Assignment #2 Nutrition Label Analysis LO: To analyze food labels. EQ: What are the steps of the food process? (4-5 sentences, last class) AGENDA 1/26-1/27 1. Label Sort 2. Discussion LEVEL ZERO VOICE CATALYST (4 minutes, individual work): How often do you look at food labels? (Always, sometimes, never) Class vote. HOMEWORK 1. Synthesis (wait 1 day) 2. Food log
Nutrition Facts How often do you look at the Nutrition Facts on your food?
Nutrition Facts How often do you look at the Nutrition Facts on your food? Graph our class results!
Nutrition Intuition Guessing game Can you guess the food by the label?
How good is your Nutrition Intuition?
Coke Orange Juice Baby Carrots Snickers Chicken Strips Sriracha Hot Cheetos Trail Mix Golden Raisins 1
Coke Orange Juice Baby Carrots Snickers Chicken Strips Sriracha Hot Cheetos Trail Mix Golden Raisins 2
Coke Orange Juice Baby Carrots Snickers Chicken Strips Sriracha Hot Cheetos Trail Mix Golden Raisins 3
Coke Orange Juice Baby Carrots Snickers Chicken Strips Sriracha Hot Cheetos Trail Mix Golden Raisins 4
Coke Orange Juice Baby Carrots Snickers Chicken Strips Sriracha Hot Cheetos Trail Mix Golden Raisins 5
Coke Orange Juice Baby Carrots Snickers Chicken Strips Sriracha Hot Cheetos Trail Mix Golden Raisins 6
Coke Orange Juice Baby Carrots Snickers Chicken Strips Sriracha Hot Cheetos Trail Mix Golden Raisins 7
Coke Orange Juice Baby Carrots Snickers Chicken Strips Sriracha Hot Cheetos Trail Mix Golden Raisins 8
Coke Orange Juice Baby Carrots Snickers Chicken Strips Sriracha Hot Cheetos Trail Mix Golden Raisins 9
What about ingredients?
Nutrition Label Analysis Nutrition Discussion Answer these questions in NOTES side (Rephrase questions) 1. What does a nutrition label tell us? 2. What questions do we have about the information on food labels? 3. What is the most important/valuable information on the food label? 4. What does a nutrition label not tell us? Group Task: Categorize foods based on food packaging / nutrition labels.
Nutrition Label Analysis Group Task: Categorize foods based on food packaging / nutrition labels.
Nutrition Label Analysis Quickwrite Grouping: (3 minutes) How did your group choose to categorize the labels? What rules did you come up with for each category?
Nutrition Label Analysis Discuss proposed solution to make labels more effective and reflective of the food system.
1. What does a nutrition label tell us? 2. What questions do we have about the information on food labels? 3. What is the most important/valuable information on the food label? 4. What does a nutrition label not tell us?
1 oz Bag 9 oz Bag
9 oz Bag Serving Size = 28 g Realistic Serving Size = 56 g, 22 pieces Calories = 320 Calories from Fat = 200 %DV Fat: 34% 21 pieces ;) Nutrients: Low
Nutrition Intuition: 5 Finger Rule 1.Start with a fist - no fingers up 2.Put 1 finger UP for each :) nutrient food has >10% for: a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin C c. Calcium d. Iron 3.Put 1 finger UP if food has >10% (>5 g) of protein and fiber 4.Choose to focus on fat or calories and put 1 finger DOWN if a. fat >10% b. calories >200 Any fingers remain UP -> FOOD IS NUTRITIOUS NO fingers up -> FOOD IS NOT NUTRITIOUS
Misleading Food Labels... 1. Unrealistic Serving Sizes 2. Added Ingredients 3. Packaging 4. Nutrient Claims: a. All Natural b. Supports Immune System c. Made with d. Regulated: Sugar-Free e. Un-reglated: Low-Sugar 6 Chips!
FDA to change labels
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqaj nb8ly18
Nutrition Label Analysis Quickwrite Solution: (3 minutes) What solution did your group come up with? Do you think it would be effective? Why?
Discussion Are these changes effective? Do these changes make nutrition labels more reflective of the food industry?
Re-Vote How often will you look at the nutrition facts on your food? Always, sometimes, never Why?
Food Log I will be checking your food log every day. Let s spend 8 minutes filling out what you ate today.
Assignment #2 Nutrition Label Analysis LO: To analyze food labels. EQ: What are the steps of the food process? (4-5 sentences, last class) AGENDA 12/11-12/12 1. Label Sort 2. Discussion LEVEL ZERO VOICE CATALYST (4 minutes, individual work): Nutrition Label Solution Propose a solution to make food packaging / nutrition labels more user friendly. HOMEWORK 1. Synthesis (wait 1 day) 2. Food log 1. State solution. Draw a sample label. 2. Explain how solution will make the label more user friendly 3. Evaluate predicted effectiveness of solution