Certification In Understanding Food Labels

Deciphering Servings, Calories, Ingredients & Nutrition Facts: Guide to Reading Food Labels for Health Tip

What you'll learn

Quickly Spot Healthy Options: You will be able to quickly identify healthy food options by understanding key nutritional information on labels.

Cut Through Marketing Hype: Learn how to differentiate between marketing claims and factual nutritional information to make informed food choices.

Decipher Ingredients for Allergy Safety: Learn to recognize and avoid ingredients that may cause allergies or sensitivities.

Understand Serving Sizes and Portions: Gain insights into how serving sizes on labels can impact your dietary intake and how to adjust portions accordingly.

Requirements

No Prior Knowledge Required: There are no technical prerequisites or prior knowledge needed to start this course. It's designed for beginners!

Description

Buying healthy food products is not child’s play given the sly marketing tactics, obnoxious ingredient lists and puzzling nutrition labels for food. Nonetheless, packaged foods make up a significant portion of our daily diet. So you must ensure that they are nutritious and not hazardous.Turn Perplexing Food Labels into Smart Eating ChoicesLearn How To Interpret Nutrition Labels And Ingredient Lists To Make Informed Food Choices Now you will have questions like:How do I read a food label?Are claims like “100% natural”, “Sugar-free”, “High Nutrition Value”, etc. really true?Are nutrition facts and ingredients mentioned on the pack safe to trust?What are those weird chemical names, “may-contain” ingredients and numbers?Learning PathPart 1: Introduction to food labels and FSSAI mandatesPart 2 and 3: Decoding ingredients present in common packaged foods and beverages in IndiaOrder of the ingredients mentioned on a labelPercentage calculation and total of each ingredientSugar and its various hidden namesAdditives and preservatives- meaning and differenceFood colourantsNatural vs artificial flavoursThickening and stabilizing agents: INS and E ingredientsNatural-sounding ingredients: nature-derived/nature-identicalPart 4: Discovering health and nutritional claims on the food labelsPart 5: How to make informed choices by making sense of food labels

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Food Labels

Lecture 1 What are food labels?

Lecture 2 Types of Food labels

Section 2: Decoding Ingredients on a Food Label

Lecture 3 Understanding Food Ingredients

Lecture 4 Calculating Ingredient Percentages

Lecture 5 Decoding Sugars on Food Labels

Lecture 6 Unveiling Food Additives and E/INS Codes

Lecture 7 Additives Uncovered: Health Impacts Explored (Part 1)

Lecture 8 Additives Uncovered: Health Impacts Explored (Part 2)

Lecture 9 FSSAI's Classes of Food Additives Explained

Lecture 10 Smart Shopping: A Practical Guide to Healthy Grocery Choices

Section 3: Decoding Nutrition Facts Label

Lecture 11 Unlocking the Secrets of Food Labels

Lecture 12 Daily Values: Understanding Nutrient Declarations

Section 4: Understanding Health and Nutrition Claims

Lecture 13 Introduction to Health and Nutrition Claims

Lecture 14 Understanding Claims on Food Labels

Section 5: How to Make Informed Food Choices While Buying Foods and Beverages

Lecture 15 How to Make Informed Food Choices

Everyone Interested in Healthy Living: This course is essential for anyone who eats! Whether you're a novice in the kitchen or a seasoned food shopper, understanding food labels is a crucial skill for making healthier choices for yourself and your loved ones.