1. The __________________________________________ (________) regulates food labels.
2. Serving sizes on the labels are not recommendations of how much to eat, but rather they are based on the amount that is _____________________________________.
3. My bag of chips has the following information on the Nutrition Facts
Servings per container: 4
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 120
If I ate the ENTIRE bag, how many calories would I be consuming?_______________ calories
4. What does the % Daily Value show?
5. If a serving of food provides _______% DV or less/serving, it is ___________ in that nutrient.
6. If a serving of food provides _______% DV or more/serving, it is __________ in that nutrient.
7. How are nutrients chosen for listing on food labels?
8. Nutrients listed on the Nutrition Facts label that we should be getting less of include:
_______________, __________________, _________________, & _________________
9. Nutrients listed on the Nutrition Facts label that we should be getting more of include:
________________, __________________, _________________, __________________, & _________________
10. If a Nutrition Facts tells me there is 20 grams of Total sugar in the food and it includes 10 grams of added sugar, how many grams of sugar are natural? __________ grams
11. On ingredient lists, the ingredient that is ___________________________ is listed first.
12. Front of package labeling of nutrients (Facts up Front) is _______________________ and done by food companies. Claims on the front of food labels are regulated by the FDA.
13. DESCRIBE each type of claim (what are they telling us) and give one specific example of each:
a. Nutrient Content Claim:
Example:
b. Health Claim:
Example:
(hint –the claim should say something about a disease or health state, not just a nutrient!)
c. Qualified Health Claim:
Example: (note: do not just write “may” or “might,” write an entire claim):
d. Structure/Function Claim:
Example: