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NUTRITION FACTS
CALORIES AND SERVINGS
NUTRIENTS
Label Examples
% DAILY VALUE
100

List the 6 different food groups.

Grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, protein, and (oils)

100

If a product is low in DV percentage what percentage is it?

Less 10 Percent

100

What are the two different categories for vitamins?

Fat and Water soluable 

100

How much Protein in grams is in the whole box?

49 Grams

100

What is the % daily value based on? A ______ Calorie Diet

A 2000 calorie diet.

200

What is metabolism?

The rate at which your body uses energy to carry out basic physiological processes such as breathing, digesting, and growing

200
If a bag of chips has 70 calories per serving and you eat two servings, how many calories have you consumed?
140 calories
200

List at least 4 nutrients that should be limited?

Saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sugars, and sodium.

200

How much Iron by DV Percentage would you get if you ate the whole container?

70 % DV

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

Why is having some body fat important for health?

Body fat supplies energy, cushions and protects organs, and insulates the body

300
What is the recommended amount of food you should eat when looking at a food label?

One serving

300

List at least 3 good things you want lots of on food labels.

Dietary Fiber, Vitamins, Minerals, Protein and low of bad stuff

300

How are the ingredients ordered?

They are ordered by weight, from most to least used.

300
What does the Daily Value help determine?
It helps determine how much of a nutrient you are getting in a product.
400

What is the primary purpose of carbohydrates?

To provide energy for the body.

400

The average American consumes 66 pounds of this per year.

Sugar

400

What should you use to compare nutrients on a food label to see how much you are getting from that food item?

% Daily Value

400

What would the DV Percentage be for sodium if you at the whole box?

119 % DV

400

What does RMR Stand for?

Resting Metabolic Rate

500

What is the difference between vitamins and minerals

Vitamins are organic and help with growth and development

Minerals are in-organic and help with growth and development

500

How many total calories per day roughly are both men and women supposed to have?

women 1,600-2,400

men 2,200-3,000

500

Which 3 nutrients have no %Daily Value on a food label?

Sugars, Trans Fat, and Protein

500

How many total Calories are in this entire box?

1,540 Calories

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