Analyzing food packaging

Hey 8th graders,

Now that you’ve done your taste test of the different energy and granola bars, you’re going to analyze the labels to see if the claims match up to the actual facts.

Download the following sheet, look at the packaging for your bar, and answer the questions.

DIGGIN’ IN AND ANALYZING ENERGY BARS

You’ll just need one sheet per group, but make sure you’ve got enough info to present to the class!

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