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www.parentsjury.org.au Nutrition Guide for Shoppers Per 100g Total fat Saturated fat Sugar Sodium Use these criteria to find out if you’re making healthy choices for your family ≤3g 3.1-19.9g ≥20g ≤1.5g ≤5g ≤120mg 1.6-4.9g 5.1-14.9g 121-599mg ≥15g ≥600mg ≥5g The Parents Jury’s Handy label reading tips The Parents Jury’s Ingredients are listed in descending order, from the main ingredient (highest weight) to the smallest ingredient listed last. Check the top three ingredients in the food you buy. Don’t rely solely on front-of-pack nutrition claims (eg, ‘lite’, low fat) to make your purchase. Always refer to the nutrition label to make sure you know what is really in the product. Is there an endorsement or approval stamp on your food? Check the fine print to find out what it means. Who has the stamp come from? A product may have health benefits for some people that aren’t suitable for others. Always read the nutrition label to ensure you are making appropriate purchases for you and your family. Criteria from CHOICE www.choicefoodforkids.com.au www.parentsjury.org.au low med high limit intake eat most eat in moderation www.parentsjury.org.au Nutrition Guide for Shoppers Per 100g Total fat Saturated fat Sugar Sodium Use these criteria to find out if you’re making healthy choices for your family ≤3g 3.1-19.9g ≥20g ≤1.5g ≤5g ≤120mg 1.6-4.9g 5.1-14.9g 121-599mg ≥15g ≥600mg ≥5g The Parents Jury’s Handy label reading tips The Parents Jury’s Ingredients are listed in descending order, from the main ingredient (highest weight) to the smallest ingredient listed last. Check the top three ingredients in the food you buy. Don’t rely solely on front-of-pack nutrition claims (eg, ‘lite’, low fat) to make your purchase. Always refer to the nutrition label to make sure you know what is really in the product. Is there an endorsement or approval stamp on your food? Check the fine print to find out what it means. Who has the stamp come from? A product may have health benefits for some people that aren’t suitable for others. Always read the nutrition label to ensure you are making appropriate purchases for you and your family. Criteria from CHOICE www.choicefoodforkids.com.au www.parentsjury.org.au low med high limit intake eat most eat in moderation

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Page 1: Nutrition Guide Handy label reading tips - Cancer Council NSW€¦ · The Handy label reading tips Parents Jury’s Ingredients are listed in descending order, from the main ingredient

www.parentsjury.org.au

Nutrition Guide for Shoppers

Per 100gTotal fatSaturatedfatSugarSodium

Use these criteria to find out if you’re making healthy choices for your family

≤3g 3.1-19.9g ≥20g

≤1.5g

≤5g

≤120mg

1.6-4.9g

5.1-14.9g

121-599mg

≥15g

≥600mg

≥5g

The Parents Jury’s

Ha

nd

y la

be

l re

ad

ing

tip

s

The

Pare

nts

Jury

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Ingre

dients

are l

isted

in de

scen

ding o

rder,

from

the m

ain in

gred

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highe

st we

ight)

to the

sm

alles

t ingr

edien

t liste

d las

t. Che

ck th

e top

thre

e ing

redie

nts in

the f

ood y

ou bu

y.

Don’t

rely

solel

y on f

ront-

of-pa

ck nu

trition

claim

s (eg

, ‘lite

’, low

fat)

to ma

ke yo

ur pu

rchas

e. Al

ways

refer

to th

e nutr

ition l

abel

to ma

ke su

re yo

u kno

w wh

at is

reall

y in t

he pr

oduc

t.Is

there

an en

dorse

ment

or ap

prov

al sta

mp on

your

food

? Che

ck th

e fine

print

to fin

d out

what

it mea

ns. W

ho ha

s the

stam

p com

e fro

m? A

prod

uct m

ay ha

ve he

alth b

enefi

ts for

so

me pe

ople

that a

ren’t

suita

ble fo

r othe

rs. A

lway

s rea

d the

nutrit

ion la

bel to

ensu

re yo

u ar

e mak

ing ap

prop

riate

purch

ases

for y

ou an

d you

r fam

ily.

Criteria from CHOICEwww.choicefoodforkids.com.au

ww

w.p

aren

tsju

ry.o

rg.a

u

low med highlimit

intakeeat

mosteat in

moderation

www.parentsjury.org.au

Nutrition Guide for Shoppers

Per 100gTotal fatSaturatedfatSugarSodium

Use these criteria to find out if you’re making healthy choices for your family

≤3g 3.1-19.9g ≥20g

≤1.5g

≤5g

≤120mg

1.6-4.9g

5.1-14.9g

121-599mg

≥15g

≥600mg

≥5g

The Parents Jury’s

Ha

nd

y la

be

l re

ad

ing

tip

s

The

Pare

nts

Jury

’s

Ingre

dients

are l

isted

in de

scen

ding o

rder,

from

the m

ain in

gred

ient (

highe

st we

ight)

to the

sm

alles

t ingr

edien

t liste

d las

t. Che

ck th

e top

thre

e ing

redie

nts in

the f

ood y

ou bu

y.

Don’t

rely

solel

y on f

ront-

of-pa

ck nu

trition

claim

s (eg

, ‘lite

’, low

fat)

to ma

ke yo

ur pu

rchas

e. Al

ways

refer

to th

e nutr

ition l

abel

to ma

ke su

re yo

u kno

w wh

at is

reall

y in t

he pr

oduc

t.Is

there

an en

dorse

ment

or ap

prov

al sta

mp on

your

food

? Che

ck th

e fine

print

to fin

d out

what

it mea

ns. W

ho ha

s the

stam

p com

e fro

m? A

prod

uct m

ay ha

ve he

alth b

enefi

ts for

so

me pe

ople

that a

ren’t

suita

ble fo

r othe

rs. A

lway

s rea

d the

nutrit

ion la

bel to

ensu

re yo

u ar

e mak

ing ap

prop

riate

purch

ases

for y

ou an

d you

r fam

ily.

Criteria from CHOICEwww.choicefoodforkids.com.au

ww

w.p

aren

tsju

ry.o

rg.a

u

low med highlimit

intakeeat

mosteat in

moderation