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5Reading Food Labels for
My Food Plan
Breakfast:
Carbohydrates
________ Carb Choices (or _______ grams of carbohydrate)
The best way to know how much carbohydrate is
in store food is to read the Nutrition Facts label on
the package.
The Nutrition Facts label lists the grams of total
carbohydrate in 1 serving. The label’s serving may
Lunch:
be larger or smaller than 1 carbohydrate serving.
________ Carb Choices (or _______ grams of carbohydrate)
To figure out how many carbohydrate servings
are in the food:
Look first at the label’s serving size. All the
nutrition facts information is based on this serving
size. If you eat double the serving size, you will
Dinner:
need to double the grams of carbohydrate.
________ Carb Choices (or _______ grams of carbohydrate)
Then check the grams of total carbohydrate.
This is the amount of carbohydrate in 1 serving.
Total carbohydrates include sugar, fiber and sugar
alcohols. You can use this number to calculate
carbohydrate choices. (See the conversion chart
at right).
Total Grams of
Carb
Evening Snack:
Carbohydrates
Choices
*Note: When counting carbohydrates, ignore
________ Carb Choices (or _______ grams of carbohydrate)
the grams of sugars on the Nutrition Facts panel
0-5
0
because they are included in the grams of total
carbohydrate.
6-10
1/2
11-20
1
21-25
1 ½
26-35
2
36-40
2 ½
41-50
3
51-55
3 ½
56-65
4
66-70
4 ½
71-80
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