Power Point for teaching about the nutrition facts label

1. Just The Facts Understanding The Nutrition Facts Label on Foods

2. The Nutrition Facts Label

3. Serving Size Notice the serving size amount cups, ounces, pieces Serving size affects calories and the amount of nutrients a person is getting

4. Calories and calories from fat Calories are a measurement of how much energy you get from a single serving of food General guide to calories: 40 calories per serving is low 100 calories per serving is moderate 400 calories per serving is high

5. Calories from fat The amount of the total calories that come from fat sources Calories are per serving size more servings = more calories Calories and calories from fat Eating too many calories per day is linked to overweight and obesity.

7. Get enough of these: Nutrients Help reduce the risk of certain diseases 20% or more % daily value is high

8. Percent Daily Value (%DV) Helps you decide if a serving of food is high or low in a nutrient Percentage is based on the Daily Value recommendations for a 2,000 calories diet Don’t have to know your calorie needs to use the % daily value 5% or less is low, 20% or more is high

10. Avoid processed sugars from white sugar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, and molasses

11. Check ingredients for added sugars

12. Compare amount of sugar in similar productsLimit added sugar to no more than 40 grams/day… = 10 teaspoons of sugar!

14. from all sources

15. Daily value = less than 65g for 2,000 calories

16. Saturated Fat

17. Typically from meat sources

18. “Solid” fats

19. Butter, lard, suet

20. Daily value = less than 20g for 2,000 calories

21. Trans Fat

22. Typically from hydrogenated oils

23. Hydrogenated soybean oil

24. Raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels

26. Using side 1 of the handout: Is this a healthy food? 5% or less of %DV from fat 20% or more of %DV from fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron Low amount of sugar Low to moderate amount of calories Learning exercise

27. Why? Fats are too high Nutrients are too low High amount of sugar from added sugar sources High in calories Answer: NO

28. Using side 2 of the handout: Which of these three foods are the healthiest? Compare serving sizes, fat, fiber, vitamins, and sugar Comparing Nutrition Facts Labels

30. Low in fat

31. Moderate in sugar

32. High in nutrients