Food Labels
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Understanding Food Labels Assignment
Complete your Understanding Food Labels assignment by providing a 350- to 700-word response in APA format to the Assignments tab. Include the following:
Discuss and define what the 5/20 rule is according to the “Food Label and You” video and include an example from your own pantry.
Discuss the six key food label facts presented in the “How to Understand Nutritional Food Label” article that can help consumers understand food labels more effectively.
Examine the food labels for three items or nutrients you find in your own pantry or refrigerator. Name the product and build a list or a chart for the following components for each item:
Total calories per serving
Percentage of calories from fat
Total amount of carbohydrates (in grams)
Total amount of protein (in grams)
Total amount of fiber (in grams)
The 5/20 rule simply means 5% or less of the nutrients is not good while 20% or more of the nutrients are good. The video gave an example of calcium. The video advised that if there is only 5% of calcium in orange juice then it is not good for you; while milk has 20% of calcium so it is good for you. The video also discuss 5/20 rule in the opposite sense. If you have a nutrient that is not good for your body such as saturated fat you should stay closer to 5% than 20%. In my freezer I compared the amount of protein in a chicken breast to a prepackaged chicken nugget. According to the labels there is 43g of protein in a single chicken breast (uncooked) while a prepackaged cooked chicken nugget only has 4g of protein. If I wanted to ensure that I had a lot of protein daily, it is clear that obtaining it from a prepackaged cooked chicken nugget would not be sufficient.
Food labels are broken up into six sections. The serving size is the first area you see on the label when you start from the top. The serving size will gives the serving size and the number of servings in the package. It helps to
Understanding Food Labels Assignment
Complete your Understanding Food Labels assignment by providing a 350- to 700-word response in APA format to the Assignments tab. Include the following:
Discuss and define what the 5/20 rule is according to the “Food Label and You” video and include an example from your own pantry.
Discuss the six key food label facts presented in the “How to Understand Nutritional Food Label” article that can help consumers understand food labels more effectively.
Examine the food labels for three items or nutrients you find in your own pantry or refrigerator. Name the product and build a list or a chart for the following components for each item:
Total calories per serving
Percentage of calories from fat
Total amount of carbohydrates (in grams)
Total amount of protein (in grams)
Total amount of fiber (in grams)
The 5/20 rule simply means 5% or less of the nutrients is not good while 20% or more of the nutrients are good. The video gave an example of calcium. The video advised that if there is only 5% of calcium in orange juice then it is not good for you; while milk has 20% of calcium so it is good for you. The video also discuss 5/20 rule in the opposite sense. If you have a nutrient that is not good for your body such as saturated fat you should stay closer to 5% than 20%. In my freezer I compared the amount of protein in a chicken breast to a prepackaged chicken nugget. According to the labels there is 43g of protein in a single chicken breast (uncooked) while a prepackaged cooked chicken nugget only has 4g of protein. If I wanted to ensure that I had a lot of protein daily, it is clear that obtaining it from a prepackaged cooked chicken nugget would not be sufficient.
Food labels are broken up into six sections. The serving size is the first area you see on the label when you start from the top. The serving size will gives the serving size and the number of servings in the package. It helps to