Nutrition: Lesson 7, Food Labels

Type of Work: Pairs Product: Snipped Doc Class Time: 1 Period EOC: Submit to Lesson 8 Due: 2 Periods For Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Do Questions 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 Level 4 2 3 4
Directions: Grab an item from the box at the desk (If you are absent use one from home). Try to get an item that you may typically consume (eat). Try not to get a drink or a supplement as these wont work for this activity. Answer the following questions in order stopping based on your level attempted. Snip Below Here

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What is a serving (Number of ounces, number of chips etc.,) ? _1 bar_____ How many total servings are in your product? (If you were to eat the whole package how many servings would you have had)?____1______ How many servings do you think you would have if you had this product? 1 How many calories are in one serving? ______210_____ Is this high or low for what you are eating? __high_____ Why? Its a bar of chocolate Do think this product is good for you? Why? No, just sugar and fat What is the % DV of Vitamin A_0___ C ___0__ Calcium ___8__ Iron ___2__ in your product? How many total calories are from fat? __110__ What % of DV of fat? ___20_______ How many grams of total carbohydrates:____26__ What is the %DV Carbs:___9__ What 2 items have a Low % DV (Sodium,Cholest. )? What 2 items have a HIGH % DV? (Sat. Fat, Total fat ) What % of the calories from one serving are from fat? (HINT: Divide total calories from fat by total calories from product): _52__ Are there any sugars in the ingredients listing (Name all)? Sugar, lactose, Total grams of protein: ___3___ How many calories from protein? _12__ (Think how many cals are in a gram protein)? So would your product be classified as nutrient dense, empty calories or neither? __empty____________ Explain why: Calories come from fat and sugar Is the product refined carbohydrates, complex or both? ____simple_______ How do you know? Refined sugar

15. Think of a healthier alternative for this apple product and look up its nutrition label using the following website. Snip the label and place it to the right. You can shrink it down. Describe why it is a healthier alternative

Place Label Below Here

Describe the product and why it is healthier.