Evaluate a food label.

Evaluation should include

• explaining nutritional information found on food labels
• identifying micro- and macronutrients
• considering USDA daily requirements per serving
• identifying nutritional needs that are not met by the product
• comparing the nutritional value of similar products.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

• What is the importance of evaluating a food label in terms of nutrients, daily requirements, ingredients, nutritional needs, and nutritional values?
• What factors would influence evaluating a food label?
• What nutrients must appear on food labels?

Communication

• How can technology help evaluate a food label?
• Why is it important to be able to understand a food label?

Leadership

• How can food service operations use the information from food labels to meet customer needs?

Management

• Why should management be knowledgeable about food label information?
• Whose responsibility is it to read and evaluate food labels for food choices?
• Where can management find food label information if it isn’t posted on packaging?

Teacher Resource:

How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label Links to an external site., USDA