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Your Heart, Your Life: A Community Health Worker's Manual for the Hispanic Community
Appendix Handout Nutrition Displays
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Fat Matters – But Calories Count
- Pork Sausage (3 ounces)
Calories: 300
Total fat: 34 grams
Saturated fat: 9 grams
34 grams of total fat = 8 1/2 teaspoons of fat - Lean Pork Tenderloin (3 ounces)
Calories: 300
Total fat: 34 grams
Saturated fat: 9 grams
34 grams of total fat = 8 1/2 teaspoons of fat
How Much Sugar and How Many Calories Are in Drinks?
- Soft Drink (12 oz. can)
Calories: 150
Sugar: 41 grams or 10 1/2 tsp - Diet Soft Drink (12 oz. can)
Calories: 0
Sugar: 0 grams or 0 tsp
Making the Best Choice
How to Choose a Healthier Fast Food Meal
| Food Items | Calories | Total Fat (g) | Saturated Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 grams of total fat = 25½ teaspoons of fat | |||
| Double meat cheeseburger | 1,120 | 76 | 30 |
| Medium french fries | 360 | 18 | 5 |
| Medium chocolate shake | 500 | 8 | 5 |
| Total | 1,980 | 102 | 40 |
| Food Items | Calories | Total Fat (g) | Saturated Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 grams of total fat = 3½ teaspoons of fat | |||
| Grilled chicken sandwich, no mayonnaise | 330 | 7 | 1 |
| Salad, low-fat dressing | 75 | 5 | 1 |
| Low-fat (1%) milk | 110 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 515 | 14 | 4 |
- Choose your sandwich without mayonnaise or special sauce.
- Order sandwiches without cheese.
- Choose not to supersize.
- Have water, unsweetened iced tea, or a diet soft drink instead of a regular soft drink or a milkshake.
- Choose low-fat or fat-free dressing.
- Plan ahead – have a healthy, low-fat breakfast and lunch if you plan to eat out for dinner.
Information on this page is taken from the English print version of “Your Heart, Your Life, A Community Health Worker's Manual.” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH Publication No. 08-3674, Originally Printed 1999, Revised May 2008.
Last Updated March 2012
