Lesson 2: Food Labels

Health Class Take out a blank sheet of paper Weekly Reminders Getting Started All extra credit and late work is due Wednesday 13th Take out a blank sheet of paper You will be taking down 10 facts from the nutrition video Class Objectives Identify factors of how the body uses calories Describe how calories work Evaluate food labels for nutritional content

Starter Take the review quiz using information you learned from the previous lesson. List the 6 nutrients your body needs to get from foods to stay healthy. All fats are bad for you. True/False Complex carbohydrates taste naturally sweet. True / False What are carbohydrates broken down into for your body to use as an energy source? _____ Essential amino acids are made by the body. True/False Having a low red blood cell count can be caused by not having enough of which mineral? _____

Starter All fats are bad for you. True/False Complex carbohydrates taste naturally sweet. True / False What are carbohydrates broken down into for your body to use as an energy source? Glucose Essential amino acids are made by the body. True/False Having a low red blood cell count can be caused by not having enough of which mineral? Iron List the 6 nutrients your body needs to get from foods to stay healthy. Carbohydrates Proteins Fats Vitamins Minerals Water

Calories Not only do you need to make sure you are getting the 6 essential nutrients in your body, you must also get enough daily calories.

Calories Calories are units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body. It is all about calories into the body and calories used by the body.

Calories All foods give our bodies calories. Some give more calories than others. For example there are more calories in a can of soda pop than there is in a glass of juice.

Calories Our bodies use calories every minute of everyday to keep us going. Even when we are sleeping we are using calories.

Calories A car burns more fuel depending on what it is doing. More fuel is used pulling heavier weight and less fuel driving on the freeway. The human body burns more calories depending on what it is doing. Running a race will use more calories than sitting and watching TV.

Calories So how many calories should a person consume per day. Many things factor into how the human body burns calories. Gender Age Height and Weight Activity Level

Calorie Factors Gender: Because boys tend to have a larger muscle mass typically they will need more calories than girls. For example: 5’4” 125 pound 14 year girl = 1861 calories per day 5’4” 125 pound 14 year boy = 2089 calories per day

Calorie Factors Age: Adolescents will burn more calories than adults. For example: 5’4” 125 pound 14 year girl = 1861 calories per day 5’4” 125 pound 44 year women = 1654 calories per day

Calorie Factors Height and Weight: The more the body has to move the more calories it needs. For example: 5’4” 125 pound 14 year boy = 2089 calories per day 6’0” 170 pound 14 year boy = 2545 calories per day

Calorie Factors Activity Level: The more physically active the more calories need to be consumed. For example: 5’4” 125 pound 14 year girl exercising 20 minutes a day 3 x per week = 1861 calories per day 5’4” 125 pound 14 year girl exercising everyday for an intense workout = 2334 calories per day

Calories On average most teen boys should consume about 2000- 2500 calories per day. On average most teen girls should consume about 1800 – 2000 calories per day.

Assignment #1 With your partner explain why these two statements are true. If you consume more calories than you burn off you will gain weight. If you consume less calories than you burn off you will loss weight.

Nutrient Density So now you know about nutrients and calories – you need to know how they work together. Nutrient dense foods are foods that have a lot of nutrients compared to their calorie count.

Nutrient Density Compare the can of soda to the glass of orange juice. The orange juice has more nutrients with less calories than the soda pop. Therefore it is a more nutrient dense food.

Assignment 2 With your partner decide which of the following food comparisons items are more nutrient dense.

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Assignment #3 With your partner decide why this statement is true. By eating nutrient dense food, someone can eat more foods without having more calories.

Dietary Guidelines Dietary Guidelines for Americans are a set of suggestions developed by nutrition scientists and public health agencies. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are designed to help Americans get more nutrients without extra calories.

MyPyramid The MyPyramid food guidance system is a tool that shows you what kinds of food to eat and how much of each food you should eat every day. The main groups are: Grains Vegetables Fruits Milk Meat and Beans Oils

My Plate

Nutrition Facts Labels Nutrition Facts Labels: is a label found on the outside packages of food and states the number of serving in the container, the number of calories in each serving, and the quantity of nutrients in each serving. Knowing how to read the information will help you to make health food choices.

Health Class All extra credit and late/absent work is due TODAY Weekly Reminders Getting Started All extra credit and late/absent work is due TODAY Take out your “Food Labels” notes from Monday Class Objectives Identify factors of how the body uses calories Describe how calories work Evaluate food labels for nutritional content

Food Labels The first thing you need look for on the nutrition label is the serving size. The serving tells you how much equals a serving The next lines tells you how many servings are in a package.

You need to make sure you watch how many servings are in each container. Notice that in a 1 liter bottle of Pepsi there are 2.5 servings per container. If you drank the whole bottle you would need to multiply all the numbers listed by 2.5.

Food Labels Manufactures know that they can get you to buy their products just by what the label says. Look at the next label and notice how the it is currently labeled and how the government wants the new labels to be listed.

Food Labels The next thing to look at is the calories. Notice that the calories for the product to the right is listed at 150 calories for serving. This means that for every 12 chips of this product will contain 150 calories. Notice that out of the 150 calories, 70 calories are from fat. Almost half the calories are fat calories.

Food Labels Next look at the total fats. This line tells you the daily value percent and the type of fat. Remember saturated fat is considered to be more harmful than unsaturated. And Trans fat are very damaging to the body.

Food Labels You should also look at carbohydrates. Remember that carbohydrates are broken down into glucose. Any carbs that are not burned off are stored as fat.

Notice that this yogurt has the same amount of Carbohydrates as the a snickers bar.

Look at how much of a difference just in carbohydrates found in different types of yogurts. GoGort 13 grams Yoplait Light 16 grams Greek Yogurt 7 grams Yoplait 33 grams

Food Labels Notice the fiber and sugar listed under carbohydrates. You want more fiber than sugar in anything you eat. Less than 5g is considered low for fiber. Remember that fiber makes you feel full longer and helps with digestion.

Assignment #3 How many calories are found in the Pecan Cranberry Granola What is the serving size for all three granola bars How many Almond Raisin Granola bars can be found in the box Which granola bar has the most amount of calories from fat Which granola bar has the most amount of sodium Which granola bar has the most amount of sugar Which granola bar has the most saturated fats Answer the following questions using the food label on the next slide.

Quick Check Which of the following is not a factor in how your body uses calories? Age Height Gender Food Choice If someone wanted to loose weight they should eat a low nutrient density diet. True /False How many calories per day should boys consume ____ to ____. How many calories per day should girls consume ____ to ____. The first thing I should look at on a food label is the Serving Size Calories Number of Serving per Container Fat Content

Quick Check Which of the following is not a factor in how your body uses calories? Age Height Gender Food Choice If someone wanted to loose weight they should eat a low nutrient density diet. True /False How many calories per day should boys consume 2000 to 2500. How many calories per day should girls consume 1800 to 2000. The first thing I should look at on a food label is the Serving Size Calories Number of Serving per Container Fat Content