Nutritional labels

What are calories?

• a unit of heat to indicate the amount of energy that foods will produce in the human body
• an important discovery or development

What is a food label?

• names of food
• provide information about the nutritional content inside a package of food

What is required to be on food labels?

• 1 vitamin and 1 mineral
• 2 vitamins and 2 minerals

The nutrition facts label is based on what number of calories per day?

• 2,000
• 1,800

Does the nutrition facts label list the serving size of a product?

• Yes
• No

Which is true for the general guide to calories?

• 40 calories is high
• 100 calories is low
• 400 calories or more is high

Which calorie count is considered to be low?

• 40 calories
• 100 calories
• 400 calories

Which calorie count is considered to be high?

• 40 calories
• 100 calories
• 400 calories

Which calorie count is considered to be moderate?

• 400 calories
• 100 calories

Can too many calories per day result in gaining weight?

• Yes
• No