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Create a Food Label Project

Last updated over 3 years ago
25 questions
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Step 1: Choose any recipe that you or a family cooks regularly. Create a list of ALL the ingredients and the quantity of each ingredient. (Make sure this is 1 serving of the recipe):

Example: Nana’s chicken fried rice
  • 0.5 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 0.5 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 0.25 pounds chicken breast
  • 0.5 cups of frozen peas and carrots
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 green onion
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup white rice
  • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp pepper

1. Open up this link: https://happyforks.com/analyzer
2. Copy your recipe and paste it into the box that says "Ingredients"
3. Scroll down to look at the calories, macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, etc.
4. Create a food label for your recipe below

Here is an example of a food label for reference.
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Calories per serving

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In grams

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% Daily Value

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In grams

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% Daily Value

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In grams

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In mg

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% Daily Value

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In mg

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% Daily Value

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In grams

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% Daily Value

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In grams

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% Daily Value

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In grams

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In grams

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% Daily Value

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What important information is this food label missing?

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Do some research: What are trans fats?

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Why do you think that on the food label, there is no recommended daily value of trans fats?