Nutrition Labels

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Discuss Why are nutrition labels important? –Tells you how many servings and calories are in each serving. –Provides information for how much of each nutrient is in the product. –Provides information about the ingredients in the food. (Very important for people with allergies)

Basic Information found on Food Label Serving Size Number of Servings per container Calories per serving Amount of macro and micronutrients Ingredients – listed from largest amount to smallest amount

Macromolecules Provide Energy for Living Organisms Carbohydrates –Sugars –Starches Proteins Lipids

Carbohydrates in Food Sugars- –Monosaccharides & Disaccharides. –Provide Short Term Energy –Food Sources Found naturally in fruits, juices, and milk products. Added to candy, soda, cookies, and energy drinks. –Unlike fruits and yogurt, these products are high in calories, and low in most other nutrients.

Carbohydrates in Food Starches –Polysaccharides –Provide Short Term Energy –Food Sources Rice, pasta, bread, cereal, potatoes, and legumes (beans and peas)

Carbohydrates on Nutrition Labels Total Carbohydrates on a Nutrition label include starches, fiber, and sugar How can you calculate the grams of starch in the blueberry muffin from its nutrition label?

Sugars on Nutrition Labels How can we tell if the amount of sugar is natural, or if there has been sugar added during manufacturing? Check the Ingredients!

Proteins in Food Made of Amino Acids –Helps to build, maintain, and repair body tissues. –Food Sources Meat, Fish, Legumes, Eggs, Dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt), and Nuts

Proteins on Nutrition Labels How many grams of protein are in a serving of Tyson Chicken Strips?

Lipids in Food Fats and Oils –Stored and used for long term energy –Found in Meat, Butter, Cream, Nuts, Salad Dressings, Vegetable Oil, and Eggs –Two Forms Saturated Unsaturated

Saturated Fat –Fats are Solid at room temperature –Animal fats and certain tropical plant oils (palm oil and coconut oil) –Bad fats Try to limit these in your diet Lipids in Food

Unsaturated Fat –Fats are liquid at room temperature –Vegetable oil, Olive oil, fish oil –Good Fats Heart healthy fats

Lipids on Nutrition Label Total Fat includes: - Saturated, - Unsaturated - Trans Fat

Calories Nutrition labels are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. 40 Calories = Low 100 Calories = Moderate 400 Calories = High

% Daily Value 5% or less is low 20% or more is high Want to limit items in yellow Want to get enough of the nutrients in blue (vitamins and fiber)

Oreo Nutrition Label

Partner Work With your bench partner spend minutes analyzing three different nutrition labels. Discuss assignment with your partner in low voices. Raise your hand if you have a question. Move onto answering other questions until I can reach your table. Be prepared to share answers with the class if asked.