Food Label Work Sheet

FOOD LABEL WORK SHEET

/10 points (AP)

Select a partner to work with. Use this site to help with the questions:

www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerInformation/ucm078889.htm#see1

Select a packaged food and find the label online. I could be your favourite snack or something you like as treat. With the assistance of the internet food label guide (link above), answer the following questions on your food’s label. These questions should give you a good idea of the nutritional value of your food.

What is your food product?
1. What is the serving size?
2. How many servings per container?
3. How many calories per serving?
4. How many calories are from fat?
5. What percentage of each serving’s calories comes from fat?
(Do the math yourself.)

6. What is the total fat percentage of your food?
Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
7. What is the saturated fat percentage in your food?
Is this content Low/High?
8. How much of your diet should come from saturated fats?

9. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?

10. What is the percentage cholesterol in your food?
Is that Low/Moderate/High
11. How much sodium is in your food?
Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
12. What is the carbohydrate content of your food?
Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
13.What is the sugar content of your food?
Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
14. Why are sugars not good for you?

15. How much fiber is in your food?
16.Why is fiber good for you?
17. How much protein is in your food?
Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
18. What is the Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron content of your food?
Vit. A -
Vit. C -
Calcium -
Iron -
Are these amounts adequate?

19. Overall, what would you say is the nutritional value of your food? Would you consider this food to be nutrient dense (lots of nutrients) or empty calories (calories but not many nutrients) Why or why not?