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You are here: Home / Articles / Understanding the Nutrition Facts Table Helps Keep You Healthy and Could Win You Free Food! Try the #FocusontheFacts Quiz-Giveaway

Understanding the Nutrition Facts Table Helps Keep You Healthy and Could Win You Free Food! Try the #FocusontheFacts Quiz-Giveaway

March 9, 2016 by Kathryn 232 Comments

When I was a child, my mom taught me the basics of good nutrition in all kinds of ways. She cooked from scratch often, shunned takeout and convenience food and always checked food labels when shopping. Almost as soon as I learned to read, I’d also learned that the first ingredient listed on a product label was the ingredient with the largest proportion in the product. (I had to put back many boxes of cereal I wanted since my mom refused to buy any that had sugar as the top ingredient!)

Now that I have kids of my own, food nutrition is even more important to me. And that’s why I’m happy that the Food and Consumer Products of Canada, the Retail Council of Canada, the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers and Health Canada have partnered together to help educate Canadians about food nutrition and food labels with its new Nutrition Facts Education campaign!

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Just visit Canada.ca/nutritionfacts to learn about how reading food labels and the Nutrition Facts Table properly can help you make healthy lifestyle choices. Then take the Focus on the Facts quiz to show off your knowledge and enter to win one of six $300 grocery gift cards. You can enter every single day to better your chances of winning!

I took the quiz for myself to see what it was like and since my mom raised me to look at food labels, I found the four questions fairly easy. So I was amazed to learn after finishing the quiz that the overall average score was just one out of four correct answers. It’s a great example of just how important this campaign is, since a better understanding of food labels makes better food choices so much easier!

Want a chance to test out your label reading savvy? The Nutrition Facts Education campaign is here to help with a fantastic giveaway! One lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader is going to win a $100 grocery gift card so that you can go on a shopping spree and pick up some healthy and delicious food for your family. To enter to win, just take the Focus on the Facts quiz yourself and leave a blog comment about what your score was!

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Whether you’re a master at reading food labels or you never glance beyond the calories per serving, visiting FocusontheFacts.ca and taking the quiz is a fun and easy way to learn something new and get the chance at a great prize too. For example, I learned that the nutrition facts table must include information on 13 core nutrients including calcium, iron, Vitamin C, protein and sodium, but can also include information on optional nutrients such as folate, selenium and zinc.

If you’re trying to lose weight, cut back on your sodium intake or reduce your daily sugar, understanding food labels and the nutrition facts table can make meeting your goals quicker and easier. So visit FocusontheFacts.ca to take the quiz, enter to win and learn about making informed food choices. When it comes to ensuring your family’s best health, knowledge is definitely power!

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Disclaimer: This post was a sponsored post. The opinions are completely my own.

Filed Under: Articles, Health Tagged With: canada, education, facts, focus, food, health, health canada, labels, nutrition, nutrition education, nutrition facts, table

Comments

  1. Elaine G says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    My score was 688

    Reply
  2. Amy Heffernan says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    4 our of 4

    Reply
  3. Sandi Tymchuk says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    Got 4/4, fortunately.

    Reply
  4. tanyab79 says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:29 pm

    3 of 4 ๐Ÿ™ Was hoping I would get them all correct.

    Reply
  5. Lillian Brown says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    4 our of 4 seen this before

    Reply
  6. Glogirl says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    I took the quiz the other day and got 4.

    Reply
  7. jan says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:37 pm

    I got 4 / 4

    Reply
  8. Melinda Jana says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    4/4. yay ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  9. caryn s says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:51 pm

    My score was 3/4.

    Reply
  10. Jeannie says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    My score was 4/4! yay!

    Reply
  11. Wendy Wagar says

    March 9, 2016 at 1:58 pm

    I scored 3 out of 4!

    Reply
  12. Catherine R. says

    March 9, 2016 at 2:09 pm

    I scored 4 out of 4

    Reply
  13. Jamie hall says

    March 9, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    My score was 4 out of 4

    Reply
  14. Kim K says

    March 9, 2016 at 2:31 pm

    I scored 4 of 4!

    Reply
  15. Guppy says

    March 9, 2016 at 2:34 pm

    100%

    Reply
  16. ivy pluchinsky says

    March 9, 2016 at 2:43 pm

    Sadly only got 2 out of 4

    Reply
  17. charityk says

    March 9, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    4 out of 4 ..yay

    Reply
  18. Dianne G. says

    March 9, 2016 at 2:53 pm

    My score was 4 out of 4 right.

    Reply
  19. Holly MacRitchie says

    March 9, 2016 at 2:59 pm

    My score was 4/4!

    Reply
  20. Jonnie says

    March 9, 2016 at 3:02 pm

    I got 4/4 correct, time was 24 seconds and score was 4166

    Reply
  21. Dar says

    March 9, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    4/4 correct but i’m a slow poke at 41seconds. hahah.

    Reply
  22. Tina L. says

    March 9, 2016 at 3:08 pm

    I got 4/4 with a score of 2857

    Reply
  23. loucheryl says

    March 9, 2016 at 3:40 pm

    I got 100%. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  24. naiddia p says

    March 9, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    I scored 4/4.

    Reply
  25. Florence C says

    March 9, 2016 at 4:12 pm

    4/4 55 sec score 1818

    Reply
  26. Vivian D. says

    March 9, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    My score was 4 out of 4!

    Reply
  27. Belinda McNabb says

    March 9, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    my score was 4/4

    Reply
  28. Silvia D says

    March 9, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    I got 4/4

    Reply
  29. Debbie White Beattie says

    March 9, 2016 at 5:02 pm

    I got 3/4 not bad but not good

    Reply
  30. lynn clayton says

    March 9, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    3/4 not to bad

    Reply
  31. Carol M says

    March 9, 2016 at 5:05 pm

    2857

    Reply
  32. Victoria Ess says

    March 9, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    My score was 4!

    Reply
  33. ginette4 says

    March 9, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    I received 4/4

    Reply
  34. Holly OGorman says

    March 9, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    I did it a few days ago and got 4.

    Reply
  35. heidi c. says

    March 9, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    I managed to get 100%.

    Reply
  36. Erinn Lishman says

    March 9, 2016 at 6:41 pm

    Luckily I rated a 4 out of 4!

    Reply
  37. Tara says

    March 9, 2016 at 6:47 pm

    I got 3/4

    Reply
  38. Lynda Cook says

    March 9, 2016 at 6:47 pm

    Mine was 3/4 read the one question backwards, I need to follow the labels all the time when shopping now, since being on WW and it does help!!

    Reply
  39. Sunshine G says

    March 9, 2016 at 6:57 pm

    3 out of four – not perfect, but close!

    Reply
  40. aarone mawdsley says

    March 9, 2016 at 7:24 pm

    four out of four

    Reply
  41. SUMMER PLEWES says

    March 9, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    I got 4 out of 4 right~

    Reply
  42. Tammy Dalley says

    March 9, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    I scored 2 out of 4

    Reply
  43. Karla Sceviour says

    March 9, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    I got 4/4.,.yahoo!!!

    Reply
  44. Mark V says

    March 9, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    3/4 FOR ME

    Reply
  45. Julie Bolduc says

    March 9, 2016 at 8:48 pm

    I got 4 out of 4

    Reply
  46. Anne Taylor says

    March 9, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    I got 3 out of 4!

    Reply
  47. Katharine W says

    March 9, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    I got 3 out of 4.

    Reply
  48. Judy Cowan says

    March 9, 2016 at 9:09 pm

    I got 4/4 on the quiz ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  49. Jenness M says

    March 9, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    I got 4 out of 4!

    Reply
  50. Amy C says

    March 9, 2016 at 9:35 pm

    My score was 4 out of 4

    Reply
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