This document discusses food labeling deception tactics used by companies. It notes unrealistic serving sizes, listings of multiple servings per container, and deceptive packaging can mislead consumers on calorie and nutrient contents. Examples are provided of food labels that list a small serving size but contain many servings, significantly increasing calorie and fat amounts. The document instructs readers to analyze food labels using worksheets to determine if products meet healthy guidelines and should be stocked in school vending machines.

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3. How companies might deceive you on a food label:
1. Unrealistic serving size - chips
2. Servings per container - muffin, cheetos
3. Packaging - pop tart
4. listing an amount and then having a “ * ”
- Mac n’ Cheese
see examples
on next slides…
see examples
on next slides…

4. Label Deception-Serving Size:
Servings Size: 6 chips
Servings per Container: 20
Calories: 130 (x20)
Total Fat: 6 grams (x20)

8. In a minute, each person will choose a product and
fill in a worksheet. Here is what you’ll be looking at:

9. Hand out worksheet, but not food product
yet. Can you figure it yourself?:
A&W Restaurantｨ
Chocolate Fudge Sundae
#2
#1
#3 servings per
container
(just one for
this product, so
see next slide)

10. To be in the
vending
machines at manyschools it hasto be less than:
< 35% (calories from) fat +< 35% (weight from) sugar(or no more than 15 grams)
Ever wondered,
“Is this product
‘healthy’?...
Today you will
see how to
determine if
a product is
“healthy” for you.
IS THIS PRODUCT HEALTHY?13

11. Hand out worksheet, but not food product
yet. Can you figure it yourself?:
A&W Restaurant ｨ
Chocolate Fudge Sundae
#2
#1
#3 servings per
container
(just one for
this product, so
see next slide)

12. #3 If there is more than 1
Serving per container
Total Fat x 2 = _______
Sugars x 2 = ______

13. Test Yourself:
A&W Restaurant ｨ Chocolate Fudge Sundae
#3
#3 Is it
Realistic?
#3 Is it
Deceptive?

14. #4
Total Fat?
Saturated fat?
Trans fat?

15. #5

16. IS THIS PRODUCT HEALTHY ENOUGH TO
BE IN OUR VENDING MACHINES?
To be in our
vending
machine at
school it has
to be less than:
< 35% (calories from) fat
+
< 35% (weight from) sugar
(or no more than 15 grams)

17. Sometimes the % Fat is easy to
figure in your head
Sometimes the % Fat is easy to
figure in your head
Calories
from Fat
÷
Calories=
________
Less than
35%??
yes___
no____
#6

18. Can you
estimate
the % of
fat here?

19. Test Yourself:
A&W Restaurant ｨ Chocolate Fudge Sundae
15 gr. divided by
189 = _______
+
no more than
15? (barely!)
Less than 35%??
yes _____
no ______
#7.

20. IS YOUR PRODUCT HEALTHY ENOUGH TO BE IN
THE SCHOOL VENDING MACHINE:
YES ________ NO___________

22. BUT, if you want to
lose weight-
count calories:
6 servings per
container:
calories 170 x 6 =
____________ !!!!
Here is a "generic" way to look at the label
information:
-look at calories if you want
to lose weight (and servings!)
-look at fat (total and saturated) if
you want
to lose body fat/get 6-pack abs! (or
if you have heart/ medical
problems
-look at protein if you want
to build muscle
Here is a "generic" way to look at the label
information:
-look at calories if you want
to lose weight (and servings!)
-look at fat (total and saturated) if
you want
to lose body fat/get 6-pack abs! (or
if you have heart/ medical
problems
-look at protein if you want
to build muscle
Good fat example:
Total fat is 16
Sat. fat is 1

23. Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt Homework