🏷️ Part 1: Reading Nutrition Labels

Use the nutrition labels below to answer questions 1-5:

Product A: Whole Wheat Bread (2 slices) - 140 calories, 3g fat, 240mg sodium, 4g fiber, 6g protein

Product B: White Bread (2 slices) - 160 calories, 2g fat, 320mg sodium, 1g fiber, 4g protein

1. Which bread has more calories?

Product A (Whole Wheat Bread)

Product B (White Bread)

2. Which bread has more fiber?

Product A (Whole Wheat Bread)

Product B (White Bread)

3. Which bread has less sodium?

Product A (Whole Wheat Bread)

Product B (White Bread)

4. Fill in the blanks:

Product A has _______ grams of protein.

Product B has _______ grams of fat.

5. Which bread would be the healthier choice? Circle one and explain why.

Product A (Whole Wheat Bread)

Product B (White Bread)

📊 Part 2: Understanding Daily Values

Daily Value (DV) tells us what percentage of nutrients we need each day. Use this information:

Cereal A: 25% DV Vitamin C, 15% DV Iron, 30% DV Fiber

Cereal B: 10% DV Vitamin C, 25% DV Iron, 20% DV Fiber

6. Which cereal gives you more Vitamin C for the day?

Cereal A

Cereal B

7. Check all the nutrients that Cereal A has more of than Cereal B:

Vitamin C

Iron

Fiber

8. If you eat Cereal A, what percentage of your daily fiber do you get? _______%

🔍 Part 3: Important Label Features

Compare these snack foods and answer questions 9-12:

Snack A: Granola Bar - 12g sugar, 5g fat, 0mg cholesterol, 95mg sodium

Snack B: Potato Chips - 1g sugar, 10g fat, 0mg cholesterol, 170mg sodium

9. Which snack has more sugar?

Snack A (Granola Bar)

Snack B (Potato Chips)

10. Which snack has more fat?

Snack A (Granola Bar)

Snack B (Potato Chips)

11. Which snack has less sodium?

Snack A (Granola Bar)

Snack B (Potato Chips)

12. Both snacks have the same amount of which nutrient?

Sugar

Fat

Cholesterol

Sodium

🥗 Part 4: Making Healthy Choices

13. When choosing healthy foods, which things should you look for on nutrition labels? Check all that apply:

High fiber

Low sodium

High sugar

Good source of protein

High calories

Vitamins and minerals

14. Write one tip for reading nutrition labels that you learned today:

15. Name one food you eat often. How could you use nutrition labels to make a healthier choice?

🧮 Part 5: Exit Ticket - Calculate Nutritional Totals

16. Scenario A: Calculate the total nutrition if you eat a bag of chips (150 calories, 10g fat, 1g sugar, 180mg sodium) AND drink a soda (140 calories, 0g fat, 39g sugar, 45mg sodium):

Total Calories: _______ + _______ = _______

Total Fat: _______ g + _______ g = _______ g

Total Sugar: _______ g + _______ g = _______ g

Total Sodium: _______ mg + _______ mg = _______ mg

17. Scenario B: Calculate the total nutrition if you eat 3 cookies (90 calories each, 4g fat each, 6g sugar each, 75mg sodium each) AND drink 1 cup of milk (150 calories, 8g fat, 12g sugar, 125mg sodium):

Total Calories: (_______ × 3) + _______ = _______

Total Fat: (_______ g × 3) + _______ g = _______ g

Total Sugar: (_______ g × 3) + _______ g = _______ g

Total Sodium: (_______ mg × 3) + _______ mg = _______ mg

18. Which scenario has more total sugar?

Scenario A (Chips + Soda)

Scenario B (Cookies + Milk)