1. How to read a food label

2. 2

3. How companies might deceive you on a food label:
Unrealistic serving size - chips
Servings per container - muffin, cheetos
Packaging - pop tart
listing an amount and then having a “ * ”
- Mac n’ Cheese
see examples
on next slides…

4. Label Deception-Serving Size:
Servings Size: 6 chips
Servings per Container: 20
Calories: 130 (x20)
Total Fat: 6 grams (x20)

8. In a minute, each person will choose a product and
fill in a worksheet. Here is what you’ll be looking at: 8

9. Hand out worksheet, but not food product
yet. Can you figure it yourself?: #1
A&W Restaurantｨ
Chocolate Fudge Sundae #2
#3 servings per
container
(just one for
this product, so
see next slide)

10. IS THIS PRODUCT HEALTHY?13
Ever wondered,
“Is this product
‘healthy’?...
Today you will
see how to
determine if
a product is
“healthy” for you.
To be in the
vending
machines at many
schools it has
to be less than:
< 35% (calories from) fat +
< 35% (weight from) sugar
(or no more than 15 grams) 10

11. Hand out worksheet, but not food product
yet. Can you figure it yourself?: #1
A&W Restaurantｨ
Chocolate Fudge Sundae #2
#3 servings per
container
(just one for
this product, so
see next slide)

12. #3 If there is more than 1 Serving per container
Total Fat x 2 = _______
Sugars x 2 = ______ 12

13. Test Yourself:
A&W RestaurantｨChocolate Fudge Sundae #3
#3 Is it
Realistic?
Deceptive?

14. #4
Total Fat?
Saturated fat?
Trans fat? 14

15. #5
sugars
are measured
by weight 15

16. IS THIS PRODUCT HEALTHY ENOUGH TO BE IN OUR VENDING MACHINES?
machine at
school it has
to be less than:
< 35% (calories from) fat +
< 35% (weight from) sugar
(or no more than 15 grams)

17. Sometimes the % Fat is easy to
figure in your head #6
Calories from Fat
÷ Calories=
________
Less than
35%??
yes___
no____

18. Can you
estimate
the % of
fat here?

19. Test Yourself:
A&W RestaurantｨChocolate Fudge Sundae
#7.
15 gr. divided by
189 = _______ +
no more than
15? (barely!)
Less than 35%??
yes _____
no ______

20. IS YOUR PRODUCT HEALTHY ENOUGH TO BE IN THE SCHOOL VENDING MACHINE: YES ________ NO___________

22. -look at calories if you want to lose weight (and servings!)
Here is a "generic" way to look at the label information:
-look at calories if you want
to lose weight (and servings!)
-look at fat (total and saturated) if you want
to lose body fat/get 6-pack abs! (or if you have heart/ medical problems
-look at protein if you want
to build muscle
Good fat example:
Total fat is 16
Sat. fat is 1
BUT, if you want to
lose weight-
count calories:
6 servings per
container:
calories 170 x 6 =
____________ !!!!