Reading-Food-LabelsPPT课件

-,1,ReadingFoodLabels,BySamDorrance,9/30/2004,-,2,WhatIsThat?,Youmayhavelookedonthebackofyourfavoritesnackandseenasmallchartthatlookssomewhatlikethis.Mostpeopledontpaymuchattentiontofoodlabels,butthosewhoareondietsorarehealth-consciousdo.,-,3,AFoodLabel,Afoodlabelisasmallchartonthebackofmostfooditempackageslabeled“NutritionFacts”thattellsyouwhatnutritionalvaluethefoodhas.Everyfoodhasauniquenutritionalvalue.,-,4,WhatDoesItMean?,Usingthefoodlabel,youcandecidewhatyoushouldandshouldnteat.TheFDArecommendsthatyoustayawayfromfoodsthatcontainlotsoffat,cholesterolandsodium,andthatyougetplentyoffoodsthatcontainvitamins,calcium,anddietaryfiber.Youshouldalsogetacertainamountofeachnutrienteveryday.Thefoodlabeltellsyouwhatpercentageofthatallowancethefoodgivesyou.Allthesepercentagesarebasedonadietof2,000caloriesaday.,-,5,-,6,Servingsizes,Sometimesreadingafoodlabelcanbetricky.Somefoodlabelsarebrokenupintoservingsizes,sowhenyouarereadingthenutritionfactsyouarereadingthemforaportion,notthewholecarton.,-,7,SoWhatAboutMe?,Inconjunctionwiththefoodguidepyramid,thefoodlabelisdesignedtohelpyoueathealthyandunderstandwhatisinthefoodyoueat.Yourfoodchoicescanaffecteverythingfromyourheighttoyourmood.,-,8,SoWhatAboutMe?(Cont.),Asateenager,youneedgoodnutritionnowmorethananyothertimeinyourlife.Howwellyoueatnowwillaffectyoufortherestofyourlife.Duringthistimeinyourlife,gettingenoughVitaminsandCalciumandstayingawayfromfoodshighinfatandcholesterolisimportant.,-,9,So,WhatDoIDoNow?,Nexttimeyoupickupthatfavoritesnack,turnoverthebagandlookontheback.Doesithavealotoffatorcaloriesinit?Doesithaveanynutrit