Lesson R&S 89

FDA Teaches Kids Nutrition

     Nutrition experts and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocate teaching children to read food labels themselves to find healthy food, because  “parents are not doing a bang-up job” doing it.  The FDA joined up with the Cartoon Network (see website) to encourage kids ages 9 to 13 to consider the calories, serving size, and nutrients

     Fifth-grader Marie said, “Reading the labels was a bit confusing at first, but I got used to it.”

    “I don’t think it’s unrealistic,” said a mother of a 9-year-old son.             

nutrition                            advocate

food labels                       bang-up

Cartoon Network             encourage   

calories                             serving

nutrients                             unrealistic              

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