommended daily calorie intake is 2,000. If Sarah eats a sandwich with 500 calories and a snack with 300, how many calories does she have left for the rest of the day?
What is 1200 Calories?
What are serving size's?
What is serving size, which is found at the top, tells how much is recommended to eat of an item at one serving.
What is an example of a common food dye.
what is Red-40/Yellow 5-6
What is Sodium Nitrate in Foods used for?
What is the difference between the bodily uses of carbohydrates and fats
If a granola bar has 250 calories and John eats two of them for breakfast, how many calories is that?
What is 500 calories
What is the reasonable amount of sodium in a meal?
what is 400 to 500 miligrams
what ingredient is commonly found in noodles and fried rice?
MSG; Monosodium Glucamate.
What are Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)?
what are Antioxidant food additives.
The recommended daily calorie intake is 2,000. If Dan eats a bar that's 249 calories, breakfast that's 600 calories, and lunch that's 700 calories, how many calories can he have for dinner and dessert?
what is 451 Calories
If I take a Low-Fat yogurt and i'm not sure whether its Low-Fat how would I check?
Reading Ingredients and Daily Values
what are the 3 types of fats?
what is Saturated Fats, Unsaturated Fats, Hydrogenated Fats
What are some Harmful diseases caused by BHA and BHT
what is BHA and BHT can cause cancer, endocrine disruption, lung and skin irritation
Name one example from each food group.
A meal has 35% of your daily calories. Based on a 2,000-calorie diet, how many calories are in that meal?
What is 700 calories?
_____ is the Recommended DV Percentile Range (Daily Value Percentile range) for all nutrients
5% To 20%
What are unsaturated fats also known as?
Trans-Fatty Acids
True or False Some effects of Trans-Fats are headaches, chest pain, rapid heart heart, and nausea.
False
what is the recommended weekly consumption of protein. (Hint: Answer is in Ounces)
Maria’s meals added up to 1,850 calories. She wants dessert and is checking labels. Which of these desserts can she eat without going over 2,000 calories:
A) Brownie – 220 cal
B) Ice Cream – 150 cal
C) Yogurt – 120 cal
What is C