What do those nutrition claims really mean?

 

What requirements have to be met?

 

- Fat Free: Less than 0.5 grams of frat per serving with no added fat or oil.

- Low Fat: 3 grams or less of fat per servings.

- Less Fat: 25% or less of fat than the comparison food.

- Saturate Fat Free: Less than 0.5 grams of sat. fat and 0.5 grams of TRANS fatty acids per serving.

- Cholesterol-Free: Less than 2 mg of cholesterol per serving or 2 grams or less of saturated fat per serving.

- Low Cholesterol: 20 mg or less of cholesterol per serving and 2 grams or less of sat. fat per serving.

- Reduced Calorie: At least 25% less fewer calories per serving than the comparison food.

- Low Calorie: 40 calories or less per serving.

- Extra Lean: Less than 5 grams of fat, 2 grams of sat. fat, and 95 mg of cholesterol per serving (100 g) of meat , poultry, or seafood.

- Lean: Less than 10 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, and 95 mg of cholesterol per serving (100 g) of meat, poultry, or seafood.

- Light (Fat): 50% or less than fat in the comparison food.

- Light (Calories): 1/3 fewer calories than the comparison food.

- High Fiber: 5 grams or more fiber per serving.

- Sugar Free: Less than 0.5 grams sugar per serving.

- Sodium-Free: Less than 5 mg of sodium per serving.

- Low Sodium: 140 mg or less per serving.

- Very Low Sodium: 35 mg or less per serving.

- Healthy: A food low in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium and contains at least 10% of the daily values for vitamin A, C, Iron, Calcium, Protein, or Fiber.

- "High", "Rich In", or "Excellent Source": 20% or more of the Daily Value for a given nutrient per serving.

- "Less", "Fewer", or "Reduced": At least 25% less of a given nutrient or calories than the comparison food.

- "Good Source", "More", or "Added": The food provides 10% more of the Daily Value for a given nutrient than the comparison food.

 

 

Bet you didn't know that....

 

A lot of people don't really understand what all those words mean.

 

Do you know how to read a nutrition label?

Here's a simple guide of what your plate should look like:

 

 

 

Just think about what you eat...

 

 

Have you ever looked at it that way before?

 

It's all about WHAT you eat!