Assignment #2 Nutrition Label AnalysisLO: To analyze food labels.EQ: What are the steps of the food process? (4-5 sentences, last class)

LEVEL ZERO VOICECATALYST (4 minutes, individual work):

How often do you look at food labels? (Always, sometimes, never)

Class vote.

AGENDA 1/26-1/27

1. Label Sort

2. Discussion

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 AnalysisNutrition 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

21 pieces

Calories = 320

Calories from Fat = 200

%DV Fat: 34%

;) Nutrients: Low

Nutrition Intuition: 5 Finger Rule1.Start with a fist - no fingers up2.Put 1 finger UP for each :) nutrient food has >10% for:

a. Vitamin Ab. Vitamin Cc. Calciumd. Iron

3.Put 1 finger UP if food has >10% (>5 g) of protein and fiber4.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 Sizes2. Added Ingredients3. Packaging4. Nutrient Claims:

a. “All Natural”b. “Supports Immune System”c. “Made with…”d. Regulated: Sugar-Freee. Un-reglated: Low-Sugar

6 Chips!

FDA to change labels

Video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQAJnb8lY18

Nutrition Label Analysis

Quickwrite Solution: (3 minutes)

What solution did your group come up with? Do you think it would be effective? Why?

DiscussionAre these changes effective?

Do these changes make nutrition labels more reflective of the food industry?

Re-VoteHow often will you look at the nutrition facts on your food?

Always, sometimes, never

Why?

Food LogI will be checking your food log every day.

Let’s spend 8 minutes filling out what you ate today.

Assignment #2 Nutrition Label AnalysisLO: 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

HOMEWORK

1. Synthesis (wait 1 day)

2. Food log

LEVEL ZERO VOICECATALYST (4 minutes, individual work):

Nutrition Label SolutionPropose a solution to make food packaging / nutrition labels more user friendly.

1. State solution. Draw a sample label.2. Explain how solution will make the label more

user friendly3. Evaluate predicted effectiveness of solution