LOOK AT THE LABELOutcomes B2,B3 and B4

How nutritional labels influence us and how they can help us make good health choices

WHY DO WE PUT NUTRITIONAL LABELS ON FOOD PRODUCTS IN OUR COUNTRY

It helps you make informed choices. Help you follow Canada’s Food Guide to healthy eating http://

www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php Is required on most packaged foods Is based on Health Canada’s regulations http://

www.conagrafoods.ca/en/healthy-understanding-labels.html

WHAT SHOULD YOU LOOK AT ON THE LABEL ?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-jF5zCQ2yQ

What are the most important things to look at on the label?

Serving size/ how many servings in a container

Ingredients

CHOSE 1 OF THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS TO VIEW http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRAM_iAAryw&feature=related

What kind of fat is bad ?

Use your eyes to read the label on the cans of food you eat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeyUYThxm2k&feature=related

What should you limit ?

5 EASY STEPS TO READING A FOOD LABEL 1) what is the serving size ? 2) how many calories ? This is how

much energy you get from the serving.

3)Look at the % DV – percent of daily value. It tells you if there is a little or a lot of that nutrient in the serving. A higher number means more. 40% is high, 5% is low

4) Get less of these Fat, saturated fat cholesterol Sodium ( salt) 5) get more of these

carbs,fibre,vitiminA and c, calcium , protein, iron.

WORDS TO WATCH FOR AKA –ALSO KNOWN AS…

nutrientAKA also called…. On the label

1)Fat

2)saturated fat

3)sodium

1) Glycerides,Glycerol,Esters, shortening, oil

2) beef fat, lard suet,coconut oil

Hydrogenated fat and oil, cocoa butter, palm oil powered whole milk solids

3) salk,glutamate

baking powder or soda

Phosphate

Brine soiambisulfate

Garlic salt,onion salt,celery salt,soy sauce, sodium alginate,benzoate,hydroxide,propionate

WORDS TO WATCH FORAKA ALSO KNOWN AS ….

nutrient AKA …on the label

4) Sugars 4) fructose, sucrose, maltose, lactose

Honey Liquid sugar invert sugar syrup,

galatose, dextrose, dextrin, corn syrup solids, molasses, raisin syrup.

Watch for words ending in “ose” For sugar alcohols watch for

words ending in “ol” like sorbitol

DONE ? TRY THESE INTERACTIVE GAMES

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http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-tools-healthy-family/parents-food-labels-nutrition-facts-tool

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