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Nutrition information on food labels
Core Unit
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Nutrition information on food labels What is
new? What does it mean? How do you use it?
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Nutrition information on food labels
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• Notes What food products have Nutrition Facts?
• Almost all pre-packaged foods have Nutrition
  Facts
• some exceptions
• fresh fruit and vegetables
• raw meat, poultry, fish and seafood
• foods prepared or processed at the store
• bakery items, sausage, salads
• foods that contain very few nutrients
• coffee beans, tea leaves, spices
• alcoholic beverages

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• Notes Use Nutrition Facts to make informed food
  choices
• to help you choose foods that meet your needs
• to easily compare similar foods
• to look for foods with more or less of a specific
  nutrient
• to select foods for special diets

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Serving size

• the specific amount of food listed under the
  Nutrition Facts title
• all nutrient information is based on this amount
  of food
• listed in common measures you use at home

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Nutrition Facts are based on a specific amount of
food Compare this to the amount you eat and
Canadas Food Guide Example Breakfast Cereal
Food Label bran cereal with raisins 1 cup (59 g) Food Guide 30 g At home 1 ½ cups bran cereal with raisins
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Notes Daily Value
can make it easier to compare foods helps you see if a food has a lot or a little of a nutrient provides a context to the actual amount of a nutrient
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• Use Daily Value to see if a food has a lot or a
  little of a nutrient
• The actual numbers can be confusing, for example
• 2 mg of iron seems small but it is 15 of the
  Daily Value for iron
• 110 mg of sodium seems large but it is only 5
  of the Daily Value for sodium
• Daily Value makes it easy to see if there is a
  lot or a little of a
• nutrient without having to do any math.

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• Use Nutrition Facts to make informed food choices
• Increasing or decreasing a specific nutrient...
• Choosing between two similar products...

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• Notes List of ingredients
• all of the ingredients for a food are listed by
  weight, from the most to the least (the
  ingredient that is in the largest amount is
  listed first)
• is present on pre-packaged foods
• is a source of allergy information
• is a source of certain nutrient information

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• Notes Nutrition claims
• They are
• regulated statements made when a food meets
  certain criteria
• optional, so may be found only on some food
  products
• often on the front of food packages
• a quick and easy way to get information about a
  food

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Nutrition claims When you want to decrease the
amount of certain nutrients...
Free none or hardly any of this nutrient an example is sodium free
Low a small amount an example is low fat
Reduced at least 25 less of the nutrient than a similar product an example is reduced in Calories
Light can be used on foods that are reduced in fat or reduced in Calories
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Nutrition claims When you want to increase the
amount of certain nutrients...
Source contains a useful amount of the nutrient an example is source of fibre
High or good source contains a high amount of the nutrient an example is high in vitamin C
Very high or excellent source contains a very high amount of the nutrient an example is excellent source of calcium
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Example Nutrition claims A healthy diet low in
saturated and trans fats may reduce the risk of
heart disease. (Naming the food) is free of
saturated and trans fats.
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Canadas Food Guide to Healthy Eating
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Notes Nutrition labelling a tool to support
healthy eating
Food Guide Message -Enjoy a variety of foods from each group every day -Choose leaner meats, poultry and fish, as well as dried peas, beans and lentils more often -Choose whole grains and enriched products more often Choose lower fat foods more often -Choose lower fat milk products more often -Choose dark green or orange vegetables and orange fruit more often Label Information check your grocery cart to ensure foods from all the food groups are included with and without labels List of ingredients Nutrition Facts Nutrition claims Nutrition Facts - DV Nutrition claims such as lower in fat
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A healthy you! Enjoy eating well, being
active and feeling good about yourself.
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• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• http//www.inspection.gc.ca/english/reg/rege.shtml
  
• http//www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/nu
  trition-pagee.shtml
• http//www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutriti
  on/interactive/index_e.html