HLTH 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Trans Fat, Myplate, Serving Size
12 Sep 2016
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Hlth 220 - tools for nutritious diet (part 2) Consume a healthy eating pattern that accounts for all foods and beverages within an appropriate calorie level. Variety of vegetables from all the subgroups - dark greens red and orange, starchy, and other. Grains, at least of which are whole grains. Variety of protein foods, including seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, legumes, nuts. Fat free or low fat dairy, including milk, yogurt, and cheese and soy products. Myplate is a visual depiction of the recommendations in the dietary guidelines for americans. Fda strictly regulates the information on food labels. Specific criteria for nutrient descriptors and health claims. Under fda voluntary point of purchase program. Meat and poultry is regulated by the usda. Food labels in grocery stores are required and must indicate in which country the animal was born, raised, and slaughtered. Nutrients added to the product must be listed. Nutrients associated with a health claim must be listed.
