Spotting Tricky Food Labels

Key concepts students will learn:

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  Many food companies use claims on the front of packaging to lure consumers into purchasing the product, so it is important to ignore these claims.

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  The ingredients of a product are listed by quantity from highest to lowest, so the first three ingredients make up the biggest part of what you'll be eating.

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  Serving size is the amount of food typically eaten at one time, but it is not a recommendation of how much to eat or drink, and one package may contain more than one serving.