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Food Label Reference Guide

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this food label worksheet, students read the label and dialogue bubbles to learn how to interpret a food label. Worksheet is for reference only, no associated tasks.
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Reading Nutrition Labels

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this nutrition worksheet, students name 2 food labels, then circle which label best fits a series of 12 statements such as "most sodium per serving," etc. Students then write about which item they think is more healthy and why.
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Reading Food Labels

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the food labels on two similar items that are very different nutritionally such as a can of regular soda and a can of diet soda. Next they, sort through food labels to determine healthy and unhealthy foods by...
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Using Product Labels

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine food labels. They conduct a food label hunt to determine if specific foods are safe and acceptable for people with specific food allergies. They study a variety of food labels to determine whether or not they...
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A Serving By Any Other Name

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine the information given on food labels. They also discover what a serving size is and determine how much they eat over the suggested serving. They also calculate the number of calories are in different foods.
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Label It Nutrition

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students rank foods for particular nutrients, and check to see if they are correct using the Nutrition Label.
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Nutrition Labels

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars read and interpret nutrition fact labels ("food labels") from food products, a task that involves the use of various mathematics skills (e.g., number concepts and number sense).
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Get Your Calcium-Rich Foods

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore foods in the dairy group. In this dairy food lesson, 6th graders examine the nutritional value of dairy foods and determine the proper number of dairy servings per day. Students also evaluate numerous food labels of...
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"Mush Lab"

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students use the information they learned from reading food labels to create mush meals. They blend unlikely meals together to form the mush and then evaluate its nutritional value. They examine their own eating habits after the lab is...
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Health: Diet and Nutrition

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students access a variety of nutrition and health related resources on the Internet. They examine the food pyramid, match food groups, play interactive games, read an online story, analyze the labels on food packaging, and take a...