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Nutrition Guide for Shoppers

Per 100gTotal fatSaturatedfatSugarSodium

Use these criteria to find out if you’re making healthy choices for your family

≤3g 3.1-19.9g ≥20g

≤1.5g

≤5g

≤120mg

1.6-4.9g

5.1-14.9g

121-599mg

≥15g

≥600mg

≥5g

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nutrit

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ases

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Criteria from CHOICEwww.choicefoodforkids.com.au

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low med highlimit

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moderation

www.parentsjury.org.au

Nutrition Guide for Shoppers

Per 100gTotal fatSaturatedfatSugarSodium

Use these criteria to find out if you’re making healthy choices for your family

≤3g 3.1-19.9g ≥20g

≤1.5g

≤5g

≤120mg

1.6-4.9g

5.1-14.9g

121-599mg

≥15g

≥600mg

≥5g

The Parents Jury’s

Ha

nd

y la

be

l re

ad

ing

tip

s

The

Pare

nts

Jury

’s

Ingre

dients

are l

isted

in de

scen

ding o

rder,

from

the m

ain in

gred

ient (

highe

st we

ight)

to the

sm

alles

t ingr

edien

t liste

d las

t. Che

ck th

e top

thre

e ing

redie

nts in

the f

ood y

ou bu

y.

Don’t

rely

solel

y on f

ront-

of-pa

ck nu

trition

claim

s (eg

, ‘lite

’, low

fat)

to ma

ke yo

ur pu

rchas

e. Al

ways

refer

to th

e nutr

ition l

abel

to ma

ke su

re yo

u kno

w wh

at is

reall

y in t

he pr

oduc

t.Is

there

an en

dorse

ment

or ap

prov

al sta

mp on

your

food

? Che

ck th

e fine

print

to fin

d out

what

it mea

ns. W

ho ha

s the

stam

p com

e fro

m? A

prod

uct m

ay ha

ve he

alth b

enefi

ts for

so

me pe

ople

that a

ren’t

suita

ble fo

r othe

rs. A

lway

s rea

d the

nutrit

ion la

bel to

ensu

re yo

u ar

e mak

ing ap

prop

riate

purch

ases

for y

ou an

d you

r fam

ily.

Criteria from CHOICEwww.choicefoodforkids.com.au

ww

w.p

aren

tsju

ry.o

rg.a

u

low med highlimit

intakeeat

mosteat in

moderation