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Week 04 · Allergy Aware

Tuesday

The Contains line
// Read the label, ask before you share
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: The Contains Line

Bennie the Bear holds up a cracker box. "There are so many tiny words!" he says.

Lizzy points near the bottom. "What do you notice about this line? It says Contains."

Bennie reads it slowly. "Contains wheat, milk and soy."

Riley grins. "Here is a hint," he says. "That one line names the allergens."

Where labels name allergens

Food labels must name the major allergens.

They are named in the ingredients list, or in a Contains line.

A Contains line might say: Contains wheat, milk, and soy.

Allergy label words
Contains: wheat, milk, soy.
Look for these words too: eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame.
Pretend labelContains line
CrackersContains: wheat, sesame.
Snack barContains: peanuts, soy.
Pancake mixContains: wheat, milk, eggs.
Rice cakesNo Contains line
READ THE PRETEND LABELS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which pretend food contains peanuts?
A friend has a sesame allergy. Which food should they skip?
How many allergens does the pancake mix name?

Bennie's number line

Recipes use parts of a cup. A number line can show them.

Draw a line from 0 to 1 cup. Split it into 4 equal parts.

The marks are 0, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 and 1.

Mark0FirstSecondThirdEnd
Number01/42/43/41
What fraction is at the first mark after 0? 1/____
What fraction is at the third mark? ____/4
How many 1/4 jumps get from 0 to 1?
StatementTrue or false?
Labels must name the major allergens.?
The rice cakes name an allergen.?
3/4 is between 2/4 and 1 on the number line.?
WHY THIS EXERCISELabels and number lines both help cooks read carefully.
Where do labels name allergens? Type one word: the ____ line.
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe Contains line names the major allergens in one place.
On paper, draw a number line from 0 to 1. Split it into 4 equal parts. Label each mark.

Label reader! Tomorrow is Kitchen Lab. You will read real labels.

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