Section 3

 Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs)- recommended nutrient intakes that will meet the needs of almost all healthy people  Daily value (DV)- recommended daily amount of a nutrient; used on food labels to help people see how a food fits into their diet  Food Group Pyramid- a tool for choosing a healthy diet by selecting a recommended number of servings from each of the food groups  Dietary Guidelines for Americans- a set of diet and lifestyle recommendations developed to improve health and reduce nutrition related disease risk in the U.S. population

 Describe what the recommended dietary allowances are  Analyze the nutritional facts panel  Identify the purpose of the food guide pyramid  Summarize the dietary guidelines for Americans  Determine whether your diet meets the food guide pyramid recommendations

 We use tools that help use understand how much of each nutrient we need  RDAs: Recommended dietary allowances  ULs: Tolerable upper intake levels  Nutritional facts panel: Helps us understand the nutritional content in food  Food Guide Pyramid: Dietary guide that includes the food groups

Fat free= less than 0.5 grams of fat Low Fat= 3 grams of fat or less Extra Lean= less than 5 grams of fat Low in Saturated Fat= 1 gram or less Reduced Fat= 25% less fat than original brand

 Sugars added into a food must be included on an ingredient list  Look for ingredients like these:  Sucrose, fructose, dextrose, maltose, lactose, honey, syrup, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, molasses, invert sugar, and fruit juice concentrate  If these ingredients appear on the label than the food probably is high in sugar

 Orange- Grains 6 ounces a day  Green- Vegetables 2 ½ cups a day  Red- Fruits 2 cups a day  Light Blue- Dairy or Milk 3 cups a day  Purple- Meat and Beans 5 ½ ounces a day  Yellow- Fats and Oils use sparingly