Nutrition Label WorksheetName: ______

Using a foodlabel of your choice, complete the following information (Look one up on the internet if you don’t have any food with you). If the food label does not contain a certain piece of information- please write “NA” (not applicable) in the space provided.

Name of product ______

Serving size ______number of servings ______

Main ingredient in product ______

  1. Is the product fortified or enriched? (it would say so somewhere on the package) If so, with what nutrients?
  1. Common label terms: Is there an indication that these are used on your label? What nutrients are they referring to?
  1. “High” in any nutrients? If so, which ones?
  2. “Good source” of any nutrients? If so, which ones?
  3. “Reduced” in Calories or any nutrients? Again, if so, which ones?
  4. “Free” in fat, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, cholesterol or Calories? Once more, which ones?
  1. There are three important forms of carbohydrates, two which are listed on labels - sugar (simple, energy source) and fiber (complex, not digested); the third is starch (complex, energy source). Starch will not be listed but it is the remaining grams of carbs that are not fiber or sugar. How many grams of each are found in this product?
  1. With your label, find the following information about the macronutrients.

Grams of carbohydrate (minus dietary fiber) per serving______

Grams of protein per serving______

Grams of fat per serving______

  1. Each of these nutrientssupplies energy. Calculate the Caloric content from each nutrient, and then determine the total Calories per serving.

______Grams of carbohydrate x 4 Calories/gram=______Carb Calories

______Grams of protein x 4 Calories/gram=______Protein Calories

______Grams of fat x 9 Calories/gram=______Fat Calories

______Total Calories

  1. How does this match up with the total number of Calories per serving listed on the nutrition label?
  1. Now calculate the percent of Calories coming from each of the energy nutrients for a serving of this food. Use the Calories from the above calculations. Note that the sum of the percentages from carbohydrates, protein and fat should add up to approximately 100%.

Carb Calories x100=______% of Calories from carbs

Total Calories

Protein Calories x100=______% of Calories from protein

Total Calories

Fat Calories x100=______% of Calories from fat

Total Calories

  1. The formula for total calories burned per mile of running is 0.75 times your weight in pounds. At this rate a 200-pound person burns about 150 calories per mile. How many miles would you have to run to burn off 1 serving of your chosen food. Show your calculation.