Title: Discuss food labels.
Course: Agriscience & Technology (18001-18A) > Section: Exploring Food Science

Discussion may include

- the definition of balanced diet
- serving size
- nutritional values
- ingredients
- comparison of labels
- the role of marketing
- interpretation of labels (e.g., mislabeling, misleading labels).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the benefits of a balanced diet?
- What information is included on a food label?
- What are the differences between the use by, sell by, and production dates on a product?
- What does organic mean?
- How can one recognize misleading nutritional information on packaging?
- How does food labeling affect farmers?

Teacher Resource:

MyPlate, U.S. Department of Agriculture