Product Comparison Use your labels and complete the handout. Explain your choice to another group. Do they agree with you? One paper/team due, typed, April.

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Product Comparison Use your labels and complete the handout. Explain your choice to another group. Do they agree with you? One paper/team due, typed, April 22.

Blame the Name Game Blueberry waffles, yogurt, drinks with no berries. Blueberry bits : (The real deal!

Deciphering label terms Made with Light sweetening Low, light, reduced Free Label says

You think you know Made with Light sweetening Low, light, reduced Free Label saysYou think it means good source of very little none

You think you know Made with Light sweetening Low, light, reduced Free Label saysYou think it means good source of very little none FDA* rule n/a maybe very little

Some new FDA descriptors  Healthy….if used as a claim, not the name Set amount of cholesterol, fat, saturated fat, vit A, C, Iron, Calcium, fiber and protein  Natural No synthetic or artificial ingredients  Fresh No preservatives, raw, not frozen, canned or heated

USDA monitors fresh, raw foods Includes meat, eggs, fresh fruit, vegetables They monitor safety and labeling Currently, most label info is voluntary

Illustration 4.4, p. 4-5 USDA LEAN 4 oz serving <10 g fat <4.5 g trans + sat fat < 95 mg cholesterol What % Calories are from fat? Are these products truly lean?

% Fat on label  % fat by weight! 20% Fat  20g. fat/ 100g. product and ~70% of Calories from fat 7% Fat  7g. fat/100g. Product and ~43% of Calories from fat Neither are low fat Both are ~high fat/sat fat, high protein/iron foods 

Consume more of foods that…..  need no ingredient list  need no Nutrition Facts panel  make few, if any claims  In other words, eat more whole, minimally processed, fresh foods !!!! Good  Better  Best!!!!!

Product Comparison Use your labels and complete the handout. Explain your choice to another group. Do they agree with you? One paper/team due, typed, April 22.