Label Basics
True or False: Every food must have a Nutrition Facts label
False (Fresh Fruits/Vegetables don't require one)
% Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient contributes to your daily diet. These percentages are based off a daily diet of how many calories?
2,000 Calories
This tells you how much sugar has been added to the food
Added/Included Sugar
Too much sodium can increase this health problem
High Blood Pressure
If one serving has 150 calories and you eat 3 servings, how many calories did you eat
450 Calories
The Nutrition Facts label can help you make a ______ choice
A healthy choice
High or Low?
5% Daily Value
Low
If sugar is one of the first three ingredients on the Ingredients List, the food likely contains high levels of this
Sugar
Saturated Fat mainly affects this organ/system
Heart/Cardiovascular System
If a bag of chips has 4 servings and each serving has 200 calories, if you and your group eat all the bag (assuming everyone ate the same amount) how many calories did each person consume?
Group of 4 200 calories
Group of 3 266.67
Group of 2 400
This is always the first thing listed at the very top of the nutrition label
Serving Size
A high daily value means the food is this in that nutrient is high, what is the %
20%
This ingredient name also means sugar: high-fructose ____ syrup
Corn
True or False: All fats are bad for you
false
You ate your entire 100% Daily Value of sodium by eating bacon strips. One serving of bacon has 600 milligrams of sodium which is 25% of your Daily Value. How much sodium did you consume
2,400 Milligrams
This section tells you what the food is made from
Ingredient List
High or Low: A snack has 30% DV of sodium
High
True or False: The Total Sugar and Added Sugar in a food will always be the same amount
False
If a Nutrition Facts label show unsaturated or polyunsaturated fats, these are considered ____ fats
healthy or unhealthy?
Healthy
A drink has 2 servings per bottle. Each serving has 120 calories and 10 grams of added sugar. If you drink the whole bottle, how many calories and how much added sugar did you consume
240 Calories and 20 grams of Added Sugar
This tells you how much energy one serving provides
Calories
If you eat two servings of a food with 10% DV of fiber per serving, your total DV would be?
20%
Name one other word that can mean sugar
Syrup, Dextrose, Fructose, Glucose, Honey
Name one food that is high in healthy unsaturated fats
Nuts, Avocado, Fish, Salmon, Tuna, Vegetable Oils
You ate 8 ounces of grilled chicken breast which has 50 grams of protein. One serving of grilled chicken breast has 25 grams of protein. How much is one serving size of grilled chicken breast in ounces
4 Ounces