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Nutrient Labels
Ingredient List
Nutrients 1
Nutrients 2
Should I Eat it?
100
Is serving size listed on a nutrient label?
Yes!
100
An ingredient list tells you what ingredients are in a packaged food. True or False?
True.
100

This nutrient is the body's major source of energy.

Carbohydrates
100
Too much of this processed nutrient gives you energy but causes health problems.
Sugar.
100
A serving of hummus has 10% your daily value of fat. Should you eat it?
Yes.
200
How many nutrients are required to be listed on a nutrient label?
13
200
Do manufacturers sometimes try to hide preservatives and harmful substances with "healthy" sounding names within ingredient lists. True or False?
True. From the video Lousy Labels, Maple Leaf used the term "cultured celery extract" which is sodium nitrate, a preservative.
200
This vitamin helps your body heal wounds and helps fight off illness.
Vitamin C
200
This nutrient helps balance fluids in your body.
Sodium/salt. (but you only need very little of it)
200
My cola has the ingredient Aspartame on the ingredient list. Should I eat it?
No. Aspartame is toxic to your body
300
Nutrient Labels are found on all foods. True or False?
False? Whole foods such as apples do not come with a label. Most processed and packaged foods have a nutrient label.
300
Below is a list of Ingredients. What ingredient does this product have the most of in it? INGREDIENTS: CHICKEN STOCK, COOKED ENRICHED EGG NOODLES WITH ADDED CALCIUM (WHEAT FLOUR, CALCIUM CARBONATE*, EGGS, EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED CHICKEN MEAT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, VEGETABLE OIL, POTATO STARCH, CHICKEN FAT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DEHYDRATED COOKED CHICKEN, ONION POWDER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE EXTRACT, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, CHICKEN FLAVOR (CONTAINS CHICKEN STOCK, CHICKEN POWDER, CHICKEN FAT), DEHYDRATED GARLIC, BETA CAROTENE. *IN EXCESS OF STANDARD
CHICKEN STOCK
300
This nutrient helps stabilize glucose and lower cholesterol.
Fiber
300
High blood pressure is one of the side effects of eating too much of this nutrient.
Sodium
300
The nutrient label on this product has 100%DV of Vitamin C, D, E and A. It has 100% DV of trans fat and 100% DV of Fiber. Should I eat it?
Most likely NO. Trans fats are harmful to your body.
400
A serving size of pudding has 3 grams of saturated fat. You eat 4 servings of pudding. How much saturated fat did you eat?
You eat 12 grams of saturated fat.
400
You are about to eat a chocolate bar. You are allergic to peanuts. Should you eat this chocolate bar? Ingredients: Full Cream Milk, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Milk Solids, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, 476), Flavours, Peanut Oil
NO! It has peanut oil in it!
400
Butter, cheese, and red meat are a source of this nutrient.
Saturated fat
400
Eating too much of this nutrient has been linked to heart disease.
Saturated fat, sugar, or bad forms of cholesterol.
400
Your grandma makes you a cup of hot chocolate and you drink it. After learning what you have in health class you decide to look at the ingredient list of the hot chocolate. You read that one serving (one cup) has 60 grams of sugar in it. What do you say to your grandma?
Yo!,,,this has too much sugar in it
500
A serving size from a box of cereal has 220 Calories. Your dog just ate 3 servings. How many Calories did your dog consume?
360 Calories
500
What substance in the ingredient list below is harmful to your body? Ingredients: apples, hydrogenated vegetable oil, salt, BHT, aspartame, citric acid.
Hydrogenated oil Aspartame BHT
500
This Nutrient is made of amino acids and helps build your body.
Proteins
500
Dark leafy greens, almonds, sardines, and molasses are good sources of this nutrient.
Calcium.
500
Many foods today are Genetically Modified Organisms (G.M.O) and are very abundant in our food supply. What can you do to find out more about G.M.O's.
video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Id9caYw-Y http://www.kidsrighttoknow.com/