Traffic light labels

Traffic light labels

1. traffic light labels tell us the amount of fat, sugar and salt in food

   • low
     • green
       • fat= less than 3g per 100g
         • saturated fat=less than 1.5g per 100g
           • sugar=less than 5g per 100g
             • salt=less than 0.3g per 100g
   • medium
     • amber
       • fat=less than 17.5
         • saturated=less than 5g per 100g
           • sugar=less than 22.5g per 100g
             • salt=less than 1.5g per 100g
   • high
     • red
       • fat=less than 21g per 100g
         • saturated= less than 6g per 100g
           • sugar=less than 27g per 100g
             • salts=less than1.8g per 100g
   • GDA values woman calories=2000 protein 45g carbohydrates=230g sugars=90g fat=70g saturates=20g fibe=24g salt=6g
     • GDA Valus men calories=2500 protein=55g carbohydrate=300g sugars=120g fat=95g saturates=30g fibre=24g salt=6g
       • GDA values children calories=1800 protein=24g carbohydrate=220g sugars=85g fat=70g saturates=20g fibre=15g salt=4g
   • note: the serving size might be less than the whole pack-always check the serving size. if you eat the whole pack you might be eating 5 servings.
     • food labels allow you to see: ingredients nutrition label traffic lights GDA'S

2. you do not use green for all foods because fruits are usually amber same with yoghurt for calcium.

   • you do not need to avoid all foods with red trafiic light. some foods can be ok to eat if they have the red traffic
     • we want to limit fat,saturated fat, sugar and salt in our diet. traffic lights is guide to tell us how how much to intake.