1. Which of these products have the new Nutrition Facts labels? How do you know?
2. Do any of these products have added sugars? If a product has the old Nutrition Facts label, how can you tell if there are potentially any added sugars?
3. Comparing the 3 savory snack foods (pop chips, potato chips, and Triscuits) which would you choose to eat and why? Do you think the recommended serving sizes are realistic?
4. Suppose you eat the entire 100g Toblerone bar — how many total calories would you be eating? How many grams of sugar would you be eating?
5. The potato chips are organic. Does this mean they are nutritionally better than the Triscuits or pop-chips? Why or why not?
6. One night after coming home from work, your instructor was very hungry and he ate the entire can of Bush's grillin' beans as his dinner.
a. How much sodium did he eat? How does this compare to the recommended daily sodium intake?
b. How many grams of sugar did he eat? Do you think any of this was added sugar? Why do or why don't you think so?
7. Considering the statements or claims on these packages, especially on the front, do any of these statements or claims seem misleading or deceptive to you? What do you suppose 'always real' on the pop-chips label implies? Do you think this is 'real' food? What is 'real' food to you?