Australian Nutrition Labels

Nutrition Labels tell us the contents of foods. What factors do we use to decide on what is the healthiest food?

• The total amount of energy in Kilojoules?

• The total amount Fibre?

• The total amount of Nutrients?

• How it tastes?

Which nutrient has a higher total than the other nutrients in this food?

• Energy

• Protein

• Calcium

• Sodium

What do you think this food might be?

• Burger Patties

• Milk

• Bread

• Margarine

What food do you think this is?

• Orange Juice

• Youghurt

• Lasagne

• 2 Minute Noodles

Would you consider this food to be healthy and why?

• No because it has too much energy and not enough nutrients

• Yes because it has good nutrients and low energy

• Yes because it has good carbohydrates and is high in fat

• No becuase it has too much salt and not enough protien

It is most likely that this food is?

• 2 Minute Noodles

• Meat Pie

• Vegetable Soup

• Apple Juice

100 grams of this food contains 25grams of sugar, this means?

• The food is Nutrient poor

• The food is a good source of Nutrients

• The food is a good source of Vitamins and Minerals

• The food is Nutrient rich

This food is most likely?

• Beef Soup

• Low Fat Ice-cream

• Skim Milk

• 2 Minute Noodles

This food has 831kj of energy per 100g.

What is this as a percentage of the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) of 8700kj

• 25%

• 2%

• 9.5%

• 55%

This food contains 736mg of sodium (salt)

What percentage is this, of our recommended daily salt intake?

• 17%

• 23%

• 33%

• 15%