Nutrition Labels

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Journal:

If you could have a dream meal, what would it be? (Include appetizer, main course, and dessert) Test Question Review Camping trip- which food will you pick?

Food Labels Power point- info Homework- Packet sheet on food labels Test Questions

Test Question Review

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1. How many grains should we make

“whole grain”

in our diet?

   A. 1/3 of our daily diet B. ½ of our daily diet C. 1 cup per day 2. What was the website we used in class to learn about the Food Pyramid?

www.choosemyplate.gov

Test Questions Review Continued:

   1. What is the importance of the stairs on the side of the food pyramid?

   Exercise 2. Match the food group with it’s color.

Orange, Green, Red, Yellow, Blue and Purple.

3. Why do we have oils/fats in our diet?

Good for our brain

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What’s In A Label?

Light tuna, water, vegetable broth, salt 

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Meat by-products, ocean whitefish, fish, water, tuna, titanium dioxide, guar gum, potassium chloride, salt, vitamins (E, thiamine, monoitrate, niacin, D. calcium, A, Folic acid, B12, D3), Red 3, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, managanous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite).

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Item 3:

Mechanically separated chicken, water, beef, pork, salt, corn syrup, spices, dried garlic, sodium nitrite.

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Item4:

Chicken, Pork, Water, beef, Salt, Corn syrup, Solids, Dextrose, sodium Phosphates, Paprika, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Garlic powder.

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Item 5:

Enriched corn meal, Vegetable oil, Salt, Corn starch, Onion powder, sugar, Soy, Flour, Buttermilk, maltodextrin, hydrolyzed soy protein, monosodium glutamate, dextrose, garlic powder, artificial colors, spice and natural flavors.

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Item 6:

Milled corn, sugar, malt flavoring, high fructose, corn syrup, salt, sodium, ascorbic acid, Vitamin B6, B2, A, B1, D 

Item 7:

Sugar, corn syrup, wheat flour, molasses, caramel color, Licorice, Corn starch, Salt, Artificial colors, resinous glaze, anise oil, Canaba wax.

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Item 8:

Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium, hydroxide, dextrose, flavoring magnesium, Sterate, Polyethylene glycol, pre-gelatinized starch and sucrose.

Nutritional Facts Label

Serving Size

: The amount you should eat in one sitting.

Servings per container:

How many servings are in the container.

Nutritional Facts Label

Calories:

Units of energy

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% Daily Value:

The percent of the nutrient found in one serving based on the total amount you are supposed to have in one day.

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Total Fat:

The total amount of fats found in one serving.

Saturated Fats

: fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids. It is usually solid at room temperature.

EX.

Foods that contain a high proportion of saturated fat are butter, lard, coconut oil, dairy products like cream and cheese, meat, and chocolate.

Unsaturated Fats:

is a fat or fatty acid in which there are one or more double bonds in the fatty acid chain. It is usually liquid at room temperature.

EX.

Common unsaturated fats are derived from oily fish such as herring, tuna, sardines, and salmon; as well as from vegetable oils and nuts.

Trans Fats:

Most trans fats consumed today are industrially created by partially hydrogenating plant oils

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Carbohydrate:

are the body's main source of fuel (glucose) for energy.

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Homework Food Labels

 Complete the

“Food Label Worksheet”

in your packet.  You can use the sample label given to you in class, or you must use your own from home and bring it in.

Test Questions Food Labels

1. What is a calorie?

Unit of energy 2. The “percent daily value” on food labels are usually based on a___calorie diet?

2,000 3. What does the “percent daily value” tell us about nutrients on a food label?

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How much of that nutrient is in the package of food How much of that nutrient you should have in one day C.

The percent of the nutrient found in one serving based on the total amount you are supposed to have in one day 4. What does “serving size” tell us about a food item?

How much you should eat in one sitting.

5. How can food companies make their food look healthier using the serving size?

They make them smaller.