NTDT200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Food Desert

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Nutrition and Dietetics
• Course: NTDT200
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Food desert- a neighborhood or community with little access to a variety of affordable healthy foods. The american diet: excessive amounts of energy dense foods, minimal amounts of nutrient dense foods. Dietary guidelines for americans: updated every 5 years by us department of health and human services (hhs, core of federal food and nutrition education programs. Increase whole food intake: eat a variety of vegetables especially dark green, consume half of all grains as whole grains, replace solid fats with oils, avoid added sugar. Understanding the food label: food and drug administration (fda, nutrition labeling and education act (nlea)-requires standardized food labeling, nutrition facts panel, specific info about fats proteins and carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, percent daily value. Ingredients in descending order by weight: product name, manufacturers name and address, serving size, amount in package, nutrient components, percent daily value.