1. Labelling nutrition

2. Learning goals We are learning to read nutrition labels.
We are learning to apply nutrition labels to our everyday diet.

3. Be weary …
Fat-free foods: often contain large number of calories due to increased amounts of sugars and carbohydrates added to improve the flavour.
Low-fat foods: often contain high simple sugar content.
result is that people may not actually be consuming less energy, which is what determines weight gain (in the absence of exercise).
Light foods: consumers must read food labels carefully to understand exactly how much energy is contained in the food item.

4. Nutrition facts table
appears in a standard format on food product labels.
is intended to present nutritional information in basically the same format from one product to another.
main (core) ingredients are listed in the table.
same 13 core nutrients are always listed in the same order.

5. Standard format

6. Portion or serving size

7. Total calories and 13 core nutrients

8. Actual amounts of nutrients

9. What exactly is daily % value?
based on the recommended intakes for each nutrient each day.
indicates the percentage of your daily recommended intake that you will receive from this portion size.
can use to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a particular food product and whether it is suitable for you.
based on an (average) 2000 Calorie per day diet, and so may vary from individual to individual.

10. Daily % value

11. Serving size matters
when reading labels, be especially vigilant when it comes to serving sizes.
serving sizes are determined by the food manufacturer and are sometimes very small compared to what people normally consume.
make sure you read the label carefully to see how big the serving size is, so that you can better understand the nutritional information on the label.

12. Learning goals We are learning to read nutrition labels.
We are learning to apply nutrition labels to our everyday diet.