2. © 2012 Fruition Horticulture There are a lot of different signs on the food we buy! Low GI Glycaemic Index ‘No added sugar’ ‘No added salt’ ‘Light’ or ‘Lite’ ‘Sugar free’ ‘Diet’ ‘Fat reduced’ ‘Cholesterol free’ ‘Salt reduced’ What do they mean?

3. © 2012 Fruition Horticulture First, look at the nutrition information Panel.

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7. Fat Look for products <10g fat/100g of which less than 2g is saturated fat Fibre Look for products > 5 g fibre/100g, aim for 30 -40 g of dietary fibre/day (adult) Sugar Look for products < 10g sugar/100g (if a cereal like muesli has healthy dried fruit and no added sugar then 20g sugar/100g is OK) Salt Look for products with < 450 mg /100g

8. © 2012 Fruition Horticulture To help the RSE worker(s) to: Identify information on food labels and understand what it means Identify which products to choose to have a healthy diet Calculate serving sizes and nutritional content per serve Activities: Test your food labelling knowledge. Take the quiz by clicking on the tick button below.