FOOD LABELSFood and Nutrition 2011

What’s the Difference? Name Brand

trademark, or a distinctive name for a brand, or for a range of products by a single manufacturer

Store Brand usually for multiple products and usually unadvertised,

for products only sold at a particular group of retail outlets

Sell By Date indicates the last day the product should remain on the

store shelf. Allows a reasonable amount of time for home storage/use after that date. Examples are dairy products, cold cuts.

Use By Date product may still be safe to eat after the date has

passed. Quality will start to go down. Examples are breads, cereals, dressings etc.

What Does it Really Mean?

Calorie Free Low Calorie Light or Lite

Light in Sodium Fat Free Low Fat

Less than 5 calories 40 Calories or less 1/3 few calories or

50% less fat 50% less sodium Less than ½ gram fat 3 grams or less fat

Label Claim What it Means

Cholesterol Free

Low Cholesterol

Sodium Free Very Low Sodium Low Sodium High Fiber

Less than 2 mg cholesterol

20 mg or less cholesterol &2 grams or less sat. fat

Less than 5 mg sodium 35 mg or less sodium 140 mg or less sodium 5 grams or more fiber

Label Claim What it means

LABEL-EASE

BROCHURES Need to explain the food label

to a younger child. How do you read it? What is on it? What does it mean? Etc.

Which is ‘calorie’ healthy? At each station record for each

food: The number of calories per

serving? Record the number of calories

from fat per serving? Calculate the percent of calories

from fat? Fat calories/total calories x 100