What does the serving size tell you about a food or drink?

• How many calories are in the product

• How to integrate math and food

• The amount of the substance in weight associated with the nutritional values listed

• How healthy or unhealthy the food is

Eating too much of _______, ______, and _______ has been associated with adverse health effects?

• Fats, Sugars, and calories

• Sugars, fats, and oils

• Fats, saturated fats, and parsley

• Fats, sugars, and sodium

Explain what added sugars mean?

• sugar that was added while making the product

• sugar that was taken out of the product

• A different type of sugar that was added

• A random math problem on a label where you add sugars together

Answer explanation

Remember, many foods and drinks have sugars naturally occurring and added sugars can put the sugar amount towards an unhealthy amount for an individual.

Select three things that are improved by consuming dietary fibers?

• Heart, weight, and lungs

• Bowel function, lower blood glucose, and support health cholesterol levels

• Blood pressure, bowel function, and T-cell count

• Bowel function, increase blood glucose, and increase cholesterol levels

Answer explanation

Did you know that most fruits and vegetables are high in dietary fibers? They are really good for your body.

Explain the 5/20 rule?

Nutritional labels allow us to know the nutritional values within a product and compare food?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There are many other factors to consider with how to evaluate a food or drink product but reviewing a label is a great first step!