Sunday, March 20, 2011

food label

What is your food product?
-Nestle Fat Free Yogurt
1. What is the serving size?
-135g

2. How many servings per container?
-1

3. How many calories per serving?
-105kcal

4. How many calories are from fat?
-0.07kcal

5. What percentage of each serving’s calories comes from fat?
-7.4%


6. What is the total fat percentage of your food?
-7.4%
Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

-moderate

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?
-25~35%

9. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
-at the room temperature, saturated fat is in the state of solid and unsaturated fat is in the state of liquid.

-Unsaturated fat is made of plant oil and saturated fat is made of animal fat.

10. What is the percentage cholesterol in your food?
-0g
Is that Low/Moderate/High?
-low


11. How much sodium is in your food?
-77mg

Is this content Low/Moderate/High?
-low

12. What is the carbohydrate content of your food?
-21.9g
Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

-moderate

13.What is the sugar content of your food?
-0g
Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

-low

14. Why are sugars not good for you?
-because consuming too much sugars especially in simple carbohydrates can cause obesity, heart diseases and diabetes.


15. How much fiber is in your food?
-0g

16.Why is fiber good for you?
-because fiber cannot be digested so when it passes through bowels, it can clean the bowels and therefore it reduces the risk of getting heart diseases, cancers, diabetes and other diseases.


17. How much protein is in your food?
-4.2g
Is this content Low/Moderate/High?

-low

18. What is the Vitamin A , Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron content of your food?
Vit. A

-0g
Vit. C

-0g
Calcium

-162mg
Iron

-0g
Are these amounts adequate?
-not really


19. Overall, what would you say is the nutritional value of your food? Is it good for you?
-The nutrition value is low. It's not good.
Why or why not?
-Because even though our food does not include any sugar, it also does not contain much important nutrients such as sodium, carbohydrate and protein. However, if you need to reduce the amount of sugar you eat and you want to eat yogurt, this product is a good choice.

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