making sense of FOOD LABELS

food labels

Making sense of

go!

the letter pthe letter o the letter m the letter g the letter s

Write one vegetable and one fruit with the letters:

The ingredients are...

What do they mean?

- SERVING(S) -CALORIE(S) -NUTRIENT(S) -INGREDIENT(S)

Ex. A healthy diet should provide all your essential nutrients.

noun (C)any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow.

Ex. The list of ingredients included 250 g of almonds.

noun (C)a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a particular dish.

Ex. The quantities given in the recipe should be enough for four servings.

noun (C)an amount of one type of food that is given to one person.

Ex. There are about 50 calories in an apple.

noun (C)a unit of energy, often used as a measurement of the amount of energy that food provides.

/ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt /

/ˈnjuːtrɪənt /

/ˈkæləri /

/ ˈsɜːvɪŋ /

ingredient

nutrient

calorie

Now let's check them!

serving

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SERVINGS CALORIES NUTRIENTS INGREDIENTS

The Nutritional fact panel

The Nutritional fact panel

Watch out for the red areas!

Look out for food that are high in these green areas.

Answer these questions!

The meal should be part of a 2000 - calories daily plan, so it aims at 500-600 calories

Here you can WORK on your breakfast meal!

Construct one healthy breakfast meal!

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Choose at least 3 types of food!

Now discuss your classmates' breakfast choices!