Lesson 3: Understanding Food Labels
Duration of Days: 2
Lesson Objective
SWBAT identify the information that can be found on food labels.
SWBAT analyze various food labels and determine which food choices are better than others and why.
How do I know what's in my food and what food is good for me?
What information can be found on the food label?
H.6.2 Demonstrate the ability to make health enhancing decisions using the decision making process
Purpose: To understand what information is on a food label and how evaluating the information on food labels can help make health enhancing choices
DOK: 2 & 3
see attachment
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IXidf2lxoaXiOp6jJg17cWsCBxxXJGx1DAR3_9zOjgg/edit?usp=sharing
Students will complete a worksheet that explores the information that can be found on food labels.
Students will identify 3 specific groups of people of which it is very important to read food labels and why (diabetics-sugar, high blood pressure-salt, etc)
Students will analyze different food labels to determine which food represented is the best available option
Students will explain the importance of reading food labels