6: Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label 1 Your Health Matters: Nutritious Eating.

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6: Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label 1 Your Health Matters: Nutritious Eating

The Nutrition Facts Label Using the Food Label to Make Healthy Eating Choices Presented with information from the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements and the American Dietetics Association eatright.org Web site 2

Key Label Questions How many calories am I actually eating Is that number low or high? What nutrients should I limit or get enough of and why? What is %DV? How does %DV help me with making healthy food choices? 3

4 The Nutrition Facts Label

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How many servings? 6

General Guide to Calories 40 calories is low 100 calories is moderate 400 calories is high 7 Based on a 2,000-calorie diet

The Percent Daily Value - %DV The % DV is based on 100% of the daily value for each nutrient. % DV tells you if a serving of food is high or low in a certain nutrient. 8

Quick Guide to % DV 5% DV or less is low 9 Limit these nutrients Get enough of these nutrients 20% DV or more is high

Limit These Nutrients The goal is to stay BELOW 100% of the DV for each of these nutrients per day. 10 Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium

Get Enough of These Nutrients Try to get 100% of the DV for each of these nutrients each day. 11 Fiber, Vitamins, Minerals

Read the Nutrition Facts Label for Total Sugars 12

Look at the Ingredient List for Added Sugars 13 Food Sample #1 INGREDIENTS: CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A NONFAT MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, PECTIN, CARRAGEENAN. Food Sample #2 INGREDIENTS: CULTURED GRADE A REDUCED FAT MILK, APPLES, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CINNAMON, NUTMEG, NATURAL FLAVORS, AND PECTIN. CONTAINS ACTIVE YOGURT AND L. ACIDOPHILUS CULTURES

Activity 14

Examine your pantry this week. Note which items to replace with healthier options. 15

Nutrition Facts Label Key Point Recap  Start with the serving size  Check out the total calories, fat, sugar  Let the % Daily Value be your guide – low on top; high on bottom  Read the list of ingredients  Eat mostly foods without labels like fresh fruits and vegetables 16

Switch to Meal Planning PowerPoint 17