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Unit Summary

In the unit pupils apply key healthy eating messages to their own and others' diets. They examine and use food labels to make healthier choices, and calculate the energy and nutrients provided by a recipe that they make.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to analyse food labels to make healthier choices.

Key Notes

• Food labels show us information about pre-packaged food and drinks.
• Nutrition information labels can help us to make healthier choices.
• Front of pack nutrition labels are shown as traffic lights. When choosing, go for greens and ambers, and fewer reds.
• Common allergens, when present in a pre-packed food or drink, must be emphasised clearly in the ingredients list.

Vocabulary To Learn

• food label: conveys information about a food on its packaging
• nutrition information: information about the nutritional content of a food, e.g. energy, fat, salt
• traffic light: in this context, a colour coded nutrition label that shows the amounts of energy and nutrients, e.g. low, medium and high

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Traffic lights can be used to compare different types of foods for the healthiest option.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Health and wellbeing Study Guide
• Making bean and plantain stew Study Guide