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Chapter 5: Nutrition and Your Health

Student Web Activities Lesson 4: Food and Healthy Living

Introduction:
Do you eat a healthy diet? This lesson teaches you how to develop a specific eating plan that is right for you. One important aspect of diet is knowing the nutritional components of the food you eat. Much of this information can be found on the Nutrition Facts label that comes on packaged foods. What can you learn from this little label? Visit this Web site to find out.

Links to explore:
US Food and Drug Administration: How to Understand and Use Nutrition Facts Label
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/flquiz1.html

Directions:

    • Read through the Test Your Food Label Knowledge Web page.
    • Then answer these questions:

1.
What counts as a low and a high daily value of a nutrient?
2.
On food labels, sugars can be called many things. Name five of them.
3.
How many calories per serving are considered high?
4.
Everyone should limit their intake of which nutrients found on the Nutrition Facts label?
5.
The “% Daily Value” column is based on a diet that consists of how many calories daily?
6.
What’s the first thing to look for on a nutrition label?
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