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Read the Label Youth Outreach Materials

For additional resources on the Nutrition Facts label, visit www.fda.gov/NutritionFactsLabel.

Read the Label Campaign

Welcome to Read the Label, the “next generation” portfolio of materials based on FDA’s award-winning Spot the Block outreach campaign! Originally launched in 2007, Spot the Block was a comprehensive program from the FDA that evolved into a nationwide grassroots initiative. Through this hands-on campaign — kids, families, and community outreach leaders united with the goal of using the Nutrition Fact label as their everyday tool for making smart and healthful food choices.

Read the Label Youth Outreach materials challenge kids (ages 9 to 13) to look for and use the Nutrition Facts label on food and beverage packages. The materials include fun, easy tips and targeted education to help make label reading a key component through which today’s young people are equipped to achieve a healthy diet. With engaging content, plus hands-on parent information and community outreach, kids and families across the United States can use the label to compare foods today and every day!

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For Kids

Nutrition Facts Label Education for KidsRead the Label includes lots of tips and challenges created especially for you! These printable activities help you learn more about servings, calories, and nutrients. So, get started today. You’ll learn a lot and have fun when you Read the Label!

You can also download the entire collection of materials for kids in one zip file (ZIP: 2.1MB).


For Parents

Helping your kids understand how to read the Nutrition Facts label on food packages is important. After all, the label is a tool for making food choices that they’ll be able to use throughout their lives. And the sooner they begin to Read the Label, the sooner they’ll be making healthful choices when comparing foods. 

Nutrition Facts Label Education Material for ParentsThese ready-made, informative tools can help you help your kids get their food facts first. Check them out – and have fun engaging with your child as you explore the Nutrition Facts label together!

You can also download the entire collection of materials for parents in one zip file (ZIP: 2.47MB).


For Health Educators & Community Outreach

The background materials below will prepare you to teach your local tweens and families about the Nutrition Facts label on food packages. Use them to bring nutrition information to young people where they live, gather, and play!

You can also download the entire collection of materials for educators and community outreach in one zip file (ZIP: 9.11MB).

 
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