Interpretation should include
- examining a variety of nutrition facts labels
- nutrition information (e.g., nutrients, amount of each nutrient, percentage of minimum daily requirement for each nutrient)
- serving size and number of servings per package
- packaging labels
- ingredients
- allergens
- expiration, sell-by, best-by, use-by, and freeze-by dates
- preparation instructions
- storage instructions.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Who benefits from information on nutrition facts labels?
- Which products are required to have nutrition facts labels?
- Which major allergens are required to be identified?
- Why are footnotes not required on all packages?
- What is the difference between best-by, sell-by, use-by, freeze-by, and expiration dates?
- Why does the federal government change its requirements for nutrition facts labels?
- How can a consumer evaluate a nutrition facts label in relation to his/her own nutritional needs?
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