Understanding Food Labels October 13th 2012 The 5/20 rule is very useful to decide whether a food is good or worth the calorie intake. The 5/20 rule is when you make sure the food has at least 5% of the daily value. In my fridge is a can of Pepsi a 12fl. Oz can is
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Understanding Food Labels Crystal Hayes SCI/241 Nutrition August 20, 2013 Carlene Graham Understanding Food Labels According to the video “The Food Label and You” the 5/20 Rule is a guideline to the percentage of daily nutrients your body needs. For good nutrients such as calcium, fiber and vitamins you want the daily percentage to be closer to 20%. For bad nutrients such as oils, sodium, fat and carbs you want the daily percentage to be closer to 5%. Here is an example from my pantry.
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Understanding Food Labels Jacqueline Allen SCI/241 February 7, 2013 Professor John Menez Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide consumers with the knowledge they need to choose the right food to bring themselves to their healthiest level. Based on their lifestyle and medical issues they can get the right balance by using the 5/20 rule as well as the six key label facts to assist them in making good decision choices and getting the nutrients they need for overall good health.
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Understanding Food Labels The 5/20 rule pertains to the nutrients in a food product. If a food has 5% of a specific nutrient that you want, it is too low, such as: Calcium or Vitamin C, or D. If a food has 20% of a specific nutrient than you want, then it is high, or meets the labels percentage of that particular nutrient. This 5/20 rule can be used for unwanted nutrients such as: cholesterol, sodium, or saturated fat. An example of a food that I have in my own pantry would be: Uncle
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Understanding Nutritional Labels Understand Nutritional Labels Nutritional labels provide very useful dietary information if you know how to understand what you are reading and can use the information it provides to make informed decisions about your diet. Using the 5/20 Rule According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website in a video titled “The Food Label and You” the 5/20 rule is simple
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11:40am section MP#2 Draft Proposal March 11, 2015 Draft Proposal Question at Issue: What are food labels, and the benefits of having food labels? Food labels are a panel found on a package of food, which contains a variety of information about the nutritional value of the food item. There are many pieces of information which are standard on most food labels, including serving size, number of calories, grams of fat, included nutrients, and a list of ingredients. This information
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the video and reading about food labels has helped me to learn what I need to start looking for when I go shopping . I had never heard of the 5/20 rule before nor have I ever really understood what the food label was trying to tell everyone. I have a better understanding now and will defiantly be looking at the labels on everything that I buy. The 5/20 rule is a rule that pertains to nutrients in foods. When shopping for foods you look at the nutrients in that food and see if it contains a
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Consumers nowadays are becoming more conscious of good health and proper nutrition. They are not only aware of the kind of food they eat but they are also interested to learn about healthier and nutritious diets to help them cope with their lifestyle at the same time, chronic degenerative diseases or “lifestyle diseases” are increasing twenty one out of 100 adults are hypertensive and 4 out every 100 diabetic (FNRI, 2008). Micronutrient deficiencies are still prevalent
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UNDERSTANDING FOOD LABELS When we buy food in the nearest grocery store , do we often think of what is written on the labels ? Do we read the labels for the products which we buy every day ? It appears that food labels carry significant information about ingredients and nutrients , which we have to take into account when we decide on buying this or that food product foods at the nearest grocery store. I sometimes catch myself on the thought that I do not look at labels , especially
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With my understanding of the video, “The Food Label and You,” the 5/20 rule is basically a set of guidelines to follow to allow the proper nutrients into your body. This rule helps individuals compare different foods to see which the healthier alternative is. Any foods that are less than five percent of daily value, or DV, is considered to be unhealthy. Foods with a low DV include saturated fat, cholesterol, and also total fat. Foods with a higher daily value are healthy to intake at the right proportions
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