Nutrition Label Comparison Printable
Use
t his
p rintable
i n
c onjunction
w ith
t he
“ Nutrition
L abel
C omparison”
p ost
a t
T he
Homeschool
S
cientist.
Grab
a t
l east
t wo
n utrition
l abels
f rom
y our
p antry
o r
r efrigerator.
( Check
t his
p age
from
t he
F DA
f or
n utrition
i
nformation
f or
r aw
f ruits
a nd
v egetables.)
F ill
o ut
t he
following
c hart
t o
l earn
a bout
d ifferent
c omponents
o f
a
n utrition
l abel.
Put
y our
f ood
n ames
h ere
1.
W hat
f ood
g roup
i s
t his
f ood
in?
2.
W hat
i s
t he
s erving
s ize
f or
this
f ood?
3.
I s
t he
s erving
s ize
r ealistic?
(Is
t his
h ow
m uch
y ou
w ould
normally
e at
o r
d rink?)
4.
H ow
m any
t otal
c alories
a re
in
o ne
s erving?
5.
H ow
m any
t otal
g rams
o f
f at
are
i n
o ne
s erving?
6.
H ow
m any
g rams
o f
carbohydrates
a re
i n
o ne
serving?
7.
H ow
m any
g rams
o f
p rotein
are
i n
o ne
s erving?
8.
N ame
t wo
v itamins
a nd
t he
Vitamin
_ ______
-‐ -‐
_ __
%
Vitamin
_ ______
-‐ -‐
_ __
%
percentage
o f
t he
“ daily
Vitamin
_ ______
-‐ -‐
_ __
%
Vitamin
_ ______
-‐ -‐
_ __
%
recommended
n eeds”
o ne
serving
o f
t his
f ood
g ives
y ou
of
t hat
v itamin.
9.
N ame
t wo
m inerals
a nd
t he
1
M ineral:
_ _____________
1
M ineral:
_ _____________
st
st
percentage
o f
t he
“ daily
-‐ -‐
_ ___
%
-‐ -‐
_ ___
%
recommended
n eeds”
o ne
2
M ineral:
_ ____________
2
M ineral:
_ ____________
nd
nd
serving
o f
t his
f ood
g ives
y ou
-‐ -‐
_ ___
%
-‐ -‐
_ ___
%
of
t hat
m ineral.