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2000 Volunteer Leader Training Guide
Make Healthy Food Choices – Use the Food Label
Handout 2

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By reading the food label, you can learn valuable information about the product. Information such as:

• How many servings a food package contains and how much food makes a serving.
   

• The total number of calories in the food and how many of those are from fat.
   

• The amount of total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol in the product.
   

• The amount of sodium in the food. Serve a variety of foods that include fresh foods without added sodium.
   

• The amount of total carbohydrate, dietary fiber and sugar in the food. By checking the amount of sugar in a food, you can choose foods that contain less.
   

• The amount of protein in the food. By checking this information, you can determine if a food is a good protein source.
   

• The percentage of the body’s daily need for certain nutrients found in a serving of the food. Only vitamins A and C and the minerals iron and calcium are listed. These are the nutrients most likely to be lacking in the American diet.
   

• The amounts of certain nutrients adults need each day.

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