Nutrition and Food Labels

What information must be listed on a food label?

• Ingredient List
• Calories per serving
• Serving size
• All of these answers

What is true about serving sizes?

• They must be listed in commonly understood portions (cups, grams, pieces)
• They only need to be listed if there is more than one serving per container

People with high blood pressure should pick foods that have low amounts of sodium.

• True
• False

People with heart disease should pick foods that high amounts of saturated fats.

• True
• False

Reading the food label can help you compare products, make healthier choices and provide valuable information to people with food allergies. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Ingredients are listed on the food label from least amount to the greatest amount in terms of weight.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What % Daily Value is considered low in that nutrient?

• 5%
• 10%
• 20%
• 30%

What % Daily Value is considered high in a nutrient?

• 5%
• 10%
• 15%
• 20%

All of these are examples of how sugar can be listed on a food label:
High fructose corn syrup, honey, sucrose, dextrose,syrup

• True
• False

Salt can be listed in all of these ways on a food label:
Baking soda, sodium, onion salt, monosodium glutamate

• True
• False