Chapter 2

• sets values for vitamins, minerals, carbs, fiber, lipid, protien, water, and energy.
• 45-65 % total cal from carb
• 20-30 % total cal from fat
• 10-35 % total cal from protien

Standards used on food labels, apply to everyone eating 2000 cal a day

Facilitate calorie control by providing an understanding of how much carbs, fat and protien are in each food group.

Large protions