Nutrition: Lesson 7, Food Labels

Type of Work: Pairs Product: Snipped Doc Class Time: 1 Period EOC: Submit to Lesson 8 Due: 2 Periods For Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Do Questions 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 Level 4 2 3 4
Directions: Grab an item from the box at the desk (If you are absent use one from home). Try to get an item that you may typically consume (eat). Try not to get a drink or a supplement as these wont work for this activity. Answer the following questions in order stopping based on your level attempted. Snip Below Here

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What is a serving (Number of ounces, number of chips etc.,) ? _1 small bag of chips_ How many total servings are in your product? (If you were to eat the whole package how many servings would you have had)?________1__ How many servings do you think you would have if you had this product? 1 How many calories are in one serving? ________150___ Is this high or low for what you are eating? _Relativly Low______ Why? It isnt a lot of calories, but they are empty Do think this product is good for you? No Why? It doesnt provide a lot of nutrients What is the % DV of Vitamin A_0___ C __0___ Calcium __2___ Iron __0___ in your product? How many total calories are from fat? __70__ What % of DV of fat? ____12______ How many grams of total carbohydrates:_18_____ What is the %DV Carbs:___6__ What 2 items have a Low % DV ( Cholesterol and Vitamin C )? What 2 items have a HIGH % DV? ( Total Fat and Sodium ) What % of the calories from one serving are from fat? (HINT: Divide total calories from fat by total calories from product): __46%_ Are there any sugars in the ingredients listing Less than 1 gram(Name all)? Total grams of protein: __2____ How many calories from protein? __8_ (Think how many cals are in a gram protein)? So would your product be classified as nutrient dense, empty calories or neither? ____Empty Calories__________ Explain why: There is little to no nutrients in it, just fats and salt. Is the product refined carbohydrates, complex or both? _Refind__________ How do you know? It is man made and packaged

15. Think of a healthier alternative for this product and look up its nutrition label using the following website. Baked Doritos Snip the label and place it to the right. You can shrink it down. Describe why it is a healthier alternative It isnt to much healthier but it still is, it has less fats and sodium in it.

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Describe the product and why it is healthier. It is the same thing except it has less Fat