Reading Nutrition Labels

Worksheet Description

This Life Skills worksheet is an educational resource aimed at teaching students how to read and interpret nutrition labels, an essential skill for making informed dietary choices. The worksheet features a mock nutrition label, which provides various details such as serving size, servings per container, and a breakdown of the nutritional content including calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugars, and protein. This label serves as a practical example for students to analyze.

Accompanying the nutrition label are a series of questions designed to guide students through the critical elements of the label. These questions cover key aspects such as identifying the serving size, calculating the total number of servings in a container, understanding calorie content per serving, recognizing added sugars, trans fats, and evaluating sodium levels. Additional prompts encourage students to research unfamiliar ingredients, consider alternative uses of ingredients, and reflect on their own food choices by deciding whether they would eat the food item based on its nutritional content. By completing this worksheet, students practice the application of math and research skills in a real-world context, enhancing their ability to make healthy eating decisions.