1. FOOD LABELS

2. Food Label Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIeNUV6LtxA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIeNUV6LtxA

3. Food Labels Food labels help us determine the nutrient content of foods. They are required for most prepared foods, except those that don’t provide many nutrients, such as coffee and spices.

4. Components of Food Labels Food Labels Product NameNet Contents Name and Address of the Manufacturer Nutrition Facts IngredientsNutritional Claims Sell By/ Expiration Date

5. Product Names Food labels always contain the name of the product. It is important to be critical of these names because they do not always describe the product truthfully. For instance, Kraft’s Guacamole Dip contains less than 2% avocado. The ingredients list is a more accurate way to determine what you are eating.

6. Net Contents Net contents tells you the weight, count, or quantity inside the package.

7. Name and Address of the Manufacturer The name and address of the manufacturer is important because it tells you who to contact in the event you have file a complaint about the product. You can also write to the manufacturer to complement their product- they may send you coupons in return.

8. Ingredients List For foods with more than one ingredient, the ingredients are listed underneath the nutrition facts panel. The ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, meaning the first ingredient makes up most of the weight of the product, followed by the second ingredient, and so on.

9. Ingredients List Some ingredients labels list common allergies found in their processing plants, even if they are not contained in the particular food product. This is important for those with allergies to remember because it can help control their risk of exposure to things like soy and tree nuts.

10. Nutritional Claims Nutrient Nutritional ClaimContent CaloriesCalorie Free Low Calorie Reduced Calorie < 5 cals/serving < or = 40 cals/serving At least 25% fewer cals/serving than reference food FatFat Free Low Fat Reduced Fat < 0.5 g fat/serving < or = 3 g fat/serving < 25% of fat/serving than reference food SugarSugar Free Reduced Sugar < 0.5 g sugar/serving At least 25% less sugar/serving than reference food FiberHigh Fiber Good Source of Fiber > or = 5 g fiber/serving 2.5-4.9 g fiber/serving

11. Sell By and Expiration Date Sell By Date tells you the product should be sold by the store by this date. It can still be consumed for up to a week after this date. Expiration Date tells you the last day the product should be consumed. Best By Date tells you the last date the product is at its freshest. It can still be eaten after this date.

12. Important Vocabulary Macronutrients: People need to eat these nutrients in large quantities. Protein Fat Carbohydrates Micronutrients: People need to eat these nutrients in small quantities. Vitamins Minerals

13. Nutrition Facts Panel Number of Servings and Serving Size Calories per Serving MacronutrientsMicronutrients Percent Daily Value

14. Servings At the top of the Nutrition Facts panel, you will see the serving size and the number of servings in the package. The rest of the information on the label is based on a single serving of the product. If a product contains less than half a gram of a nutrient per serving, it can be rounded down to zero.

15. Calories Calories on the food label tell you how much energy is in the food product. Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, and Alcohol are the only items that contribute calories. Carbohydrates 4 calories per gram Proteins 4 calories per gram Fats 9 calories per gram Alcohol 7 calories per gram

16. Calories Total Fat: 6g 6g X 9Kcal/g = 54 Calories Total Carbohydrates: 40g 40g X 4Kcal/g = 160 Calories Total Protein: 9g 9g X 4Kcal/g = 36 Calories Total Calories: 54 + 160 + 36 = 250 Calories

17. Macronutrients Fats, carbohydrates, and proteins can be found on nutritional panels.

18. Macronutrients: Fats Total Fat includes … saturated fat trans fat monounsaturated fat polyunsaturated fat Only saturated and trans fats are required to be listed under total fat. Cholesterol must also be placed on the food label.

19. Macronutrients: Carbohydrates Total Carbohydrate includes the total amount of sugars, fiber, and starch. Most of the time, only sugars and starches are included in calculating the total calories because fiber does not add calories to the product. You can find the amount of starch in the product by subtracting the amount of sugar from the total carbohydrates.

20. Macronutrients: Protein Protein can be found towards the bottom of the nutrition panel. The panel does not always list a recommended amount of protein like it does for the other nutrients because this is based on your body weight. You need at least 0.36 grams of protein per pound. Weight X 0.36 = needed protein

21. Micronutrients The nutrition facts panel must also list the percent daily value Vitamin A Vitamin C Calcium Iron Sodium Some products, like Total cereal, list many more vitamins and minerals, but this is not required. Just because a vitamin or mineral is not listed does not mean it isn’t in the product.

22. Percent Daily Value (DV) Percent daily values (DV) tell you how much of something, whether it’s fat, sugar, or vitamin A, one serving of a product will give you compared to how much the government estimates an adult needs for the entire day. 5% or less = poor source 10%-19% = moderate/ good source 20% and over = high source

23. Ingredients List: Beware of Trickery Sometimes, manufacturers use different types of sugar in their product. Each might be in a small quantity so they are not listed early in the ingredients. However, if you added them all up, the product you are looking at might be made of mostly sugar. Look out for sugar’s many disguises: barley malt, brown sugar, cane juice, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, honey, invert sugar, levulose, maltose, mannitol, molasses., rice syrup, and sucros.

24. Ingredients List: Beware of Trickery Fat also has many disguises, such as words like oil, diglycerides, lard, monoglycerides, palmate, palm oil, shortening, stearate, and hydrogenated oil.

25. Picture Credits  Product Names:  Net Contents: http://www.bombayharbor.com/Product/33382/Canned_Tomato_Paste.html http://www.bombayharbor.com/Product/33382/Canned_Tomato_Paste.html  Name and Address of the Manufacturer: http://blog.goodguide.com/page/2/http://blog.goodguide.com/page/2/  Ingredients List: http://ls1tech.com/forums/racers-lounge/1589829-lunchtime-eating- healthy.htmlhttp://ls1tech.com/forums/racers-lounge/1589829-lunchtime-eating- healthy.html http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Immune-System/AA00057.cfm  Calories:http://thewhitneyway.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/lets-talk-about-food- labels/  Macronutrients: http://nutritiondata.self.com/http://nutritiondata.self.com/  Macronutrients: Fats: http://www.myfoodnfitnessdiaries.com/2011/11/25/guest-post- nutrition-labels/http://www.myfoodnfitnessdiaries.com/2011/11/25/guest-post- nutrition-labels/  Macronutrients: Carbohydrates:http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/healthy-living- ideas/diabetes/nutritionknowhow/carbohydratecounting.aspx  Micronutrients: http://www.quitehealthy.com/nutrition-facts/country-crock/L379251.html  Percent Daily Value: http://thediabetesclub.com/not-reading-nutrition-labels-can-cost- you-dear-part-4/