NUTRITION FACTS
CALORIES
NUTRIENTS
INGREDIENTS
Servings
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Why are nutrition facts important to read?
They can help you follow a healthy diet and choose nutritious foods.
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Calories give us e_ _ _ _ _.

What is energy

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The saturated fat, trans fat, monosaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat are all added up to and shown on the label as what? 

Total Fat

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What type of grains should you look for on the label when you are buying bread? 

100% whole wheat or whole wheat flour

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Can you only eat one serving of a food at a time?

No! 

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Where is the food label usually located on a product?
Either on the side or back of the packaged product.
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If a bag of chips has 70 calories per serving and you eat two servings, how many calories have you consumed?
140 calories
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Where do we get most of nutrients from? (What type of foods?)

Healthy foods, whole foods, non processed foods, foods that come from the ground or animals

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Where are the ingredients located?

Under or next to the nutrition facts.

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If you eat one cup of veggies, is that a good serving size?

Yes, that's a great serving size! 

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What is one way, using the nutrition label, you can determine if a food is a healthy choice?

Read the ingredients (less is better), amount of sugar (less is better), amount of protein (more is better)- etc

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Are calories bad?

No! All food is made up of calories and they give us energy! Eating the right foods in the right amounts will keep you healthy, strong, and energized! 

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Name one nutrient/vitamin you want to get plenty of in the food that you eat.

Vitamins (A,B,C), Calcium, Iron, Potassium, etc.

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How are the ingredients ordered?
They are ordered by weight, from most to least.
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 How many servings is the Nutrition Facts Label based on?

One serving

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What can the food label be used for?

It can be used to compare different food products, understand what it's made of, and help determine if it's a healthy food or treat food- etc.

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If a bag of candy has 8 servings and each serving is 100 calories, how many calories will you consume if you eat the whole bag? Should you eat the whole bag at once?

800 calories, no you should not eat the whole bag at once because 800 calories would be the same as a large dinner. Don't eat your dinner in candy! <3

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What are the three macronutrients?

Protein, Carbs, Fats

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What should you do with foods that have nothing but chemical names a hundred letters long in the ingredients list?
You shouldn't eat them.
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If you eat on cup of skittles, is that a good serving size?

That's alot of skittles, but if it's your birthday, go ahead! 

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Does "fat-free" mean "sugar-free"?
No; the product still contains sugar.
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What do the calories in food come from?

The calories in a food can come from fat, protein, or carbohydrate.  They are the 3 macronutrients.

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Can your body survive without eating sugar?

Yes!

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On the ingredients list, how are the allergens shown? 

They are written in bold or they are listed where it says "May contain" under the ingredients. 

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If the food label says the product has 15%DV of Vitamin C, how much more Vitamin C would you need for the day to get 100%?

85%DV= daily value

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