Entries Tagged as 'labeling'
January 10th, 2008 · 10 Comments · Uncategorized
The first relevant piece of information on a nutrition label is “serving size.” I don’t think I’ve ever paid much attention before. But with the kids from one of my “food appreciation” classes gathered around, we deconstructed the nutrition facts on a bag of Tostitos corn chips piece by piece. According to the label, the […]
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January 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized
One of the first lessons I teach the kids in my “food appreciation” classes is about calories. What are calories, anyway? And how much of them should we eat? To illustrate how calories work in the body, I put a torch to several different foods–broccoli, potato, marshmallow. The marshmallow, being made entirely of sugar, immediately […]
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