Shopping
in a supermarket can be confusing. There are just so many products
to choose from! The Smart Supermarket Shopping website has been
created to help you make healthy and informed food choices.
Here you will find helpful instructions
on how to read Australian food labels and general information covering
a limited selection of food products to illustrate the principles
of label reading.
We recommend you work through this site from steps 1 to 4:
- Understanding
Food Labels - Read this section to learn how
to read the 3 main areas of a food label: Ingredients List,
Nutrition Information Panel, Nutrition Claims.
- Food
Products - Once you have learnt to read food
labels, put your knowledge into practice by using the Shop
for Gold! principles to choose healthy food products from
a wide range of sample products: Bakery Products & Cereals,
Biscuits & Snacks, Dairy Products, Canned Foods, Oils
& Spreads, Miscellaneous.
- Quiz
- Take this quiz to test your healthy food knowledge
- More
Resources - Useful websites and reading material
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