1. Words such as low, reduced, free and more are now legally defined within nutrition.

2. R EDUCED  Means that the product has 25% or less of a nutrient or calories than the regular product.

3. C ALORIE F REE  Less than 5 calories

4. L OW C ALORIE  40 calories or less

5. L IGHT OR L ITE  One third fewer calories or 50% less fat: if more than half the calories are from fat, the fat content must be reduced by 50% or more.

6. F AT F REE  Less than.5 grams of fat

7. L OW F AT 3 grams of fat or less

8. S ODIUM  Sodium Free – 35 milligrams or less sodium  Light in sodium – 50% less sodium  Low Sodium – 140 milligrams or less sodium  Very low sodium – less than 50 milligrams sodium

9. C HOLESTEROL  Cholesterol Free – less than 2 milligrams cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat.  Low Cholesterol – 20 milligrams or less cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat.

10. N UTRITIONAL I NFORMATION – F OOD L ABEL A CTIVITY

12. Name of label _________________________________________ Serving Size: ____________Total Calories: ____________ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Protein:__________ grams (1 gram = 4 calories) Carbohydrate: ___________ grams (1 gram = 4 cal.) Fat:___________ grams(1 gram = 9 calories) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

13. Of the total number of calories, how many are from protein, carbohydrates and fat? Protein Calories: ________ X 4 = ____________ Carbohydrate Calories: ________ X 4 = _____________ Fat Calories: _________ X 9 = ______________

14. What percentage of the total calories are from protein, carbohydrates and fats? % of Protein = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ % % of Carbs = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ % % of Fat = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %