Module 1 part 2 Flashcards
nutrition info provided on food labels
- nutrition facts
- ingrideint list
- nutrition claims
- health claims
what foods have nutrition labels
almost all prepackaged foods
exceptions
- fresh fruit and veg
- raw meat, poultry, fish, seafood
- bakery iteams, sausages, salads (packaged at the store)
- foods that contain. very few nutrients- coffe, tea leaves, spices
- alchoholic bev
use nutrition facts to
- easily compare similar foods
- look for foods with little or a lot of a specific nutrient
- to select foods for special diets
specified amount of food
- listed under the nutrition facts label
- listed in common measures you use at home and a metric unit
- not necessarily suggest quanitty
the DV % is
used to determine whether there is a little or a lot of a nutrient in the food
- benchmark to evaluate nutrient content of foods
- based on reccomendations for a healthy diet
what is a littel and a lot on DV
5% little 15% lot
choose more foods with
fiber
vit a
ca
fe
choose less foods with
fat
saturated and trans
na
ingridient list
lists all of the indrifends for a food by weight, from most to least
nutrition claims
regulated statements made when a food meets certain criterias
- optional and may only be found on some products
nutrition claims
free
low
reduced
light
source
high or good source
very high or excellent source
free
none or hardly any
low
small amount
reduced
at least 25% less of the nutrient compared to similar product
light
can be used on food that. are reduced in fat or calories
source
contains significant amount of the product
high or good source
contains high amount of nutritent
very high or excellent source
contains very high amount of nutrient
general hea;th claims
generally developed by third part organizations or corportaionts
- should not solouly rely on general health claims
canadas food guide messages vega dn fruit
- eat one dark green and one orange veg a day
- chose veg or fruit prepared with little or no added sugar or salt
- have veg and fruit more often than juice
CA food guide grains
- half your grain whole
- choose grain prod that are lower in fat sugar and salt
CA food guide milk and alternatives
- drink skin 1% or 2% milk each day, or soy
- select lower fat milk alternatives
CA food guide meat
- have meat alternatives such as beand lentil and tofu often
- eat as least 2 fish serving a week
- select lean meat and alternatices prespred with little or no added fat or salt
