nutrition

profileTHOMAS 2
  1. Why did you choose this particular food? Is it one that you eat often? Did you include an active link to the label showing the nutrition facts and the ingredients (25pts)
  2. Where does this food fit into ChooseMyPlate (text figure 2-4) and/or myplate.gov? (10pts)
  3. Make 2 lists: all of the the ingredients and all of the food additives. See Table 19.5 in the text for a list of common food additives. (15pts)
  4. Look at the Nutrition Facts Label for your food. List the % of the Daily Value (DV) for Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium and Iron. Read the definition for the Label Claim 'HIGH" in the "Glossary of terms on Food Labels" page 61. Is this food high in any of these 4 micronutrients? (15pts)
  5. Choose a minimum of two additives, tell us what type of food additive it is and present information on it's safety rating from the Center for Science in the Public Interest found at: Chemical Cuisine (20pts)
  6. Now that you have looked closely at the food label, do you think this item is a part of a healthy diet? Why or why not? (15pts)
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