Food labels and water

Labels help us choose. To compare three cereals, we look at the same serving size and then at the same rows. The cereal with a lot of sugar is not the best choice for every day. The cereal with more fibre and less sugar is a better choice. Fibre helps the digestive system. We also check salt. We can say: “I choose Cereal C because it has the least sugar and the most fibre.” That is evidence. A good scientist uses numbers from the label, not just the colourful picture on the box. To rank, put the cereals in order, for example from the most sugar to the least sugar: A (12 g), B (7 g), C (3 g). Remember that we use labels to compare, not to feel bad about what we eat.