Food Choices - Mercy

DEFINITIONS OF CLAIMS MADE ON LABELSCalorie Free: Less than 0.5 caloriesper servingFat-Free: Less than 0.5 grams perservingSugar-Free: Less than 0.5 grams perservingLow-Fat: 3 grams or less per servingLow Saturated Fat: 1 gram or less perservingLow Sodium: Less than 140 mg. perservingVery Low Sodium: Less than 35 mg.per servingLow Cholesterol: Less than 20 mg.per servingLow Calorie: 40 calories or less perservingLean and Extra Lean are terms that are usedto describe the fat content of meat, poultry,seafood, and game meats.Lean: Less than 10 grams fat, lessthan 4 grams saturated fat and lessthan 95 mg. cholesterol per serving(100 gram or 3 oz.)Extra Lean: Less than 5 grams fat,less than 2 grams saturated fat, andless than 95 mg. cholesterol perserving (100 gram or 3 oz.)Reduced: The nutritionally alteredproduct contains 25% or less of anutrient or calories than the regularfood.Less: The term means the food,whether altered or not, contains25% or less of a nutrient or caloriesthan the reference food.Light: This can mean two things. Thealtered food contains 50% fewercalories or 1/3 the fat of thereference food. Or the sodiumcontent of a low-calorie, low-fatfood has been reduced by 50%.Light sodium may be used on foodsin which the sodium content hasbeen reduced by at least 50%.Notes:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PAGE 14POINTS FOR GOOD NUTRITION