Extension

Reading Nutrition Labels

Bring in “nutrition facts” labels from your favorite food. Then make a
table that shows the % of daily values of everything that is on the label.
When you have finished answer these questions:
a. If this were the only kind of food you ate today, what would you be
missing?
b. What would happen to you if you went a long time eating only your
favorite food?
c. Nutritionists are scientists who study how eating can make you
healthy or unhealthy. Nutritionists call some foods, like soda, potato
chips, and candy “empty calories.” What do you think they mean by
“empty calories?”