A Focus on Food Labels

MyPlate

100

Name the five food groups found on the USDA's MyPlate

Fruit, Vegetable, Grains, Protein Dairy

200

True or False: Fish, Poultry (chicken and turkey), beans, nuts are all types of healthy protein.

True. These food items either contain healthy fats (see page 11) or have lower levels of saturated fats. 

300

What is one thing that is different from MyPlate compared to the Healthy Eating Plate

- MyPlate does not have healthy oils

- MyPlate does not have a "Stay Active" icon

- MyPlate has Dairy, Healthy Plate has water

- Healthy Proteins vs. Protein

- Whole Grains v. Grains

400

Which of these MyPlate statements is incorrect: 

a) Vary our protein routine

b) Fill half our plate with fruits and vegetable

c) Make all of our grains whole grains

d) Consume low-fat or fat-free dairy milk or yogurt (or fortified non-dairy versions). 

c) Make all of our grains whole grains. 

500

What can be challenging for middle-schoolers when following the MyPlate Reccomendation? 

(Hint: full points for specific reason)

* Educator's best judgment*

Example answers could be: cost of healthy food, lack of knowledge, confusing information, lack of time to make healthy foods. 

SERVING SIZE and NUTRIENTS

100

Tell me the four artificial sweetners found in the Workbook

Aspartame, Nutrasweet, Saccharin, Sorbitol

200

If a bag of chips has 70 calories per serving and you eat two servings, how many calories have you consumed?

140 calories

300

What is the Nutrition Facts Label based on?

One serving

400

Name one nutrient we should get a lot of?

Fiber, Vitamin D, Calcium, Iron, and/or Potassium

500

Mr. Lee's lunch contained 7 grams of dietary fiber. If he wants to get 35 grams of dietary fiber today, how many more grams does he need? 

Note: dietary fiber for lunch was 0 grams

28 grams

Food Labels - Nutrition Facts

100

What are the nutrients measured in?

Grams or milligrams

200

Which nutrients should be limited?

Saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, and sodium.

300

Which nutrients should you get plenty of?

Vitamins, Calcium, Iron, Potassium, etc.

400

How many calories is the nutrition facts label based off of?

2000 calories

500

Use the containers of food labels to find four (4) common "hidden sugars" in the ingredients list.

Note: You can choose more than one label. 

Any sugars listed on page 10 and cross referenced with the real example. 

INGREDIENT LIST

100

Where are the footnotes located?

Underneath the nutrients

200

Where are the ingredients located?

Next to the nutrition facts; At the bottom of the label or at the side.

300

Name 4 types of hidden sugars found on food labels. 

* See any of the word find sugars*

Bonus: Points: True or false - The American Heart Association recommends that we consume 6 teaspoons of added sugar.

400

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.

500

True or False - Added sugars was added to the nutrition facts label; Before 2016, there was no "added sugar" in the label

True. 

Added Sugars” in grams and as a percent Daily Value (%DV) is now required on the label. Added sugars includes sugars that are either added during the processing of foods, or are packaged as such (e.g., a bag of table sugar), and also includes sugars from syrups and honey

% DAILY VALUE

100

What is the % daily value based on?

A 2000 calorie diet.

200

You want to consume more fiber. One product has 6%DV of fiber and another has 14%DV. Which should you take?

The one with 14%DV of fiber.

300

What does the Daily Value help determine?

It helps determine how much of a nutrient you are getting in a product.

400

T/F: For a "healthy person" the US. Food Drug Administration recommends we keep our sodium (salt) intake under 2300 mg

Note: 2300mg = 1 teaspoon of salt. 

True.

500

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

85%DV