PPZ Food Labels

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3. How companies might deceive you on a food label:
1. Unrealistic serving size - chips
2. Servings per container - muffin, cheetos
3. Packaging - pop tart
4. listing an amount and then having a “ * ”
- Mac n’ Cheese
see examples
on next slides…
see examples
on next slides…

4. Label Deception-Serving Size:
Servings Size: 6 chips
Servings per Container: 20
Calories: 130 (x20)
Total Fat: 6 grams (x20)

8. In a minute, each person will choose a product and
fill in a worksheet. Here is what you’ll be looking at:

9. Hand out worksheet, but not food product
yet. Can you figure it yourself?:
A&W Restaurantｨ
Chocolate Fudge Sundae
#2
#1
#3 servings per
container
(just one for
this product, so
see next slide)

10. To be in the
vending
machines at manyschools it hasto be less than:
< 35% (calories from) fat +< 35% (weight from) sugar(or no more than 15 grams)
Ever wondered,
“Is this product
‘healthy’?...
Today you will
see how to
determine if
a product is
“healthy” for you.
IS THIS PRODUCT HEALTHY?13

11. Hand out worksheet, but not food product
yet. Can you figure it yourself?:
A&W Restaurant ｨ
Chocolate Fudge Sundae
#2
#1
#3 servings per
container
(just one for
this product, so
see next slide)

12. #3 If there is more than 1
Serving per container
Total Fat x 2 = _______
Sugars x 2 = ______

13. Test Yourself:
A&W Restaurant ｨ Chocolate Fudge Sundae
#3
#3 Is it
Realistic?
#3 Is it
Deceptive?

14. #4
Total Fat?
Saturated fat?
Trans fat?

15. #5

16. IS THIS PRODUCT HEALTHY ENOUGH TO
BE IN OUR VENDING MACHINES?
To be in our
vending
machine at
school it has
to be less than:
< 35% (calories from) fat
+
< 35% (weight from) sugar
(or no more than 15 grams)

17. Sometimes the % Fat is easy to
figure in your head
Sometimes the % Fat is easy to
figure in your head
Calories
from Fat
÷
Calories=
________
Less than
35%??
yes___
no____
#6

18. Can you
estimate
the % of
fat here?

19. Test Yourself:
A&W Restaurant ｨ Chocolate Fudge Sundae
15 gr. divided by
189 = _______
+
no more than
15? (barely!)
Less than 35%??
yes _____
no ______
#7.

20. IS YOUR PRODUCT HEALTHY ENOUGH TO BE IN
THE SCHOOL VENDING MACHINE:
YES ________ NO___________

22. BUT, if you want to
lose weight-
count calories:
6 servings per
container:
calories 170 x 6 =
____________ !!!!
Here is a "generic" way to look at the label
information:
-look at calories if you want
to lose weight (and servings!)
-look at fat (total and saturated) if
you want
to lose body fat/get 6-pack abs! (or
if you have heart/ medical
problems
-look at protein if you want
to build muscle
Here is a "generic" way to look at the label
information:
-look at calories if you want
to lose weight (and servings!)
-look at fat (total and saturated) if
you want
to lose body fat/get 6-pack abs! (or
if you have heart/ medical
problems
-look at protein if you want
to build muscle
Good fat example:
Total fat is 16
Sat. fat is 1

23. Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt Homework