Empty calories

No more than_____ per day for a person on a _____ diet.

260 calories, 2,000 calorie diet

solid fats

are fats that are solid at room temperature,

common empty calorie foods

bacon, candy bars, chips, cookies, fried foods, sodas, pastries

opt for _____ other than fried foods

baked foods

empty calories should...

be avoided or consumed in a very limited amounts

added sugars are added to more foods than people realize such as...

breads, cereals, and breakfast foods; juice drinks; snack foods; canned fruit; salad dressing and sauces

common added sugars

brown sugars, cane sugar, high fructose corn syrup, honey, maltose, pancake syrup, sucrose

are found naturally in foods such as

butter, meat, poultry, and shortening

empty calories

comes from solid fats and added sugars

select _____ cuts of meat

lean

pick foods in ___ as opposed to

natural state, processed products

avoiding empty calories by choosing products that are...

naturally sweet such as unsweetened applesauce

empty calories are found in foods which contain little to no

nutrients

may be added to _____ to improve flavor

processed foods

solid fats contian

saturated fats and cholesterol

common empty calorie drinks

sodas, energy drinks/ sports drinks, fruit drinks, alcohol, sweetened tea, coffee drinks made with whole milk and sweetened with syrups or sugars

Added sugars

sugars which do not NATURALLY exist in a food but are added during processing

there are ____ of sugar in one can of regular soda

ten teaspoons