Food Label Lesson

Unit 3- Calories and Food Labels

Health Class 6-8th

Multiple Choice

1) Which of the following is used to show the buyer the nutrients, vitamins, and other minerals found in the ingredients of the food?

• A: Food label

• B: Nutrition label

• C: Ingredient label

• D: Both A and B

Multiple Choice

2) Which of the following is usually listed below the nutrition facts title?

• A: Serving size and number of servings

• B: Nutrition values

• C: Calories

• D: Nutrients

Multiple Choice

4) All of the following are nutrients that are usually overeaten by many people EXCEPT:

• A: Sodium

• B: Cholesterol

• C: Fiber

• D: Fat

Learning Intentions

- I am learning the different parts of a Food Label  I am learning about serving sizes and servings per container. 

- I am learning how to read a food label to determine how much calories, fats, carbs, sugar, and more I am taking in.

Success Criteria

• I can determine how much of each Macro and Micro nutrients

• I am taking in by showing my understanding of serving sizes and servings per container 

• I can analyze a food label and determine if the food is healthy or not by citing evidence from the food label in my answer.

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How many calories a day is are Nutrition Labels based on?

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2000

200

20,000

1000

Multiple Select

What are the 3 essential nutrients that are called the Macronutrients?

• Proteins

• Vitamins and Minerals

• Water

• Fats

• Carbohydrates

Dropdown

The Essential Nutrients are:

1.) Vitamins and Minerals

2.) Fats

3.) Proteins

4.)

Select answer

5.) Fiber

6.) Water

Open Ended

Proteins, Fats, and Carbohydrates called the Macronutrients.

What do they do that is different from the other Essential Nutrients?

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1 Gram of this Macronutrient is equivalent to 9 calories; so we want to make sure we eat this nutrient in small quantities.



Which macronutrient is this?

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Fats

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Water

Dropdown

When looking at a Food Label, where is the first section we should look?

Select answer

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When we look at this food label, how many carbs does it have?

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62

80

230

3

Dropdown

When looking at this food label, where are all of the carbs coming from?

Select answer

Dropdown

When looking at this food label, what # would I multiply the calories (230) by to find out how many calories I would consume if I were to drink the entire Container?

Select answer

Open Ended

True or False:

This item is very nutritious for us.

Explain your answer

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When looking at this food label, I can tell that this food is more of a ​

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carbohydrate because it has a lot of added sugar and very little fiber.

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Simple

Complex

Multiple Choice

If I were to eat 1 package of this item, how many grams of carbohydrates would I consume?

• 8

• 7

• 30

• 690

Multiple Choice

1 gram of fat= 9 calories

So how many calories would come from Fat if you were to eat 1 package?

• 72

• 8

• 210

• 30%

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When looking at this food label, how many calories come from fat if I were to eat 21 pieces?

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100

160

13

0

Multiple Choice

If I were to eat 42 pieces of this food item, how many grams of fat would I consume?

• 11g

• 22g

• 400mg

• 65g

Open Ended

When looking at this food item, is it nutritious? Explain why you think it is or it in not nutritious.