Understanding Food Labels
It aims to teach the correct ways to read labels on food products that we buy all the time without reading or understanding them.
Basic
FOOD
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WEEK 115Lessons · 2 hr 4 min
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What are food labels?
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A typical food label
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Do you use food labels?
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What are food labels?
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How do labels help you to make choices?
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Consumer understanding - what the research shows
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The dangers of unclear labels
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Beyond labels: Tellspec case study
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What the labels don't say
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Can you tell where a food item is from?
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Case study: tomatoes and olive oil - where do they come from?
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Where does my food come from?
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Food fraud
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The what, how and why of food labels Quiz10 xp
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Putting it into practice
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WEEK 211Lessons · 1 hr 42 min
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Week 2 Learning outcomes
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What's my food made of?
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Understanding the nutritional information on labels
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How well can you decode the Nutrition Declaration?10 xp
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Understanding ingredients lists
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How well do you know your ingredients?
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The dark side of additives and the move towards 'clean labels'
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Case study: what's in our bread?
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What's the difference between a 'nutrition' claim and a 'health' claim?
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Case study: 'probiotics' and impossible burgers
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What's in my food and is it good for me?10 xp
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WEEK 312Lessons · 2 hr 2 min
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How do food labels make you feel?
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Reflecting my values
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The power of branding
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Seeing past the branding
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How sustainable is my food?
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Animal welfare: how to make an informed choice
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Which aspects of 'sustainability' are most important to you?
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Using 'best before' and 'use by' labels effectively
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Understanding refrigeration and freezing instructions
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Reading labels under time pressure
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How is food labelling changing to help consumers?
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Test your knowledge10 xp
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