Words such as low, reduced, free and more are now legally defined within nutrition.

1. Food Label Terms Words such as low, reduced, free and more are now legally defined within nutrition.

2. Reduced • Means that the product has 25% or less of a nutrient or calorie than the regular product.

3. Calorie Free • Less than 5 calories

4. Low Calorie • 40 calories or less

5. Light or Lite • One third fewer calories or 50% less fat: if more than half the calories are from fat, the fat content must be reduced by 50% or more.

6. Fat Free • Less than .5 grams of fat

7. Low Fat 3 grams of fat or less

8. Sodium • Sodium Free– 35 milligrams or less sodium • Light in sodium– 50% less sodium • Low Sodium– 140 milligrams or less sodium • Very low sodium– less than 50 milligrams sodium

9. Cholesterol • Cholesterol Free – less than 2 milligrams cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat. • Low Cholesterol – 20 milligrams or less cholesterol and 2 grams or less saturated fat.

10. Nutritional Information – Food Label Activity

12. Food Label Name of label _________________________________________ Serving Size: ____________ Total Calories: ____________  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Protein:__________ grams (1 gram = 4 calories) Carbohydrate: ___________ grams (1 gram = 4 cal.) Fat: ___________ grams (1 gram = 9 calories) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

13. Of the total number of calories, how many are from protein, carbohydrates and fat? Protein Calories: ________ X 4 = ____________ Carbohydrate Calories: ________ X 4 = _____________ Fat Calories: _________ X 9= ______________

14. What percentage of the total calories are from protein, carbohydrates and fats? % of Protein = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ % % of Carbs = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ % % of Fat = ________ / _______ X 100 = ________ %