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Nutrition information on food labels

Nutrition information on food labels. Core Unit. Nutrition information on food labels What is new? What does it mean? How do you use it?. #1. Nutrition information on food labels. #2. #3. Notes: What food products have Nutrition Facts?

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Nutrition information on food labels

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  1. Nutrition information on food labels Core Unit

  2. Nutrition information on food labels What is new? What does it mean? How do you use it? #1

  3. Nutrition information on food labels #2

  4. #3

  5. Notes: What food products have Nutrition Facts? • Almost all pre-packaged foods have Nutrition Facts • some exceptions: • fresh fruit and vegetables • raw meat, poultry, fish and seafood • foods prepared or processed at the store • bakery items, sausage, salads • foods that contain very few nutrients coffee beans, tea leaves, spices • alcoholic beverages #4

  6. Notes: Use Nutrition Facts to make informed food choices • to help you choose foods that meet your needs • to easily compare similar foods • to look for foods with more or less of a specific nutrient • to select foods for special diets #5

  7. Serving size • the specific amount of food listed under the “Nutrition Facts” title • all nutrient information is based on this amount of food • listed in common measures you use at home #6

  8. Nutrition Facts are based on a specific amount of food Compare this to the amount you eat and Canada’s Food Guide Example: Breakfast Cereal #7

  9. Notes: % Daily Value #8

  10. Use % Daily Value to see if a food has a lot or a little of a nutrient • The actual numbers can be confusing, for example: • 2 mg of iron seems small but it is 15 % of the Daily Value for iron • 110 mg of sodium seems large but it is only 5 % of the Daily Value for sodium • % Daily Value makes it easy to see if there is a lot or a little of a • nutrient without having to do any math. #9

  11. Use Nutrition Facts to make informed food choices • Increasing or decreasing a specific nutrient... • Choosing between two similar products... #10

  12. Notes: List of ingredients • all of the ingredients for a food are listed by weight, from the most to the least (the ingredient that is in the largest amount is listed first) • is present on pre-packaged foods • is a source of allergy information • is a source of certain nutrient information #11

  13. Notes: Nutrition claims • They are: • regulated statements made when a food meets certain criteria • optional, so may be found only on some food products • often on the front of food packages • a quick and easy way to get information about a food #12

  14. Nutrition claims When you want to decrease the amount of certain nutrients... #13

  15. Nutrition claims When you want to increase the amount of certain nutrients... #14

  16. Example: Nutrition claims “A healthy diet low in saturated and trans fats may reduce the risk of heart disease. (Naming the food) is free of saturated and trans fats.” #15

  17. Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating #16

  18. Notes: Nutrition labelling: a tool to support healthy eating #17

  19. A healthy you! Enjoy eating well, being active and feeling good about yourself. #20

  20. Canadian Food Inspection Agency: • http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/reg/rege.shtml • http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/nutrition-pagee.shtml • http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/interactive/index_e.html

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