Nutrition Labels
The abbreviation for Percent Daily value is...
What is %DV?
True or False:
A person with a food intolerance might be able to eat a small amount of the bothersome food without a problem.
True
Three reasons that someone might substitute an ingredient in a recipe.
What is...
1. Health reasons?
2. Allergy/Intolerance?
3. Don't have the ingredients in the house?
True or False:
Scientists came up with the number of 2000 calories a day based on scientific equations and validated research.
What is false?
This common allergen is found in foods such as tofu, tempeh, and soy sauce.
What is soy?
This is the largest thing on a nutrition label.
What is the number of calories?
A __________________ is when either the body cannot properly digest the food that is eaten, or that a particular food might irritate the digestive system.
What is food intolerance?
The 4 substitutions we used for our banana bread recipes.
What is...
1. Coconut oil/Vegetable oil?
2. Applesauce/Vegetable oil?
3. Whole wheat flour/White flour?
4. Flaxseed/White flour?
The serving size for ice cream is...
What is 2/3 cup?
Name two common intolerances.
What is lactose intolerance and celiac disease (gluten intolerance)?
The 5 major components in the macronutrient section of a nutrition label.
What is... Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, Carbohydrates, and Protein?
This is the name of the life-threatening reaction that can occur from an allergic reaction.
What is anaphylaxis?
You can use carbonated water as a substitute for this ingredient in baking.
What are eggs?
Name 2 things that were changed from the original nutrition labels to the new label (2016).
What is...
Serving size in larger/bold font, updated serving sizes, calories in a larger/bolder font, calories from fat removed, daily values updated, added sugars listed, vitamin D listed, potassium listed, vitamin A and C removed
True or false:
People can have an allergic reaction to foods from touching or inhaling it.
What is true?
Standard serving sizes are based on...
What is... How much food people typically eat in one sitting, NOT how much they "should" eat?
True or False:
The FDA requires products to be labelled with recognized allergens.
What is True?
When making hot fudge sauce, you can substitute this ingredient in if you are out of sweetened condensed milk.
What is half and half?
True or false:
Ingredients on a nutrition label are listed in ascending order by weight.
What is false?
This medication is often carried by people with allergies in case they have a reaction.
What is epinephrine (epi-pen)?
The year that food labels were required by law.
What is 1994?
The 9 major food allergies are...
What is...
Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame?
Name one reason that flaxseed can be a beneficial substitution in banana bread.
What is...
It is high in omega-3 fatty acids, it is high in fiber, or it may regulate blood pressure and cholesterol?
____%DV or less of a nutrient per serving is considered low.
____%DV or more of a nutrient per serving is considered high.
What is 5% or less and 20% or more?
This food allergen can sometimes be hidden in products under the name casein.
What is milk?