Our body needs many?kinds of foods to keep?it strong and healthy.?Do you know what?your body gets from?the foods you eat??How can you find out??The front of the food?package may look very?nice, but is that food?good for you?

To find out, look?on the side or the?back of the package,?where you will see a?Nutrition Facts label.?There is a lot you?can learn from the?information there.?Here is a guide to?what you should?look for.

1 Serving size.

This number?will be at the top?of the label. It tells?you what your body?gets if you eat that?amount of food. For?example, if you buy?a can of tomato soup?you may see that the?serving size is 1 cup.

All of the numbers?found on the label?are for 1 cup of the?soup. Let’s say there?are 100 calories in 1?cup of tomato soup.?But what if you eat?two cups? There will?be 200 calories in 2?cups of tomato soup.

2 Servings per?container.

This number?is right below the?serving size. It tells?you how many?portions are inside?the package. For?example, there may?be one, two or maybe?more servings per?container. This helps?you decide how?much of the food?to eat.

 

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