Food Label Worksheet

What is your food product?
-Honey Roasted / Honey Bunches of Oats

1. What is the serving size?
-Serving size is about 30g or 3/4 cup

2. How many servings per container?
-Approximately 14 servings per container

3. How many calories per serving?
-Approximately 120 calories per serving (+ 160 calories from milk, since the product is a cereal)

4. How many calories are from fat?
-15g

5. What percentage of each serving’s calories comes from fat?
(Do the math yourself.)
-12.5% of calories are from fat

6. What is the total fat percentage of your food?
-5%

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
-Low

7. What is the saturated fat percentage in your food?
-0%

Is this content Low/High?
-Low

8. How much of your diet should come from saturated fats?
-0% (recommended)

9. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
-Saturated fat is mainly from animal products, and contain Low Density Cholesterol-the type that clogs the veins.
Unsaturated fat is mainly from plants and oils, and contain High Density Cholesterol-the type that doesn't clog the veins.

10. What is the percentage cholesterol in your food?
-0%

11.Is that Low/Moderate/High
-Low

12. How much sodium is in your food?
-150mg is in my food

13.Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
-Low

14. What is the carbohydrate content of your food?
-25g

15. Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
-Moderate

16.What is the sugar content of your food?
-6g

17. Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
-Moderate

18. Why are sugars not good for you?
-Too much sugar can result in high level of blood-sugar, and this can result in obesity or certain types of illness

19. How much fiber is in your food?
-2g

20. Why is fiber good for you?
-Fiber is the agent that cleans out people's intestines. Since fibers aren't digestible, they sweep the dietary system and takes out toxins.

21. How much protein is in your food?
-2g

22. Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
-Low

23. What is the Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron content of your food?
Vit. A-15%
Vit. C-0%
Calcium-0%
Iron-60%

24. Are these amounts adequate?
-Vitamin A-moderate
Vitamin C-low
Calcium-low
Iron- High

25. Overall, what would you say is the nutritional value of your food? Is it good for you? Why or why not?
-Eating this food with milk will be a good diet. While the food is high in iron, it has a fine calorie balance and lacks cholesterol and saturated fat. Also, it provides adequate amount of proteins, fibers, carbohydrates and other various nutrients. However, other supplementary foodstuff will be needed to supplement the lack of Vitamin c.