{"id":44845,"date":"2016-03-15T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/fdas-new-online-snack-shack-in-whyville-teaches-youth-about-the-nutrition-facts-label\/"},"modified":"2016-09-20T11:25:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T15:25:04","slug":"los-nuevos-juegos-de-snack-shack-en-linea-de-la-fda-en-whyville-ensenan-a-los-jovenes-sobre-la-etiqueta-de-informacion-nutricional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/los-nuevos-juegos-de-snack-shack-en-linea-de-la-fda-en-whyville-ensenan-a-los-jovenes-sobre-la-etiqueta-de-informacion-nutricional\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA&#8217;s New Online &#8220;Snack Shack&#8221; in Whyville Teaches Youth about the Nutrition Facts Label"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SILVER SPRING, Maryland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 15, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; March is National Nutrition Month<b>\u00ae<\/b>. To give young people hands-on experience in understanding and using the Nutrition Facts Label, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched <i>Snack Shack<\/i>, a new destination in the popular Whyville online community to help kids learn to compare snacks and make healthy decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20090824\/FDALOGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20090824\/FDALOGO<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Nutrition Facts Label is a simple tool available on food and beverage packages, and the earlier kids start using it, the sooner they&#8217;ll be making choices that keep them feeling great and on the path to long-term good health. FDA encourages <i>all <\/i>Americans to read the Nutrition Facts Label to make informed dietary choices, but it&#8217;s especially important for youth, who are learning to build lifelong habits. <\/p>\n<p>FDA is proposing to update the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods and the Whyville Snack Shack games will be updated accordingly. For more information, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/GuidanceRegulation\/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation\/LabelingNutrition\/ucm385663.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Proposed Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>FDA&#8217;s Snack Shack features two engaging games that teach Whyville &#8220;citizens&#8221; to understand the Nutrition Facts Label and practice using it. Educators, parents, and caregivers can also encourage kids to explore the Snack Shack!<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Whyville <i>Snack Shack<\/i> today at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/nutritioneducation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/nutritioneducation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Two Engaging Games for Youth<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Once kids enter the <i>Snack Shack<\/i>, they can play interactive games and receive important nutritional feedback based upon the choices they make.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Label Lingo<\/b> introduces players to the Nutrition Facts Label and familiarizes them with its various elements. A variety of &#8220;challenge&#8221; rounds address each Label element: for example, &#8220;Choose the food that has the lowest %DV of sodium.&#8221; And, &#8220;hints&#8221; offer helpful tips when needed. <\/li>\n<li><b>Snack Sort<\/b> builds upon key learnings from Label Lingo and lets players collaborate with other citizens. Players &#8220;sort&#8221; or &#8220;rank&#8221; colorful cartoon foods in the <i>Snack Shack<\/i> pantry using the Nutrition Facts Label for reference, gaining the knowledge needed to make healthy choices when shopping and when choosing foods from their <i>own<\/i> kitchens!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The awarding-winning Whyville website is one of the safest, friendliest, and most innovative game-based learning sites for students, covering a wide range of subjects. It offers over 100 free games that foster problem solving skills to over 7 million registered &#8220;citizens&#8221; who range in age from 8 to 15. With the addition of the new FDA <i>Snack Shack<\/i>, young citizens in Whyville can practice label reading in the <i>online<\/i> community to develop new skills for making smart snack choices in the <i>real<\/i> world. It all starts at the <i>Snack Shack<\/i>! <\/p>\n<p><b>Additional FDA Assets Online<br \/><\/b>In addition to the new Whyville project, FDA offers many youth-targeted materials through its long-standing <i>Read the Label<\/i> Program, teaching kids and families how to use the Nutrition Facts Label to make healthy choices. Kids, families, and educators are invited to explore FDA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/nutritioneducation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">online assets<\/a> that make reading the Nutrition Facts Label an easy part of their daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Media: 1-301-796-4540\u00a0 Consumers: 1-888-SAFEFOOD (toll free)<\/p>\n<p>\u00ae 2016 eatright.org.\u00a0 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SILVER SPRING, Maryland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 15, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; March is National Nutrition Month<b>\u00ae<\/b>. To give young people hands-on experience in understanding and using the Nutrition Facts Label, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched <i>Snack Shack<\/i>, a new destination in the popular Whyville online community to help kids learn to compare snacks and make healthy decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20090824\/FDALOGO&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SILVER SPRING, Maryland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 15, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; March is National Nutrition Month<b>\u00ae<\/b>. To give young people hands-on experience in understanding and using the Nutrition Facts Label, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched <i>Snack Shack<\/i>, a new destination in the popular Whyville online community to help kids learn to compare snacks and make healthy decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20090824\/FDALOGO&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comida-y-bebida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}