NutritioN label worksheet name ____answer key_____

Examine the following nutrition labels and answer the

questions.

1. How many calories would you take in if you ate the whole box of
crackers in one sitting? ___1260_______________________

2. If you ate 2 servings of crackers, how many grams of

carbohydrates would you get? __20 grams__________

3. If each gram of carbohydrates provides 4 calories, how many

calories would you take in by eating 2 servings of crackers?
__80 calories_________

4. If fat provides 9 calories per gram, how many calories would you
get by eating 2 servings? ___27 calories_________________

5. If you were to eat the entire can of soup, how much sodium
would you consume? ___2225mg________________

6. If the recommended amount of sodium for someone with high

blood pressure is 1500 mg/day, how much more than the
recommended amount is present in this entire can?
____725mg______________________

7. How many servings of soup would I need to consume 20% of my

daily requirement of fiber? ___5 servings________

8. How many calories would that be? _300 calories_

 9. How many calories would you consume if
you ate the whole bag? __140 calories__

10. How many carbohydrates would you

consume if you ate the whole bag?
__17 grams____

11. What percentage is this of your daily intake

of carbohydrates?
__6%______________________

12. How much fat would you get from eating

Doritos?
__8 grams___________________

13. How much saturated fat would you get if

you ate the whole bag?__1.5 grams___

14. How much saturated fat would you get

from eating the whole bag of Baked Doritos?
____0.5 grams____________

15. How many carbohydrates would you get

if you ate the entire bag?
___21 grams_____________________

16. How much less fat would there be in

eating an entire bag of Baked vs. Regular
chips? ___4.5 less grams_____

18. What major nutrient increases per

serving when comparing Baked vs. Regular
chips? Baked has more carbs 21 vs 17
Please fill in the missing info for the meal listed below:
Items Number Total Total grams Total Total
of number of of grams of grams of
servings calories carbohydrates fat protein
Glass of One glass 134 33 0 0
Orange (1 cup)
juice
Bagel One 214 46 1 8

Cream 2 ounces 198 2 20 4

cheese
Total of Total grams of Total grams Total
calories of carbs of fat grams of
the meal (add all carbs together) (add all fats protein
together)
(add all proteins
together)
TOTALS 546 81 21 12

Multiply by 4 Multiply by Mulitply

then divide by 9 then by 4 then
the total divide by divide by
number of the total the total
calories for the number of number of
meal calories for calories for
the meal the meal
PERCENTAGES 59% 35% 9%

CREAM CHEESE ORANGE JUICE BAGEL

ANALYZE:
Describe the nutritional value of this meal based on the calculations above and the notes discussion in class.
(HINT: Consider what we discussed for each nutrient category: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Think about
the differences that exist within each category and the impact on health.)