Nutrition Label Match Game 
             
            Fill in the blanks with the correct word: 
             
            Protein    Saturated    ingredients    calories     serving size    trans   fibre   fat    grams     
            additives    vitamins & minerals    enriched    sugars     carbohydrate   fortified 
             
                      Listed in Nutrition Facts tables. It can be compared to the amount eaten at one 
                      sitting or the amount listed on other similar products. 
                       
                      The measure of energy supplied by the food we eat. 
                       
                      Provides energy for our bodies and is also used to build and maintain the tissues 
                      throughout the body – muscles, organs and some hormones. It is found in milk 
                      products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, nuts, seeds and legumes. 
                       
                      A nutrient that provides our main source of energy to muscles and the brain. It 
                      is found mainly in grain products and in vegetables and fruit. 
                       
                      Provides energy, carries and stores vitamins A, D, E and K, insulates the body 
                      and cushions skin, bones and organs. It is found naturally in animal products 
                      and vegetable oils. It is often added to food for flavour. 
                       
           
                      Nutrients needed by the body in very small amounts for good health. 
                       
                      Parts in a mixture or recipe. They are listed on all food packages and are helpful 
                      if you have a food allergy. 
                       
                      A metric unit of weight. A paper clip weighs about this much. 
                       
                      The addition of vitamins and minerals (that may have been lost during 
                      processing) to a food product. 
                       
                      The addition of specific nutrients (that may be lacking naturally in a food) to a 
                      food product. 
                       
                      Substances added to food for various reasons such as: to stop food spoilage, to 
                      give flavour or to give colour. Some common examples include BHT (butylated 
                      hydroxytoluene) carrageenan, and cellulose. 
                       
                      Carbohydrates that make food taste sweet. The type of carbohydrate obtained 
                      from sugar cane or sugar beets. 
                       
                      A type of carbohydrate that your body does not absorb. It helps move food 
                      through the digestive tract. It is found in high amounts in whole-grain foods, 
                      legumes, vegetables and fruit. 
                       
                      These fats are mainly formed from vegetable oils that have been treated to stay 
                      solid or semi-solid at room temperature. You will find these unhealthy fats in 
                      many processed foods like cookies, crackers and snack foods. These fats act like 
                      saturated fat in your body and may raise cholesterol levels. 
                       
                      A type of fat found naturally in butter, cheese, whole milk and meat. Too much 
                      of this unhealthy fat may raise cholesterol levels. 
                       
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                  Nutrition Label Match Game - answers 
                  
                                               
             Serving        Listed in Nutrition Facts tables. It can be compared to the amount eaten 
             Size           at one sitting or the amount listed on other similar products. 
             Calorie        The measure of energy supplied by the food we eat. 
                             
             Protein        Provides energy for our bodies and is also used to build and maintain the 
                            tissues throughout the body – muscles, organs and some hormones. It is 
                            found in milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, nuts, seeds and 
                            legumes. 
             Carbohydrate  A nutrient that provides our main source of energy to muscles and the 
                            brain. It is found mainly in grain products and in vegetables and fruit. 
             Fat            Provides energy, carries and stores vitamins A, D, E and K, insulates the 
                            body and cushions skin, bones and organs. It is found naturally in animal 
                            products and vegetable oils. It is often added to food for flavour. 
             Vitamins &      
             Minerals       Nutrients needed by the body in very small amounts for good health. 
                             
             Ingredients    Parts in a mixture or recipe. They are listed on all food packages and are 
                            helpful if you have a food allergy. 
             Gram            
                            A metric unit of weight. A paper clip weighs about this much. 
                             
             Enriched       The addition of vitamins and minerals (that may have been lost during 
                            processing) to a food product. 
                             
             Fortified      The addition of specific nutrients (that may be lacking naturally in a 
                            food) to a food product. 
                             
             Additives      Substances added to food for various reasons such as: to stop food 
                            spoilage, to give flavour or to give colour. Some common examples 
                            include BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) carrageenan, and cellulose. 
             Sugars         Carbohydrates that make food taste sweet. The type of carbohydrate 
                            obtained from sugar cane or sugar beets. 
                             
             Fibre          A type of carbohydrate that your body does not absorb. It helps move 
                            food through the digestive tract. It is found in high amounts in whole-
                            grain foods, legumes, vegetables and fruit. 
                             
             Trans          These fats are mainly formed from vegetable oils that have been treated 
                            to stay solid or semi-solid at room temperature. You will find these 
                            unhealthy fats in many processed foods like cookies, crackers and snack 
                            foods. These fats act like saturated fat in your body and may raise 
                            cholesterol levels. 
                             
             Saturated      A type of fat found naturally in butter, cheese, whole milk and meat. Too 
                            much of this unhealthy fat may raise cholesterol levels. 
                             
                  
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