READING FOOD LABELS

Group Activity
Answer the following questions in relation to the nutritional labels below.

1. Which burger contains the most energy?

McDonald’a Quarter Pounder, no cheese

2. Which burger contains the least amount of fat?

Ground Beef Burger, 90% lean, broiled

3. How many times more sodium does the quarter pounder have than the ground beef burger?

The quarter pounder contains 14 times more sodium

4. Which burger contains the most sugar?

The McDonald’s Quarter Pounder contains more sugar.

5. Which burger would you say is ‘healthier’? Why?

The quarter pounder is healthier because it contains more sugar, fat, sodium and calories, which could contribute to
diseases like heart disease and obesity if eaten regularly.

6. You want to lose weight. Which tuna fish would you choose?

The tuna fish A should be chosen if you want to lose weight.

7. Does tuna fish have a lot of fibre?

Tuna fish doesn’t have a lot of fiber.

8. Which tuna fish has more fat?

Tuna fish A has more fat

9. Tuna fish A contains what percentage of your DI of cholesterol if you ate 2 tins?

Tuna fish A would contribute to 36% of your cholesterol if you ate two tins.

10. Which tuna has the least calories from fat?

Tuna fish B contains the least calories from fat.

11. You want to lose weight. Which milk should you drink?
You should drink the skim milk if you want to lose weight

12. Non-fat milk and whole milk have the same amounts of...?
Both the skim and whole milk have the same amounts of protein

13. Which milk has more saturated fat?

The whole milk has more saturated fat

14. Which milk has the least amount of energy?

The skim milk has the least amount of energy

15. Which milk has more cholesterol?

The whole milk has more cholesterol