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2000 Volunteer Leader Training Guide
Make Healthy Food Choices – Use the Food Label
Handout 1

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Use these two package labels to answer the following questions.

Two Nutrition Facts Label examples

How many servings are in package A? _________

How much total fat is in one serving of the food in package A? _________

Which food is lower in total fat – the food in package A or the food in package B? _________

Which food has more fiber – the food in package A or the food in package B? _________

Adapted from "Label Reading for Better Eating" and "Comparing the Labels" in Stretching Your Food Dollars from the University of Wisconsin Extension.

Eating Right Is Basic (Third Edition), 1995. Michigan State University Extension.

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