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FOOD LABELS
LESSON 1
Objective for
Learning
Lesson 1 :
Reading Food Labels
• Explains the importance
of reading food labels in
selecting and purchasing
food to eat
 What is a food label?

What can we see in a food label?

Questions
How to read a food label?

Why do we need to read food labels?

What is a food label?
 is any tag, brand , mark, pictorial
or other descriptive matter
written , printed stenciled,
marked, embossed or impressed
on, or attached to, a container of
food.
 are legal requirement  and they
are important for many reasons.
 what ingredients it
the name of the contains (listed in
the brand name
product order from largest to
smallest by weight)

What can
nutritional information
(such as average
use-by or best-before details of the
amount of energy, fat ,
date manufacturer
protein, sugars and

we see on a
salt)

food label?
information for people
how much it weights a list of food additives
with food allergies

directions for use and the country where the

storage food was produced
 What information
is on the food label?
 What Advisory Statements 

informatio
n is on the this information guides the
general public, especially those
food label? with allergies or specific health
conditions.
 What Nutritional Value 

informatio
n is on the tells us the nutrients   that the
food label? product contains
per serving.          
 What Number of Serving per
Package 

informatio
n is on the the nutritional information they
food label? present is based on one serving
of the food product.
 What Percent Daily Value 

informatio
n is on the these percentage show the
amount of nutrients an average
food label? person will get from eating one
serving of the food   product       
 What Date Markings 

informatio
n is on the information such as
manufacturing date, expiration
food label? date, and “best before” dates are
printed on food labels.      
 What Directions for Use and Storage 

informatio
n is on the these helps consumers ensure
food label? the freshness and safety of the
food products we eat. 
 What Health Claims 

informatio
n is on the it contain other information
food label? about the product such
as ‘organic’ or ‘low fat’
 help consumers make informed
Why is choices about the food they buy

food label 
help them to store and use it
important safely
?
allows people to plan when they
will consume it- all of which help
to reduce food wastage.
How to read
food labels?
Why should you read food labels?

will make it much easier

help you and family
for us to compare foods
make healthy choices
and find the foods that
about the foods you are
have the nutritional
buying
value we need.
Why should you read food labels?

can help you limit the amount

of fat, sugar, and cholesterol
use food labels to find items
in your diet by making it easy
higher in vitamins, fiber and
to compare one food item
protein.
with another and choose the
one with lower amounts.
 Why should we read food labels in the products
before purchasing?

Why do we need to check the serving size of a

product?

Valuing:  Is junk food healthy? Why?

What will you do if you found out that the product

you bought a while ago was already expired?

What do you think is the best way to return the

product  to the seller? Why?
1 packaged food that you like
to eat.

Pen and paper