Educators

Educators and health professionals are important players in teaching consumers how the nutrition information on food labels can help them make informed food choices.

The following messages can be used as starting points for introducing the nutrition information on food labels to consumers and teaching them about how it can support healthy eating choices. The key messages below draw attention to two important elements of the Nutrition Facts table - serving size and % Daily Value.

• Nutrition Facts: easy to find, easy to read, and on more foods.
• Use Nutrition Facts, the list of ingredients and nutrition claims to make informed food choices.
• Nutrition Facts are based on a specific amount of food - compare this to the amount you eat.
• Use % Daily Value to see if a food has a lot or a little of a nutrient.

In this topic:

• Ready-to-Use Presentation on Nutrition Labelling - NEW
• Nutrition Labelling - Get The Facts!
• Nutrition Labelling Poster - Can
• Nutrition Labelling Poster - Cart
• Sharing the Nutrition Facts (Ready-to-Use Articles)
• Nutrition Labelling Education Background

Related Resources:

• Healthy Eating Is In Store For You
• Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising

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