Dss 8550 2023-2024 Form

Instructions and help about Food & Nutrition Services Information Fact Sheet

foreign did you know that the nutrition facts label has been required on food and beverage packaging in the U.S since 1990 this information can help us make healthier choices but at first glance it might look a little confusing to help us better understand the label let's break it down first up serving size serving sizes are set by the U.S Food and Drug Administration based on the average amount of food or beverage that people typically consume and they're used to calculate the information displayed on nutrition facts labels serving sizes are not a recommendation on how much we should eat that decision is up to you if you eat more or less than the serving size that's listed your calorie and nutrient intake will change ingly next is the calories line which tells us how many calories are in each serving the rest of the label highlights the amounts of key macronutrients and micronutrients found in each serving there's a lot to look at here so let's focus on the need to knows eating too mu