1. Nutritional Literacy
By: Danielle Loreti

2. Are you Nutritionally Literate?

3. Nutrition Quiz
Answer the questions on the sheet
provided.

4. Which product is healthier for you?
Question 1
Which product is healthier for you?
A. The Blooming Onion
B. The Philly Cheese steak

5. Which product is healthier for you?
Question 2
Which product is healthier for you?
A. Reduced Fat Peanut Butter
B. Regular Peanut Butter

6. Which product is healthier for you?
Question 3
Which product is healthier for you?
A. Subway Roast beef Sub
B. Salad Works Tivoli Salad

7. Which product is healthier for you?
Question 4
Which product is healthier for you?
B. Regular Coke
A. Diet Coke

8. Many think because an Onion is a Vegetable, it’s better for you
Question 1
The Truth!
*The Bloomin Onion* *The Philly Cheese Steak*
Nutrition Facts Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: whole Serving Size: whole
Calories: Calories: 717
Total Fat: 134g     Total Fat: 21g
Dietary Fiber:  0g Dietary Fiber: 5g
Protein 35g Protein: 30g
*In a “Bloomin” Onion, there are 1593 more calories than in a Philly Cheese Steak.
*You can have up to three Philly Cheese Steaks to equal up to one “Bloomin” Onion.
*21x 6= 126 (You can have up to 6 cheese steaks to equal the fat of one “Bloomin Onion”.
Many think because an Onion is
a Vegetable, it’s better for you
Think Again!

9. Question 2
The Truth!
-Yes, Reduced-fat Peanut Butter has 5 grams less fat then
Regular Peanut Butter but the Calories are the same and
Reduced-fat has more sugars and more 100 more milligrams
of sodium.

10. The Truth! Subway Roast Beef Sandwich Salad Works Tivoli Salad
-Nutrition Facts: Size 1 serving
-Calories: 290 grams
-Total Fat 5.0 grams
-Saturated Fat 2.0 grams
-Dietary Fiber 4.0grams
-Sugars 8.0grams
-Protein 19.0grams
Salad Works Tivoli Salad
-Nutrition Facts: 1 Salad
-Calories: 1061 grams
-Total Fat 46.0 grams
-Saturated Fat 19.0 grams
-Dietary Fiber 6.0 grams
-Sugars 9.0 grams
-Protein 62.0 grams

11. The Truth! Diet Coke Nutrition Facts- 12oz. bottle Calories 0
Total Fat 0g
Sugar: 0g
Total Carbohydrates 0g
Sodium: 75 mg
Regular Classic Coke
Calories: 140
Total Fat: 0g
Sugar: 39g
Total Carbohydrates:39g
Sodium: 50mg
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, Caramel
Color, Aspartame, Phosphoric Acid,
Natural and Artificial Flavors, Caramel Color,
Sodium Benzoate, and Caffeine.

12. Do you know what ingredients your consuming?
Aspartame: Sugar Substitute; When methyl alcohol, a component of aspartame enters the body turns into formaldehyde (toxic and carcinogenic).
Potassium Benzoate: Used as the whistle in fireworks! That cannot be good for you!

13. OUR NATION NEEDS TO BE MORE NUTRITIONALLY LITERATE!
educated on how to read nutritional
labels, recognize portion sizes, and
the ingredients they are consuming..

14. *Portion Sizes*
Woman's fist or baseball - a serving of vegetables or fruit is about the size of your fist
A rounded handful - about one half cup cooked or raw veggies or cut fruit, a piece of fruit, or ½ cup of cooked rice or pasta - this is a good measure for a snack serving, such as chips or pretzels
Deck of cards - a serving of meat, fish or poultry or the palm of your hand (don't count your fingers!) - for example, one chicken breast, ¼ pound hamburger patty or a medium pork chop
Golf ball or large egg - one quarter cup of dried fruit or nuts
Tennis ball - about one half cup of ice cream
Computer mouse - about the size of a small baked potato
Compact disc - about the size of one serving of pancake or small waffle
Thumb tip - about one teaspoon of peanut butter
Six dice - a serving of cheese
Check book - a serving of fish (approximately 3 oz.)

15. Reading Nutritional Labels & What to Look For!

16. Our nation is getting tricked!

17. Marketing
Remember!
Companies don’t care if their products are good for you our not, they advertise to make money!

18. LUCKILY….

19. Pieces of Nutritional Literacy!

20. SO BE AWARE!
Of what you’re eating!

21. References Barnounin, Kim, Freedman, Rory. Skinny Bitch. Philadelphia:
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Dr. Pepper Co Dr. Pepper/Seven up Inc. 5 November 2008.
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FDA. Demystifying Food Labels. February November 2008   
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O'Neill, Charles A. "The Language of Advertising". Exploring Language. New York:
Pearson Education, 2007.
Super size Me. Dr. Morgan Spurlock. Perf. Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Lisa Ganju,
Stephen Siegel. Freakonomics Productions, 2004.
 The Division of Field Investigations, "Nutrition Labeling". (FDA). November 30, 2008
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