1. Food Labels! Today’s Objective:
Students will understand knowledge and vocabulary for understanding how to read a food label properly, and what is contained in a healthful diet and will apply this knowledge to analyzing a food label for nutritional quality.

2. Today’s Vocabulary and Knowledge to “Take Away”
What is included in a healthful diet
RDA
DRI’s
Daily Value
“My Plate” Food Guide
Daily Caloric Need
Enriched
Fortified

3. A Healthful Diet Includes…
Balance: Eating different categories of foods; diet that represents all food groups (veggies AND grains, etc.)
Variety: Eating different types of foods from the same food groups—different colors, textures, types, etc.
Moderation: Not over consuming calories and nutrients; portion sizes; no binge-eating
Adequate Nutrition: Getting your DRI’s!

4. Food Guides

5. Recommended Daily Allowances
These were published to help Americans avoid
Obesity

6. Deficiency Lacking the necessary nutrients to provide
the body with fuel and energy to sustain normal body functions, plus repair tissue and cell growth. These include the 6 necessary: protein, carbohydrates, fats, water, vitamins and minerals

7. Dietary Reference Intake: DRI
a set of guidelines for the daily intake of nutrients (as vitamins, protein, and fats) and other food components (as fiber) that include recommended daily allowances and tolerable upper level values of daily intake.

8. Daily Value’s are based on:
2,000 KCAl diet

9. BMI (Body Mass Index)? How Many KCals Do I Need?

10. Packaging Claims:

11. Other Terms…
Organic: are foods produced by organic farming. In the context of these regulations, organic food is food produced in a way that complies with organic standards set by national governments and international organizations.
Enriched: adding back nutrients that were taken out during the processing of that food item.

12. Fortified Foods
Fortified: to add or fortify nutrients to a product that is not naturally there....

13. Be a “Savvy” Consumer!
Look for health or nutrient content claims that are regulated
Beware of “Bad” Content Claims
Natural
Wheat
Multigrain
Free Range
Because the following claims are regulated by the FDA, they reveal useful information about the product:
Good source
Healthy
Low fat, Low sodium, etc…
Trans fat free
Be aware of serving sizes

14. Reading a Food Label Read the ingredients list
Ingredients are listed in order by weight, from most to least.
Become familiar with terms for different kinds of ingredients.
Check for food additives.
Note if the food is enriched or fortified.
If you have dietary restrictions or allergies, look for those foods on the ingredients list.

15. Ingredients of Shame
Processed foods: Trans fats, Saturated Fats, corn syrup, and additional non-food additives (coloring, etc.)

16. Let’s Look at this Label
What is the first ingredient? What does it mean that it is the first ingredient?
What percent of the DV for sodium does one serving of the food provide? What does this mean?
Is this food low-fat? Why or why not?
Are there any nutrient content claims that this food could make? List as many as you can think of.
Does this food meet the FDA definition of “healthy” ? Explain.
Does this food follow the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ recommended macronutrient intake ranges? Explain.
How many calories are from Carbohydrates? (Remember, CHO yields 4 kcal/gram)