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New Nutrition Information on Labels

Learn how to read and utilize nutrition labels to make informed choices for a healthy diet. Discover key information on food labels and ingredients.

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New Nutrition Information on Labels

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  1. New Nutrition Information on Labels

  2. Being active and eating healthy foods may help reduce your risk of health concerns such as diabetes and heart disease. #2

  3. Traditional and store foods are part of a healthy diet • Elders can provide information on traditional foods • Enjoy traditional foods as often as possible • Nutrition information on food labels can help you make informed choices at the store. #3

  4. Nutrition Labelling on Foods includes: • the Nutrition Facts table • the list of ingredients in the food • sometimes nutrition claims #4

  5. The Nutrition Facts Table: easy to find, easy to read • Shows information on: • Calories • 13 core nutrients • % Daily Value • Based on a specific amount of food #5

  6. Use Nutrition Facts to make informed food choices • to help you choose foods that meet your needs • to compare similar foods • to look for foods with more or less of a specific nutrient #6

  7. Use Nutrition Facts to make informed food choices Compare similar foods to find the one that has less fat and saturated fat Milk 1% M.F. Homogenized Milk 3.25% M.F. #7

  8. Nutrition Facts are based on a specific amount of food. Compare this to the amount you eat #8

  9. Light Tuna (120 g drained weight) • This can contains 120 g of tuna. The nutrition facts are based on ½ can. • If you use the whole can, double all of the Calorie and nutrient amounts. #9

  10. % Daily Value #10

  11. Compare fat in three different snack foods Cheese-flavoured Popcorn Pretzels Tortilla Chips #11

  12. List of ingredients • all of the ingredients for a food are listed by weight • the ingredient that is in the largest amount is listed first Example of a granola-type snack bar: “flour, sugar, whole oats, water, hydrogenated vegetable oil, honey, milk powder, wheat bran” #12

  13. Does this granola bar contain more flour or wheat bran? “flour, sugar, whole oats, water, hydrogenated vegetable oil, honey, milk powder, wheat bran” #13

  14. Use the ingredient list and the Nutrition Facts to compare the salt (sodium) in these two foods Canned Corn Frozen Corn Ingredients: whole kernel corn Ingredients: corn, water, salt #14

  15. Nutrition claims • They are: • found only on some food products • often on the front of food packages • a quick and easy way to get information about a food (but check the Nutrition Facts for complete information) #15

  16. Which cracker is the better source of fibre? Cracker #1 Cracker #2 Low in Fat Cholesterol Free A source of Dietary fibre 40% less fat than our original crackers #16

  17. Nutrition claims Claim: What the claim means: #17

  18. Nutrition claims Claim: What the claim means: #18

  19. Nutrition claims Some nutrition claims are statements about health “A healthy diet rich in a variety of vegetables and fruit may help reduce the risk of some types of cancer.” #19

  20. Nutrition labels support healthy eating #20

  21. A healthy you! Enjoy eating well, being active and feeling good about yourself. #21

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