Nutrition Labels and Healthy Choices
ESL Lesson PlansNutrition Labels and Healthy Choices

Nutrition Labels and Healthy Choices

This ESL lesson plan helps B1-B2 learners improve their reading and vocabulary skills in a group setting by analyzing and interpreting nutrition labels. Students will explore the importance of making healthy food choices through comprehension exercises, and discussions.

Skills

  • Can pick out important information on the labels on foodstuff and medicine.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Share your opinion on the following questions to test your knowledge of nutrition.

1
Do you often check nutrition labels when buying food? Why or why not?
2
What kind of information do you usually look for on food packaging?
3
Have you ever changed your decision based on a nutrition label?
4
Write down your favorite snack or meal and list the nutrients you think it contains (e.g., fats, sugars, protein, vitamins).
2

Fill in the blanks.

3

Read the text about the importance of knowing how to read nutrition labels.

4

Mark the sentences as True or False.

5

Answer the following questions about the text.

6

Analyze these two cereal labels.

7

Answer the questions about the cereals' nutritional labels.

8

Read these opinions. Which one do you agree with the most and why?