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By: btaylor (43 month(s) ago)

Informative, good to use in class as part of Nutrition Labels lesson.

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New Nutrition Information on Labels

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Being active and eating healthy foods may help reduce your risk of health concerns such as diabetes and heart disease. #2

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Traditional and store foods are part of a healthy diet Elders can provide information on traditional foods Enjoy traditional foods as often as possible Nutrition information on food labels can help you make informed choices at the store. #3

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Nutrition Labelling on Foods includes: the Nutrition Facts table the list of ingredients in the food sometimes nutrition claims #4

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The Nutrition Facts Table: easy to find, easy to read Shows information on: Calories 13 core nutrients % Daily Value Based on a specific amount of food #5

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Use Nutrition Facts to make informed food choices to help you choose foods that meet your needs to compare similar foods to look for foods with more or less of a specific nutrient #6

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Milk 1% M.F. Homogenized Milk 3.25% M.F. Use Nutrition Facts to make informed food choices Compare similar foods to find the one that has less fat and saturated fat #7

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Nutrition Facts are based on a specific amount of food. Compare this to the amount you eat #8

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Light Tuna (120 g drained weight) This can contains 120 g of tuna. The nutrition facts are based on ½ can. If you use the whole can, double all of the Calorie and nutrient amounts. #9

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% Daily Value #10

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Compare fat in three different snack foods Cheese-flavoured Popcorn Tortilla Chips Pretzels #11

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List of ingredients all of the ingredients for a food are listed by weight the ingredient that is in the largest amount is listed first Example of a granola-type snack bar: “flour, sugar, whole oats, water, hydrogenated vegetable oil, honey, milk powder, wheat bran” #12

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Does this granola bar contain more flour or wheat bran? “flour, sugar, whole oats, water, hydrogenated vegetable oil, honey, milk powder, wheat bran” #13

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Use the ingredient list and the Nutrition Facts to compare the salt (sodium) in these two foods Frozen Corn Canned Corn Ingredients: whole kernel corn Ingredients: corn, water, salt #14

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Nutrition claims They are: found only on some food products often on the front of food packages a quick and easy way to get information about a food (but check the Nutrition Facts for complete information) #15

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Which cracker is the better source of fibre? Cracker #1 Cracker #2 Low in Fat Cholesterol Free A source of Dietary fibre 40% less fat than our original crackers #16

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Nutrition claims Claim: What the claim means: #17

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Nutrition claims Claim: What the claim means: #18

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Nutrition claims Some nutrition claims are statements about health “A healthy diet rich in a variety of vegetables and fruit may help reduce the risk of some types of cancer.” #19

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Nutrition labels support healthy eating #20

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A healthy you! Enjoy eating well, being active and feeling good about yourself. #21