Reading Food Labels
Nutrition and Food Science · Secondary 1 · Meal Planning and Consumer Awareness · 3.º Período

Reading Food Labels

Students learn to interpret nutritional information panels and ingredient lists on packaged foods. This empowers them to make informed and healthier choices at the supermarket.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesNFS Lower Secondary Syllabus LO 8.1: Interpret nutritional information on food labelsNFS Lower Secondary Syllabus LO 8.2: Use food labels to make informed food choices

About This Topic

Students learn to interpret nutritional information panels and ingredient lists on packaged foods. This empowers them to make informed and healthier choices at the supermarket.

Key Questions

  1. How do we read a nutritional information panel?
  2. What do the ingredients lists tell us about a food product?
  3. How can the Healthier Choice Symbol guide our purchases?

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