Spot “The Block”
Presented by:
Madoka Gaspar & Karla Moreno
April 12, 2013
Good Morning!
• Before we get
started…the Pretest!
• About the pretest:
– Do not put your name
on your pretest
– Everyone passes!
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What We’ll Be Covering
• The Block basics
– What is The Block and where to find it
– Serving Size
– Calories per serving versus calories per
package/container
– The 5/20 Rule
– Putting it all together
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What is The Block?
The Block is:
The black and white
Nutrition Facts label
on Food Packages
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What Is A Serving Size?
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Serving Size Activity
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Serving Size
The Serving Size is
found under the words
“Nutrition Facts”
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Different Serving Sizes
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Different Serving Sizes
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Serving Size
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl
ayer_embedded&v=v0jfSaVFnnE#!
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Let’s Measure Up – How Close Did
You Get?
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Calories
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Calories per Serving
• The calories and nutrients listed on The Block
are for 1 serving only.
• The size of the serving is the amount shown on
The Block.
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Different Serving Sizes
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Different Serving Sizes
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1 Pint Ben & Jerry’s Dublin Mudslide
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1 Pint Ben & Jerry’s Dublin Mudslide
1 serving is ½ cup
There are (4) ½ cup
servings in a
container.
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1 Pint Ben & Jerry’s Dublin Mudslide
(1) ½ cup serving is 260
calories
(4) 1/2 cup servings x
260 calories =
1,040 calories if you ate
the entire container of
ice cream
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Let’s Measure Up – How Many
Calories Would You Have Eaten?
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The 5/20 Rule
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl
ayer_embedded&v=1EWIstzFCL4
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The 5/20 Rule
Daily Value – the amount of certain nutrients that
most people need to eat each day.
– If a nutrient has 5%DV or less, it is low in
that nutrient.
– If a nutrient has 20%DV or more, it is high in
that nutrient.
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Let’s Practice!
This is how you
play If it’s got 20% or
more, stand up!
If it’s got 5% or
lower - stay
seated.
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Vitamin C – High or Low?
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Iron – High or Low?
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Protein – High or Low?
Fat – High or
Low?
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Fiber – High or Low?
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Sodium – High or Low?
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Putting it All Together
Calories
Servings
The 5/20
Rule
You!
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What You Need to Remember About
Serving Sizes
• The serving size is a specific amount determined
by the manufacturer.
– It is not what you want it to be!
– It may be more or less than you think!
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What You Need to Remember About
Calories
• The amount of calories you eat depends on the
number of servings you eat
– Beware! The calories per serving is usually
different than calories per package/container
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What You Need to Remember About
the 5/20 Rule
• 5%DV or lower will help limit nutrients like fat or
sodium
• 20%DV or high will help increase nutrients like
fiber certain vitamins
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Questions?
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Post Test:
Put Your Thinking Caps On!
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Thank You!
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