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What part of the food label is the nutrition label usually located on?
The back
100
How do you know what ingredient is used the most?
It wil be the first one listed.
100
Who regulates claims on a food label?
The government/FDA
100
What does 100% organic mean?
Meets USDA guidelines, no synthetic ingredients
100
Name all of the food groups.
Fruits, Veggies, Meats, Dairy, Fats & Oils, Grains
200
What is the first thing on the nutrition label?
Serving size
200
Are 100% juice and 100% fruit juice the same?
No
200
What is sodium?
Salt
200
What does FDA stand for?
Food and Drug Administration
200
According to my plate, what should take up half of your plate?
Fruits and Veggies
300
Name 3 items found on the nutrition label (not including the ingredients).
serving size, calories, fat, fiber, protein, sugars
300
What is high fructose corn syrup?
Sugar
300
How many grams of fat can something be to be considered low fat? How many calories to be considered low calorie?
Fat: 3 grams or less, Calories: 40 or less
300
Does the FDA regulate vitamins and supplements?
No, food only.
300
Less on a label means a product must have _____% less than the product it is being compared to.
25%
400
If one serving of pudding is 10 calories, and the whole bowl of pudding is 100 calories, how many servings is the bowl of pudding?
10 Servings
400
If an item is at the end of the ingredients list, is there a lot of it in the food?
NO
400
What is used to sweeten foods instead of sugar? Name two noncaloric sweeteners.
Sugar alcohols; splenda, sweet n low, equal, truvia, stevia
400
What does the heart check symbol mean?
The food is low in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium
400
What does Kosher mean? Draw the symbol.
Food with ingredients and preparation making it fit and suitable under Jewish law.
500
If 2 cookies are one serving, and a box has 6 servings, how many cookies are in the box?
12 Cookies
500
Orzo pasta (water, whole durum wheat flour)-- Why are the items in parentheses?
They are the ingredients in the item before it (orzo pasta).
500
Can something be fat free if it has some fat in it?
Yes, a trivial (very small) amount
500
If the PLU code on a food is 85437, is it organic, genetically engineered or conventionally grown?
Genetically engineered (5 digits, first number 8)
500
What does perishable mean? Nonperishable? Give an example of each.
Perishable-- Goes bad quickly, nonperishable-- does not go bad quickly