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Understanding Food Labels: Calories, Sodium, Daily Value, and Health Claims

This guide demystifies food labels, helping you understand crucial information like calorie counts, sodium content, and daily value percentages. It's based on a 2,000-calorie diet, providing insights into what terms like "fat-free," "low calorie," and "healthy" really mean. Learn how these labels can impact your dietary choices to promote healthier eating habits. Discover how your caloric needs may vary and what it really means to enjoy a balanced diet by monitoring your intake versus expenditure.

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Understanding Food Labels: Calories, Sodium, Daily Value, and Health Claims

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  1. Do Now #7 How many calories would you consume if you ate the whole container? HOW MANY MILLIGRAMS OF SODIUM total? What does % daily value mean? Please gather all due now and hand in

  2. THE A, B, C’sOF READING FOOD LABELS

  3. Food Label Proposal

  4. BASED ON A 2,000 CALORIE DIET. YOUR DAILY VALUE MAY BE LOWER OR HIGHER DEPENDING ON YOUR CALORIC NEEDS

  5. What does it mean? • Fat-free Less than ½ (.5) grams of fat in a serving. • Low fat 3 grams of fat (or less) per serving. • Calorie-free Less than 5 calories per serving • Low Calorie Fewer than 40 calories per serving • Lean (meat labels) -Less than 10 grams of fat per serving. -4.5 grams or less of saturated fat per serving -Less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving • Cholesterol-free -Less than 2 milligrams of cholesterol per serving -2 grams (or less) of saturated fat per serving

  6. What does it mean? Reduced • An altered product that contains at least 25 percent fewer -calories -sodium -sugar Lite (Light) • Contains 1/3 fewer calories of the higher-calorie • No more than ½ the fat of the higher-fat version • No more than ½ the sodium of the higher sodium version Healthy • The food must be low in fat and saturated fat • Must contain limited amounts of cholesterol and sodium

  7. REDUCED 25% 1/2 FAT LIGHT 1/2 SALT CALORIES 1/3 <5 CALORIES FREE <1/2g FAT HIGH 20%

  8. INGREDIENTS ARE LISTED FROM: MOST LEAST

  9. CALORIES CALORIESCALORIES… HOW MANY POUNDS IS HEALTHY TO GAIN/LOSE IN ONE WEEK? HOW MANY CALORIES = 1 POUND? 1-1.5 LBS. 3500

  10. HOW DO I BURN CALORIES? INTAKE vs. EXPENDITURE BASIC MATH IF YOU TAKE IN MORE THAN YOU USE = WEIGHT GAIN

  11. 10% RULE • RAISE a finger if the food has: • 10% or more: • VITAMIN A • VITAMIN C • CALCIUM • IRON • (5g) PROTEIN • FIBER • LOWER a finger if the food has either: • 10% or more TOTAL FAT • 200 or more CALORIES

  12. Reading Food Labels

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