 “If a third grader can not pronounce the list of ingredients on a nutrition label I would stay away from it.” I wish I could remember who said this, but it stuck with me.
Before Covid, I did a workshop at a local high school and I let the class read the ingredients of a nutrition label. Then the students had to guess what the actual food was. They didn’t figure it out. It was hilarious and also sad: fruit loops. I wish I had a picture of the faces. A mix between confusion and disgust.
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