1. Food Labels 101

2. Product Specific Information
PART 1
Product Specific Information
PART 2
FOOTNOTE

3. Look at how many serving are in the package
START At the TOP
Look at how many serving are in the package
Determine how much you eat.
ALL LABEL information in based on ONE serving

5. Video on portions sizes and comparing them to familiar items

6. Calorie Information
Calories provide energy. The number of calories you consume is determined by the portion size you eat.
How many calories would you consume if you ate a portion that equaled the entire package?

7. Limit These Nutrients
Health experts recommend you keep your intake of saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol as low.

8. Get Enough of These Nutrients
Eating enough of these can improve your health and help reduce the risk of some diseases.

9. Understanding the FOOTNOTE
* On DV refers you to Footnote.
% DV on label is based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Which two nutrients have the same DV in both calorie amounts?
Footnote not on all packages.
Information always stays the same.
Use as a reference-how much you need may be different depending on you calorie needs.

10. % DV Source for a Nutrient
Low is 5%
High is 20%

11. 3Nutrients that do not have %DV listed on Label
Trans Fat
Sugars
Protein

12. The percent would increase
If your diet consists of 1600 calories , how does the %DV change for you?
The percent would increase

13. An easy way to convert %DV for calcium into milligrams.
Just add a zero.
Example would be if the calcium is 20% then there would be 200 milligrams.

14. How much calcium is recommended each day in milligrams?
1300