Food Label Work Sheet

Food Label Work Sheet

FOOD LABEL WORK SHEET

Name _____/20 points

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

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

Pick up a food product that has a food label from the front of the room. With the assistance of the internet food label guide, 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?

Oreo Cookies

1. What is the serving size?

34 g

2. How many servings per container?

about 15

3. How many calories per serving?

 160

4. How many calories are from fat?

60

5. What percentage of each serving’s calories comes from fat?

(Do the math yourself.)

37.5%

6. What is the total fat percentage of your food?

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

11% low

7. What is the saturated fat percentage in your food?

Is this content Low/High?

10% low

8. How much of your diet should come from saturated fats?

20-25g

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

The saturated fats come from animals, unsaturated fats come from vegetables.

10. What is the percentage cholesterol in your food?

Is that Low/Moderate/High

0mg low

11. How much sodium is in your food?

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

160mg low

12. What is the carbohydrate content of your food?

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

25g low

13.What is the sugar content of your food?

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

14g

14. Why are sugars not good for you?

If you eat so much sugar, but you didn't burn them out, then they will store in your body as fats

15. How much fiber is in your food?

1g

16.Why is fiber good for you?

Fiber helps you digest.

17. How much protein is in your food?

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

1g low

18. What is the Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron content of your food?

Vit. A  0

Vit. C  0

Calcium  2%

Iron 10%

Are these amounts adequate?

No. Maybe 10%iron is enough but the vitamins are so little

19. Overall, what would you say is the nutritional value of your food? Is it good for you? Why or why not?

The nutritional value is quite low because it doesn't have any vitamin inside, but fats and carbohydrate is a lot. It contents carbohydrate most, fiber least.

Fit day project

Weekends

	Fat   ( 45 %)		Carbs   (   37 %)
	Protein   ( 18 %)		Alcohol   ( 0 %)

Looks like i didn't get a good food balance on diet.  I ate a lots of burgers during weekends because my mun's not here and nobody make supper for me. Sometime in school days, I still have to go to KLCC to have my dinner. After return home, I always chose Mc for dinner. Maybe content more protein is necessary because i always feel hungry in morning.

So as you see, the vitamin A B C D E are very low. Because they are all burgers. Maybe I should try something new for dinner. It's not good if I'm so short of vitamins. One more point, the value of Sedenium and Niacin are very high. I know they are chemical compound, are they good for health or not?

Calories Eaten (2,239 calories)

Calories Burned (1,986 calories)

I'm glad to have enough calories without having lunch. Basically i only had one meal during the afternoon. I mixed up dinner and lunch. Burgers have a lot of calories; it's enough for the day by three burgers.         So basically, my meal on weekends are very unhealthy. I don't like vegetables, because they taste like water; just don't taste good. And I usually eat meat (such as beef or chicken)with rice or bread. I can't eat meat without them. And actually I don't what I had eat. I don't mind how much carloris are there or how much vitamins I should content, I just eat which one taste good and I don't like to spend a lot of times on eating. I don't like to have a dinner such as sit around a table and chating during eating; It usually take 1 hour to finish your dinner.

Weekdays

	Fat   ( 33 %)		Carbs   ( 41 %)
	Protein   ( 25 %)		Alcohol   ( 0 %)

I get a better balance on school days. For supper, I had pizza. It content a lot of carbohydrate in pizzas. Fat is just on the line, protein's a little short. I don't mind how much protein or carbohydrate are short; I don't feel hungry and that's it. I never think about the balance of my diet.

As normal, short of vitamins. But maybe because it contents a little vegetables in pizza, Vitamin A and B are not so little. Maybe I should have more fruit such as apple or orange. I gained more protein then weekends. But  Selenium is still the highest. Fiber is still a problem but I belive it won't hurt me a lot and I can try to have more fiber step by step.

Calories Eaten (2,177 calories)

Calories Burned (1,986 calories)

The calories I got are all from my supper. I think there's no problem here expect----- If all calories are come from supper, will it be short of energy during the day?






      In weekdays, I have a healthier diet then in weekend. Sometime, I feel hungry during class. I think that's because I always don't have breakfast in the morning. At night, after i went home, I just don't want to go out and have my dinner because it always take me a long time to go to KLCC but I always feel so hungry and at last, I still have to go out for dinner. I usually drinks a lot at school instead of eat more food. And honestly, I don't like the food at school this semester; if possible I want Conie come back next year. The food this year are more expensive and taste worse then  last year.

making decision

a.Do I go major on art desion or not.


b.Choices:

   Do it
   or not maybe
   keep it as hobby and after I get an stable work, go become pro on drawing.

c.The consequences to me:

   It doesn't not mean everything to me. But anyway, i love it so much. I can spend whole day on drawing. For my life, there are 5 parts: 30% drawing, 20% for friends, 15%math, 15%science, 15%sleeping and 5%eating. Drawing is the quiet important part of me. I started drawing on my text book science grade 3 until now.

d.The view of point from family:

   My father don't want me to do drawing stuff anyway. He wants me to go to a nice university and then have a good work. My mum said she don't care, but actually she don't expect I become an artist. The reason why is that my cousin is now doing drawing stuff, and everybody don't think he will have a bright futuer.


e.My decision:

  Take drawing major after i get everything stable.

f.Reason:
   So unfair that I sometime can't choose my future. Any way, I don't want to let my mum down, my thinking is to become a pro after i have a job because at that time, no one can stop or interrupt me.For now, I'm a nice boy. But anyway, it's not a decision yet; I'm still thinking.