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Fda: Making Healthy Choices Using the Nutrition Facts Label Instructional VideoFda: Making Healthy Choices Using the Nutrition Facts Label Instructional Video
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US Food and Drug Administration
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2nd - 6th
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Physical Education
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Instructional Videos
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Lexile Measures
730L
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Fda: Making Healthy Choices Using the Nutrition Facts Label

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Choosing a packaged food or beverage that's right for you is easier when you check out the Nutrition Facts label. It's designed to help you compare foods and make healthy choices. The label has four key sections that help you weigh your options - Servings, Calories, %Daily Value, and Nutrients. And all this information is at your fingertips!

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Concepts

calories, nutrients, nutrition labels

Additional Tags

1.2.2 identify the nutrition facts label as a helpful source of information to make food choices., healthy choices

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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