Reading a Food Label

Based on the label above which one is not the ingredients?

• Folic Acid

• Riboflavin

• Elbow Macaroni

• Niacin

What does the term 'calories' refer to on a food label?

• Weight of the food item

• Number of vitamins present in the food

• Amount of water content in the food

• Amount of energy provided by the food

Why is it important to pay attention to the serving size on a food label?

• To make sure to eat as much as possible

• To avoid knowing the actual serving size

• To ignore the amount of nutrients and calories consumed

• To understand the actual amount of nutrients and calories consumed.

How can you identify if a food contains a specific allergen by reading the ingredient list?

• Smell the food to check for the allergen

• Ask a friend if they think the food contains the allergen

• Check the ingredient list for the specific allergen

• Look at the expiration date to see if it contains the allergen

What information can you find in the nutritional information section of a food label?

• The price of the product

• Information about the food's taste and texture

• Details about the brand's history and mission

• Details about serving size, calories, macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients

How can you determine if a food product contains added sugars by reading the ingredient list?

• Check for ingredients such as chicken, beef, or fish

• Look for ingredients like broccoli, carrots, or spinach

• Check for ingredients such as sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, fruit juice concentrate, honey, or molasses.

• Search for ingredients like flour, salt, or baking powder

How can you identify if a food product is expired by reading the expiration date on the label?

• By checking if the expiration date on the label has passed.

• By tasting the expiration date

• By smelling the food product

• By listening to the expiration date

Why is it important to be aware of the order of ingredients listed on a food label?

• To determine the expiration date of the product

• To see if the ingredients are in alphabetical order

• To know the quantity of each ingredient in the product.

• To know the brand of the product

Turn over a bag of potato chips. Is the label interesting? A simple food recipe may use several ingredients. These come from the soil and from chemistry labs around the world. Surprises also show up in the labels on clothing and other products. Look at the label on a package of lipstick. The tube seems small and shiny, but inside lipstick there is soap, oil, fish scales, and wax! Which is the best way to summarize this passage?

• A bag of potato chips seems like a simple recipe. There are many ingredients from the soil and from chemistry labs.

• Clothes and other products have many ingredients as well. Lipstick alone has soap, oil, wax, and fish scales.

• Labels show what goes into food, clothing, and other products. A simple product may have many ingredients.

• Lipstick seems small and shiny. Look at the label sometime. It has at least four different ingredients.

How many grams of total fat?

• 10 g

• 160 g

• 15 g

• 1.5 g