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Getting the Facts Straight Elementary Schools
, such as whole wheat flour.whole grainitem should be some type of Check that meals and snacks are whole grain by scanning the ingredient list. The first
What about Whole Grains?
per serving.of trans fat grams 0.5more than
All food items should have no
Trans Fat
weight.÷40) × 100 = 2.5% sugar by (1
weight.serving) × 100 = % sugar by Grams of sugar ÷ grams per (
sugar by weight. 35%Item should be no more than
Sugars
mg. 200≤
The sodium should be
Sodium
saturated fat. 00 = 3% calories from (4.5/150) 1 ×
saturated fat.calories) × 100 = % calories from Calories from saturated fat÷ total (
% or less of the total calories10 :But now we need to know if that is
× 9 = 4.5 calories0.5
gram = calories from saturated fat.saturated fat × calories per Grams
gram of fat contains 9 calories. to calories is to remember that 1 A simple trick for converting grams the label lists saturated fat in grams. should come from saturated fat, but
of total calories 10%Less than
Saturated Fat
calories are from fat.This means that 17% of the
× 100 = 0.17 17
multiply this number by 100To form a percent, we
25 ÷ 150 = 0.17
caloriesthis: calories from fat/total out? The equation goes like So how do we figure this calories should be from fat.
of %35No more than
Calories from Fat
Item. <200 calories for Charter School snack.
food per calories 175 ≤ the appropriate limits:
the calories are within Check here to be sure
Calories
GettingtheFactsStraight Middle Schools and High Schools
, such as whole wheat flour.whole grainitem should be some type of Check that meals and snacks are whole grain by scanning the ingredient list. The first
What about Whole Grains?
per serving.of trans fat grams 0.5more than
All food items should have no
Trans Fat
weight.÷40) × 100 = 2.5% sugar by (1
weight.serving) × 100 = % sugar by Grams of sugar ÷ grams per (
ght. sugar by wei %35Item should be no more than
Sugars
mg. 020≤ should be it snacksand for mg 480≤ be
, the sodium should entreesFor
Sodium
saturated fat. × 100 = 3% calories from (4.5/150)
saturated fat.calories) × 100 = % calories from (Calories from saturated fat÷ total
10% or less of the total calories:But now we need to know if that is
0.5 × 9 = 4.5 calories
aturated fat.gram = calories from sGrams saturated fat × calories per
gram of fat contains 9 calories. to calories is to remember that 1 A simple trick for converting grams the label lists saturated fat in grams. should come from saturated fat, but
of total calories %10Less than
Saturated Fat
es are from fat. caloriThis means that 17% of the
0.17 17 × 100 =
multiply this number by 100To form a percent, we
= 0.17 ÷ 150 25
caloriescalories from fat/total equation goes like this: we figure this out? The should be from fat. So how do
of calories 35%No more than
Calories from Fat
. snackmeant for a calories if it is 200≤ , entréean
calories if the food is meant for 0 35≤ appropriate limits:
calories are within the Check here to be sure the
Calories