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

NAME: Gray Kafkes 1.

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LEVEL: 4
Chips

FOOD LABEL/PRODUCT: Beer

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What is a serving (Number of ounces, number of chips etc.,) ? 12 chips How many total servings are in your product? (If you were to eat the whole package how many servings would you have had)? 26 How many servings do you think you would have if you had this product? 2.5 How many calories are in one serving? 140 Is this high or low for what you are eating? Average Why? Theyre chips. Do think this product is good for you? No Why? Theyre chips (lots of sodium and starch) What is the % DV of Vitamin A__0%__ C ___10%__ Calcium ___0%__ Iron __2%___ in your product? How many total calories are from fat? __60%__ What % of DV of fat? ____11%______ How many grams of total carbohydrates:___16g___ What is the %DV Carbs:__6%___ What 2 items have a Low % DV ( Cholesterol and Saturated Fat )? 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): _43%__ Are there any sugars in the ingredients listing (Name all)? Sugar 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: It is a junk food that barely has any calories from protein. Most come from fat. Is the product refined carbohydrates, complex or both? _Both_ How do you know? Chips are generally both.

15. Think of a healthier alternative for this product and look up its nutrition label using the following website. Snip the label and place it to the right. You can shrink it down. Describe why it is a healthier alternative

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Describe the product and why it is healthier. These chips are healthier because they have less fat and less calories. They are still not the healthiest substitute though.