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                The Nutrition Facts Label

The Nutrition Facts Label

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The **Nutrition Facts label** on packaged foods and drinks makes it easier for you to make informed choices.

Using the Nutrition Facts label together with MyPlate can help you be healthier now and in the future. After all, what you eat and drink over time matters.
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Using the Nutrition Facts Label and MyPlate to Make Healthier Choices
Create a Healthier Eating Style With MyPlate

MyPlate is a reminder to find your healthy eating style and build it throughout your lifetime. MyPlate offers ideas and tips to help you create an eating style that meets your individual needs and can improve your health. MyPlate offers recipes, tips for eating healthy on a budget and many other helpful resources.

Find Out How Many Calories You Need and Your Food Group Targets With the MyPlate Plan

The MyPlate Plan is a personalized food plan based on your age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity level. It helps you figure out how many calories you need each day and shows you food group targets—what and how much to eat within your calorie allowance. Get your MyPlate Plan at https://www.myplate.gov/myplate-plan (also available in Spanish).

Use the MyPlate Plan and the Nutrition Facts Label Together

Now that you have your MyPlate Plan, aim to meet your MyPlate food group goals for vegetables, fruits, grains, protein foods, and dairy. You can use the Nutrition Facts label to monitor calories and nutrients in packaged foods and drinks and more often choose items higher in dietary fiber, vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium and lower in saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars.

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What’s on the Nutrition Facts Label
	Summary of Key Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label
	Interactive Nutrition Facts Label
	Additional FDA Nutrition Education Resources and Materials


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**www.fda.gov/NutritionFactsLabel**

The New Nutrition Facts Label

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                        Social Media Toolkit on the Nutrition Facts Label
          What’s on the Nutrition Facts Label
          Serving Size on the Nutrition Facts Label
          Calories on the Nutrition Facts Label
          The Lows and Highs of Percent Daily Value on the Nutrition Facts Label
          Added Sugars on the Nutrition Facts Label
          Folate and Folic Acid on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
          Using the Nutrition Facts Label and MyPlate to Make Healthier Choices
          Using the Nutrition Facts Label: For Older Adults
          How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
          Read the Label Youth Outreach Materials
 
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