Curious George and the New Food
Label
Curious George is always curious
about food! He has lots
to tell boys and girls--and their
families--about the new
food label.
Read some labels with George. And have fun as you learn
about them together.
Curious George doesn't monkey
around with food!
Curious
George always looks before he eats
Breakfast,
lunch, or tasty treats
Before
it hits the table,
He
checks out the food label...
That
food info label!
Curious George is a smart
monkey! Labels help him learn
about foods he eats. Even his favorite foods have labels.
Your favorites do, too.
From milk to marshmallows, labels
tell about nutrients in
all kinds of foods. Curious George wants you to know about
nutrients you see on food
labels.
Unscramble the nutrients you see
below. Like George,
you'll know how nutrients help you
grow strong and healthy.
TROYHADRACEB
gives you energy to learn and
play. This nutrient comes
from food, such as bread. Energy has another name,
calories.
TAF
provides calories, too. George gets most of his calories
from carbohydrate and less from
fat.
ROTENIP
builds muscles and helps you
grow.
NATMIVI s
keep you skin healthy and hair
shiny. Some help heal your
cuts and help you see in the dark,
too.
CLAMUIC
helps grow strong bones and teeth.
ORIN
is an important part of your
blood.
MISOUD
helps control fluid, such as
perspiration, in your body.
REBIF
helps you digest food.
To stay healthy Curious George
needs the right mix of these
nutrients from foods during the
day. So do you!
That's why George checks out food
labels. Then he picks
foods for breakfast, lunch and his
favorite treats.
Like Curious George , read it
before you eat it.
George
reads the package sides and backs
To
find a food's Nutrition Facts.
He
sees the serving size,
Then
checks on nutrients inside...
That
food info label!
Food labels give George the facts
about the servings,
calories and nutrients in
food. All the Nutrition Facts
are just for one serving.
Be like Curious George. Step by step, read the food label
on Banana Munchie Crunchies! Ask someone to help you. He
or she will learn about labels
with you.
Find the Serving Size. How much is one serving?
How many servings does the
container have?
Check the Calories. How many calories does one serving
have?
That's how much energy Banana
Munchie Crunchies gives. If
you're seven to ten years old, you
need about 2000 calories
each day.
Figure it out. How many calories do two servings have?
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Circle the % Daily Value on the
label. The symbol % means
percent, or part of the
whole. The % Daily Value column
makes it easy to see if a food has
a lot or a little of
different nutrients such as fat or
calcium.
Here's how. If the number in this column is 50% it would
mean that one serving would be
half the amount of fat for
one day. That's a lot.
For Banana Munchie Crunchies, the
% Daily Value for fat is 5--that's
a little.
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Look at the percent column of the
food label. In one
serving how much of the following
nutrients can you find?
Fiber
Vitamin A
Iron
Calcium
Fat
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To learn about percents, George
took bites from a slice of
bread. The whole slice is 100%. The small bite is 10%, or
part, or the whole slice. The bite that is 25% is bigger!
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Go label hunting with Curious
George. Follow the maze in
the Monkeyville Food Store to find
him. Look at the food
labels along the way.
Be like Curious George. Go on a label hunt in the
supermarket with someone in your family.
In each part of the store, check
food packages from top to
bottom and side to side. Find food labels with nutrition
facts.
Look for nutrition facts on signs
where fresh fruits,
vegetables, meat and fish are
sold, too.
What foods did you find in the
store with nutrition facts?
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Read the labels at the kitchen
table!
Now
join George for some label fun
With
foods you find in your kitchen.
For
favorites on your table,
Read
what's on the label...
That
food info label!
By reading food labels you see
that foods aren't the same.
They have more of some nutrients
and less of others.
Hunt for food labels like Curious
George does!
George
finds food labels in the store
On
boxes, cans and jars galore.
Near
fresh fruits, veggies, meats,
The
signs give facts on foods he eats...
That
food info label!
Here's another label hint from
Curious George:
You may get nutrition facts on
your favorite restaurant.
Just ask!
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For more news about nutrition and
the new food label,
contact:
FDA/USDA Food Labeling Education
Information Center
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Blvd.
Room 304
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Phone: 301-504-5719
Fax: 301-504-6409
USDA Food Safety and Inspection
Service
14th Street and Independence Ave.
SW
Room 1180 South
Washington, DC 20250
USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
800-535-4555
USDA Cooperative Extension System
Call the Cooperative Extension
Service in your city or
county. You can find the number in the government
pages of
your area phone book or by calling
information. Or use
email at agam@esusda.gov.
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
800-ACS-2345
The American Dietetic Association
216 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Consumer Nutrition Hot Line
800-366-1655
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
Heart Information Service
800-242-8721
American Academy of Pediatrics
Department C, Nutrition
P.O. Box 927
Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-0927
(Please include a self-addressed
stamped envelope)
International Food Information Council
Foundation
1100 Connecticut Ave. NW
Suite 430
Washington, DC 20036
Juice Labeling c/o
The Florida Department of Citrus
1115 East Memorial Blvd.
P.O. Box 148
Lakeland, FL 33802
Label Power c/o
The Sugar Association, Inc.
1101 15th Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
202-785-1122
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