The Nutrition Label
Define this
Percent in a 2,000 calorie diet
Recommended Daily Allowance
Sweet Stuff
100
Two nutrients on the nutrition label that are considered carbohydrates
What is Fiber and Sugar?
100
Unit of energy
What is a calorie?
100
The percent daily value of total fat in a food with 19g total fat. Consider it is recommended that person should have no more than 65g of total fat per day.
What is 29%?
100
Get at least 25 grams of this nutrient a day. Most people do not get enough. Foods such as fruits and vegetables are high in this nutrient
What is Fiber?
100
The name for the natural sugar in fruit
What is fructose?
200
The nutrient on the nutrition label that often does not have a percent daily value
What is protein?
200
Oily or greasy substance
What is Fat?
200
The percent daily value of Sodium in a serving of pop tarts. Sodium - 170mg; RDA - 2,400mg
What is 7%?
200
Limit this nutrient to no more than 300mg per day
What is Cholesterol?
200
Too much sugar in a person's diet can lead to __________
What is obesity?
300
The first item under Nutrition Facts on the nutrition label
What is serving size?
300
The body needs this to produce red blood cells
What is iron?
300
Percent daily value of fiber in a serving of granola. Fiber - 2g; RDA - 25g
What is 8%?
300
Total amounts of this nutrient should be limited to 65mg per day
What is total fat?
300
The three letter ending on a word signifying a sugar substance
What is -ose?
400
Two different types of fat that are or may be listed on the nutrition label
What is either total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, unsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, or polyunsaturated fat?
400
A fat soluble vitamin that is stored in the body and absorbed from sunlight
What is Vitamin D?
400
Percent daily value of cholesterol in a serving of ground beef 80/20. Cholesterol per serving- 70mg RDA - 300mg
What is 23%?
400
Limit this nutrient to 2,400mg per day. Too much may lead to high blood pressure.
What is sodium or salt?
400
This substance is released from the pancreas and helps carry glucose throughout the body.
What is insulin?