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1 HEADING Activity 1 Nutritional information Which food is higher in saturated fat? Examine the three sets of food labels shown. Compare the amount of saturated fat in each food. Tick the box to indicate which food in each category has the highest saturated fat content. Cheese NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Typical values per 30g serving: Energy 489kj/117kcal, Protein 7.8g, Carbohydrate <0.1g, of which sugars 0.0g, 9.6g, of which saturates 5.9g, Fibre 0.0g, Sodium 0.2g, Equivalent as salt 0.6g, Calcium 207mg (26% RDA*) Typical values : Energy 1630kj/390kcal, Protein 26g, Carbohydrate 0.1g, of which sugars 0.0g, 32g, of which saturates 19.9g, Fibre 0.0g Sodium 0.8g, Equivalent as salt 1.9g, Calcium 690mg (86% RDA*) * RDA = Recommended Daily Allowance NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION Typical Values Per 100g Per Portion Energy 1663kj/401kcal 333kj/80kcal Protein 26g 5.2 Carbohydrate 0.1g 0.02g of which saturates 19.8g 4g 3 6.6g of which saturates 19.8g 4g Fibre 0g 0g Sodium 0.76g 0.1 Equivalent as g Crisps TYPICAL NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION per 2 ENERGY 2100kj 300kj 503kcal 126kcal PROTEIN 4.1g 1.0g CARBOHYDRATE 55.9g 14.0 of which sugars 0.9g 0.2g FAT 29.2g 7. of which saturates 1.2g monounsaturates g polyunsaturates 2.1g 0. FIBRE 3.2g 0.8g SODIUM 0.6g 0.2g EQUIVALENT AS SALT 0.4g TYPICAL NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION Per 30g Serving Per 100g Energy 630kj 2099kj 151kcal 502kcal Protein 1.7g 5.6g Carbohydrate Of which saturates 17.7g 1.1g 59.0g 3.7g Of which saturates 7.8g 0.6g 26.1g 2.0g Fibre 1.2g 4.0g Sodium* Equivalent as salt 0.19g 0.47g 0.62g 1.57g This pack contains 5 servings Breakfast cereal NUTRITION INFORMATION Typical Value 30g Serving with 125ml of skimmed milk ENERGY 1639KJ 387Kcal 743KJ 175Kcal PROTEIN 6g CARBOHYDRATE of which sugars starch FAT of which saturates g 2. 1g 32g 17g 1 FIBRE 2g 0.6g SODIUM SALT NUTRITION INFORMATION Typical Value 30g Serving with 125ml of skimmed milk ENERGY 1604KJ 379Kcal 732KJ 173Kcal PROTEIN 11g 8g CARBOHYDRATE of which sugars starch FAT of which saturates 76g 56g g 12g 17g FIBRE 4g 1g SODIUM SALT

2 HEADING Activity 2 Signposting Check how much fat, sugar salt is in your food Remember that the amount you eat of a particular food affects how much sugars, fat, saturates salt you will get from it. Food Shopping Card 1 1 below below below below Examine the nutritional information on the four labels shown. Based on the work you did today, consider whether each product is high, medium or low in fat, saturated fat, sugar salt. Show your answer in the boxes below by writing or colouring red, amber or green in each of the circles. Values are. Label 1 Label 2 Sat Sugar 1.4g 0.4g 2.42g 1.1g Sat Sugar 32g 19.9g 0.0g 0.8g Sat Sugar Sat Sugar Label 3 Label 4 Sat Sugar 2. 1g Sat Sugar 8.4g 6.4g Sat Sugar Sat Sugar

3 HEADING Activity 3 Front of Pack labelling Explain three benefits of Front of Pack labelling systems List describe two different Front of Pack labelling systems Which Front of Pack labelling system do you prefer why?

4 HEADING Activity 4 Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs) Use the GDA information formula provided to calculate the percentage contribution of this bar to the GDAs of an adult man adult woman. GDA values for adults children Values Women Men Children (5-10 years) Protein g Carbohyrdate 230g 300g 2 Of which sugars 90g 1 8 s 70g 9 70g Of which saturates 30g Fibre 24g 24g 1 Sodium* 2.4g 2.4g 1.4g *Equivalent as salt 6g 6g 4g Formula Amount of Nutrient GDA value X 100 One bar contains (58g) 260kcal 34.6g 9.9g 0.2 Answers Adult man Adult woman

5 HEADING Activity 5 Front of Pack labelling Examine the labels shown below. Compare the products in each category. Tick the product that is the healthier option explain why it is healthier. Pizza Thin & Crisply Cajun Chicken Italian Pepperoni Sat Sat 9.1g 1.4g 25.2g 8.7g 4. Half a pizza contains Half a pizza contains % 9.1g 13% 24% 1.4g 23% % g 36% 8.7g 44% 50% ` Crisps Baked Crisps Stard Crisps Sat Sat 2.1g 2g 0.4g g Each 2 pack contains Each 2 pack contains 99 2g 2% 2.1g 3% 2% 0.4g 7% 131 7% 0. 1% 8. 12% 3.8g 19% %

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