Food Labels (article for teens)

Cereal is full of vitamins and minerals, so it must be healthy, right?

• True

• False

Eating healthy includes the following (choose all that apply)

• Vitamins

• Minerals

• Carbohydrates

• Fibers

• Fats

Labels are your cheat sheet to good eats.

• True

• False

Who decides what goes on a food label?

• Food and Drug Administration

• United States Department of Agriculture

• FDA

• USDA

Food labeled USDA organic must have at least what percentage of organic ingredients?

• 50

• 75

• 95

• 99

What is the first thing listed on a food label?

• Calories

• Fat

• Carbohydrates

• Serving Size

• Sodium

A way to measure energy a food provides to your body is ....

• Protein

• Cholesterol

• Calorie

• Fat

Ingredients are listed from

• Ingredient with the highest amount to the ingredient with lowest amount

• Ingredient with lowest amount to the ingredient with the highest amount

Amount of nutrients an average person will get from eating one serving of food is called the Percent Daily Value

• True

• False

5% or less of the Percent Daily Value of a nutrient is considered to be

• Low in the nutrient

• A good source of the nutrient

• An excellent source of a nutrient