Food+Label+Assignment

On this page, write out your findings from the food label assignment. What two products did you choose, which is healthier, and why. List out any pertinent information, such as fat, carb, protein, fiber, (etc). grams or percentages that are different between the two. Make sure and write your name next to your entry. ALSO, remember each of you need to try to locate different foods for comparison!

Skim Milk vs. 2% Milk - Overall, skim milk is healthier than 2%. Skim milk is fat free and contains less calories than 2%. 2% (130) has 40 more calories per serving than skim (90). 2% (5g) has more grams of fat than skim milk (0g). Skim milk also contains no saturated fat where as 2% contains 3g per serving. Both contain about the same about of carbs, simple sugars, protein, vitamins, minerals and fiber. The only other difference is that skim milk contains folic acid and 2% does not. -Ryan R.

Frozen yogurt vs. ice cream-Frozen yogurt is the healthier decision. In 1/2 cup of each (Ben and Jerry's brand), frozen yogurt has 190 calories and hard ice cream has 250 calories. In frozen yogurt, the total fat is 2.5g and the saturated fat is 1.5g compared to ice cream, the total fat is 15g and the saturated fat is 9g. There are a little more carbohydrates in the frozen yogurt. Frozen yogurt has 5g of protein while ice cream has 4g. Frozen yogurt has 150mg of calcium, ice cream has 100mg. Frozen yogurt has 1g of fiber, ice cream has 0g. -Kristin R.

Spray Butter vs. Margarine - Overall spray butter would be the healthier choice. It contains no calories, where as margarine contains 34. Spray butter contains no grams of fat, saturated fat, carbs, sugars, or protein. Margarine contains 3.8g of fat and 0.7g of saturated fat. Also, margarine contains some vitamin A. -Kelsey J.

Bologna vs. Turkey - When having a sandwich, the choice of turkey would be the healthier choice. When comparing serving sizes, 1 slice for bologna and 5 slices for turkey, bologna comes in at 90 calories per serving while turkey comes in at 50. Bologna has 8g of fat, Turkey has 1g of fat. Bologna has 3g of sat. fat, Turkey has 0. Bologna and Turkey have 1g of CHO. Bologna has 3g of protein and Turkey has 8g. Vitamin C (8%) Calcium (2%) and Iron (2%) show up in Bologna and only Vitamin C (15%) is in Turkey. - Derek J.