78 9.3 1 Discuss the following questions. 1 Do you read the nutrition facts labels of the packaged food you buy? 2 Are nutrition facts labels useful, boring or interesting? Why? 3 What information do nutrition facts labels contain? Know your food 2 X.XX Read and listen. Then answer the questions. Nutrition facts labels There are different types of nutrition facts labels, but the information they give you is very similar. This one is for a low-fat yogurt in the UK. As you can see, it gives you a list of the nutritional values a food can have on the left, and quantities the food that you’re buying contains in different servings across the top, ending with the percentage of the ‘Guideline Daily Amount’ (GDA). Sometimes values have a colour scheme: red for things we shouldn’t eat too much of and green for things that are good for us. Energy Well, according to the UK National Health Service website, a man needs about 10,500kJ (2,500kcal) a day and a woman needs about 8,400kJ (2,000kcal). But remember, what’s important is not just how many calories but where these calories come from. Nutrition information Typical values per 100 g per 1/4 pot % based on GDA Energy 60 kcal 320 kj 76 kcal 3.8% Protein 5 g 6.1 g 13.6% Carbohydrate of which sugars of which starch 7 g 7 g nil 8.6 g 3.7% 8.6 g 9.6% nil - Fat of which saturates monounsaturates polyunsaturates 1.5 g 1.0 g 0.5 g nil 1.9 g 2.7% 1.1 g 5.5% 0.5 g - nil - Fibre nil nil nil Salt of which sodium 0.2 g trace 0.3 g 5.0% 0.1 g 4.2% Vitamins & minerals Calcium 170 mg 210 mg 26% Reading strategy To understand the information given on a label, read one section at a time. When you go to the supermarket to shop for food with your family, do you read the nutrition facts food labels? Not really? Well, you should! They give you key and quick information that can help you make wise decisions not only when you buy your food, but also when you prepare it at home. He puesto esta imagen por rellenar aunque no tiene que ver con el texto... :D por si quereis buscar otra que cuadre 250 kj When you buy food, do you read the nutrition facts label? This label is for a low-fat yogurt. There is a list of nutrients on the left, and quantities across the top. The final column is the ‘Guideline Daily Amount’ (GDA). Sometimes there is a colour scheme: green means healthy and red means unhealthy. For example, this yogurt is low-fat, but it contains an unhealthy amount of sugar. So, the next time you go shopping have a look at the nutrition facts label. Energy The energy in the label is given in kilocalories (kcal). Generally, an adult man needs about 2,500 kcal a day and an adult woman needs about 2,000 kcal. Vitamins and minerals We need vitamins and minerals to be healthy. Some vitamins are organic. But we need to get others, like Vitamin C, from the food we eat. We also need to get some minerals, like calcium, from our food. Protein, carbohydrates, fat, fibre and salt There’s a lot of protein in meat and fish but also in nuts and beans. Protein, carbohydrates and fat are where we get most of our energy. Too much salt and fat, especially saturated fat, is bad for us. However, we do need some types in our diet. Reading 51 Do all exercises in your notebook 6.3 Richmond
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy