Nutrition Facts for Everyone
The Nutrition Facts label is a valuable tool, but many people don’t use it. Maybe they’re in a hurry and don’t take time to read it. Or maybe they see a bunch of numbers and unfamiliar terms and turn the package right back over.
Tufts Researchers estimate that the new food label, showing added sugars, could save up to $31 billion dollars in health care expenses over 20 years. The amount saved for societal costs is about double that amount.
Our Food Label theme has lots of options for helping your clients make sense of the Nutrition Facts panel. A good place to start – our simple Food Label handouts, poster, and banner. This version breaks it all down to the basics, making the Nutrition Facts label easier for everyone to understand and use.
Take a look at our simple Food Label Handout Tearpad. One side has an easy-to-read Nutrition Facts panel with three basic tips on how to read it:
- Step 1 is to Count Calories – check the serving size, calories per serving, and number of servings per package.
- Step 2 is to Check These for Heart Health – choose foods that are lower in saturated fat and sodium; keep trans fat to zero.
- Step 3 is to ask Is This Nutritionally Valuable? – select foods that are nutrient dense and a good source of fiber.
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Lean protein
- Whole grains
- Low fat and low sugar dairy products
- Other foods (like condiments and seasonings)
- https://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/fda-added-sugar-label-could-be-cost-effective-way-improve-health-generate-savings
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141104141731.htm