1. Nutrition Labels
Nutrition & Wellness

3. Brian Regan Food Label Clip
Discuss what things can be learned from the clip.
Brian Regan Food Label Clip

4. Nutrition Facts
Based on a 2000 calorie diet

5. Serving Size
Servings per container

6. Nutrient Amounts are listed in 2 ways:
In a measurement amount
Ex. ¼ cup or 2 crackers
Number of Servings per container
Ex. 4 servings per container

7. Calories and Nutrient Amounts allow us to:
See how one serving fits in 2,000 calorie diet
Quickly compare foods

8. Dietary Components & the 5/20 Rule
5% or less is LOW 20% or more is HIGH

9. Dietary Components & the amounts we need:
Fat 
Fiber 
Protein 
Calcium 
Sodium 
Cholesterol 
Sugars 
Vitamins A & C 
Iron 
 Get low amounts
 Get high amounts

10. Nutrient Content Claims
Low & Free do not equal zero!
Reduced means 25% less

11. Nutrient Content Claims

12. Health Claims
a substance (whether a food, food component, or dietary ingredient) and
a disease or health- related condition

13. Health Claims Qualified Health Claims About Atopic Dermatitis Risk
You don’t need to write the next Health Claims down…
Qualified Health Claims About Atopic Dermatitis Risk
100% Whey-Protein Partially Hydrolyzed Infant Formula and Reduced Risk of Atopic Dermatitis

14. Health Claims Qualified Claims About Cancer Risk
Tomatoes and/or Tomato Sauce & Prostate, Ovarian, Gastric, and Pancreatic Cancers
Calcium and Colon/Rectal Cancer & Calcium and Recurrent Colon/Rectal Polyps
Green Tea & Cancer
Selenium & Cancer
Antioxidant Vitamins & Cancer

15. Health Claims Qualified Claims About Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Nuts & Heart Disease
Walnuts & Heart Disease
Omega-3 Fatty Acids & Coronary Heart Disease
B Vitamins & Vascular Disease
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids From Olive Oil and Coronary Heart Disease
Unsaturated Fatty Acids from Canola Oil & Coronary Heart Disease
Corn Oil & Heart Disease

16. Health Claims Qualified Claims About Cognitive Function
Phosphatidylserine & Cognitive Dysfunction and Dementia

17. Health Claims Qualified Claims About Diabetes
Chromium Picolinate & Diabetes

18. Health Claims Qualified Claims About Hypertension
Calcium & Hypertension, Pregnancy- Induced Hypertension, and Preeclampsia

19. Health Claims Qualified Claims About Neural Tube Birth Defects
0.8 mg Folic Acid & Neural Tube Birth Defects

20. Ingredients Lists
Foods with 2 or more ingredients In descending order, by weight, with the Most/heaviest weight given first.

21. Allergens New Labeling Laws
The eight foods included in food allergy labeling account for an estimated 90 percent of allergic reactions. These eight foods are:
Milk
Eggs
Peanuts
Tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews, walnuts)
Fish (such as bass, cod, flounder)
Shellfish (such as crab, lobster, shrimp)
Soy
Wheat

23. Servings
(how many would you eat?)
Calories
(if you said 2 multiply 190*2)
Daily value % 5/20 rule
Which do we want low?
Which are low?
Which do we want high?
Which are high?
Fat
Good fat or bad fat?
Cholesterol?
Sodium?
Carbohydrates?
Simple or complex?
Notice sugar = no %
Fiber?
Protein?
we need about 50 mg per day
Vitamins & Minerals
* Things that might not be so good for us.

24. Your Food Label
What is it?
Servings listed on Nutrition Label:
How many servings would you really eat:
Calories
(if you said more than 1 serving multiply calories * that much)
Daily value % 5/20 rule—things we want low
Fat
Sodium
Cholesterol
Sugars
Daily value % 5/20 rule—things we want high
Fiber
Protein (we need about 50 grams a day)
Calcium
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Iron
Carbohydrates? Simple or complex?
How many ingredients are listed?
List 3 you are not sure what they are or you think might not be healthy.
Do you think this is a healthy food choice? Why?

25. Ms. Pilant’s Food Label
What is it? Tomato Soup
Servings listed on Nutrition Label: 1
How many servings would really eat: 1
Calories: 140
(if you said more than 1 serving multiply calories * that much)
Daily value % 5/20 rule—things we want low
Fat 1%
Sodium 27%
Cholesterol 0%
Sugars 2% (total is 10% and 8% is fiber…)
Daily value % 5/20 rule—things we want high
Fiber 8%
Protein (we need about 50 grams a day) 3g
Calcium 0%
Vitamin A 10%
Vitamin C 60%
Iron 2%
Carbohydrates? Mostly complex
How many ingredients? 10
List 3 you are not sure what they are or you think might not be healthy.
High fructose corn syrup, potassium chloride, sea salt, monopotassium phosphate

26. The Label coming soon! Beginning 2016, required by 2018

27. What’s New
Size type for the calories, serving size and servings per container is bigger and bolder
Manufacturers must include: actual amount and Daily Value of vitamin D, calcium, iron and potassium. Vitamins A and C are no longer required but can be included on a voluntary basis.
The footnote is changing to better explain what percent Daily Value means—The % DV tell you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.”

28. What’s New Added sugars in grams and as a percent Daily Value
Calories from fat is being removed as the type of fat is more important
Daily values for nutrients like sodium, dietary fiber and vitamin D are being updated based on new scientific evidence.
Serving sizes are being updated to be more realistic to what people eat.

30. Things that sound health but really are not…
Vitamin Water
Sports drinks
Diet soda
Granola/Energy/Protein bars
Bottled salad dressing
Jarred pasta sauces
Store bought smoothies
Instant Oatmeal
Bran Muffins
Packaged lunch meat
Dried fruit
Protein powder
Yogurt covered snacks
Frozen yogurt?
Flavored yogurt
Low-Fat items/ Fat-free
Gluten free foods
Baked chips
Fruit snacks
Veggie puffs/Veggie chips
Juice
Egg substitutes
Pretzels
Salad bars

31. What is “Natural Flavoring”…
 Code of Federal Regulations “the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional,” which in layman’s terms pretty much means some sort of plant or animal byproduct which has been processed so much that it can no longer be listed on labels.
Examples:
Castoreum is secreted by glands located in the rear end of a beaver
Tartrazine is a dye derived from coal tar
Carrageenan is derived from red seaweeds (no nutritional value)
Carmine is used in purple, pink, orange and red food coloring is derived from ground up beetles.