About this session
A hands-on product-comparison workshop that helps participants move beyond front-of-pack claims and confidently interpret the information most relevant to everyday food choices.
Participants examine and compare familiar food and drink products using real or representative labels.
The facilitator explains how serving sizes, ingredient lists, nutrition panels, and marketing claims work together, then guides small-group comparisons participants can apply while shopping, ordering food, or choosing workplace meals.
The workshop avoids presenting one perfect product or encouraging anxious label checking. Participants leave with a personal 30-second label-reading system they can reuse without spending several minutes on every package.
What your people take away
- Compare similar everyday products using real or example food labels
- Interpret serving sizes and nutrition panels for practical decisions
- Read ingredient lists and locate allergen information where relevant
- Test front-of-pack claims against the full label
- Practice product-comparison exercises across familiar categories
- Build a personal 30-second label-reading system for everyday shopping
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Start With Real Product ComparisonsA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Start With Real Product Comparisons: begin with the product you are actually choosing, compare like with like and check the portion before the numbers.
- Begin with the product you are actually choosing
- Compare like with like
- Check the portion before the numbers
Covers 3 of 4 points in Start With Real Product Comparisons.
60 minutes
Read Labels With ConfidenceA focused introduction using real product examples to compare serving sizes, nutrition panels, ingredient lists, and common marketing claims — ending with a personal quick-check method.
- Module 1: Start With Real Product Comparisons
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Start With Real Product Comparisons.
90 minutes
Compare Products & Decode ClaimsThe extended workshop adds deeper small-group comparisons, ingredient-list practice, claim checking, and guided exercises across breakfast foods, snacks, sauces, and workplace lunch products.
- Module 1: Start With Real Product Comparisons
- Module 2: Read Serving Sizes, Panels & Ingredients
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Start With Real Product Comparisons and Read Serving Sizes, Panels & Ingredients.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Start With Real Product Comparisons, Read Serving Sizes, Panels & Ingredients and Challenge Marketing Claims on the Pack.
Full day
Hands-On Label Literacy LabThe full-day format covers all four modules with extended product-comparison work across multiple categories, marketing-claim analysis, workplace-relevant examples, and a completed personal label-reading system.
- Module 1: Start With Real Product Comparisons
- Module 2: Read Serving Sizes, Panels & Ingredients
- Module 3: Challenge Marketing Claims on the Pack
- Module 4: Build Your 30-Second Label-Reading System
- Product Comparison Worksheet
- Ingredient & Claims Decoder
- Workplace Product Comparison Brief
- Personal 30-Second Label-Reading Guide
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Start With Real Product Comparisons
Every length- Begin with the product you are actually choosingParticipants start by naming the meal, snack, or shopping decision they are making rather than treating every label as a standalone nutrition test.
- Compare like with likeSmall groups work through side-by-side comparisons of similar products using real or example labels.
- Check the portion before the numbersParticipants examine package size, stated serving size, and how much they realistically eat before interpreting calories or nutrients.
- Make a practical choice, not a perfect oneOne product may contain more fiber while another contains less salt, and there will not always be a single winner.
Read Serving Sizes, Panels & Ingredients
90 minutes and longer- Locate the nutrition information that mattersThe facilitator guides participants to energy, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, sugars, fiber, protein, and sodium or salt using locally relevant label formats.
- Read ingredients in the right orderParticipants explore ingredient order, compound ingredients, and unfamiliar terms using real product examples.
- Use standardized values for fair comparisonWhere available, participants practice comparing products using per 100 g, per 100 ml, or other standardized information while still considering realistic portions.
- Find allergen and dietary informationPeople managing allergies, intolerances, or specific dietary needs may need information beyond the main nutrition panel.
Challenge Marketing Claims on the Pack
3 hours and longer- Turn the pack aroundParticipants test front-of-pack language such as natural, light, reduced, high protein, whole grain, no added sugar, and lower sodium against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- Question the health haloWords such as wholesome, artisan, superfood, or plant-based can influence how healthy a product feels even when they provide limited nutritional information.
- Understand what regulated claims do and do not sayTerms such as high protein, source of fiber, reduced fat, or low salt may have regulated definitions depending on the market.
- Use front-of-pack shortcuts with cautionTraffic-light systems, nutrition scores, and other front-of-pack tools can speed up comparisons where they exist.
Build Your 30-Second Label-Reading System
Full day only- Practice workplace and everyday categoriesParticipants apply the comparison method to products commonly bought during the working day, such as snack bars, drinks, soups, sandwiches, cereals, and convenience meals.
- Complete a guided comparison challengeGroups receive a realistic brief, such as choosing a lower-sodium soup, a higher-fiber breakfast, or a practical workday snack, and explain their reasoning using the workshop method.
- Build your repeatable sequenceParticipants create a short personal sequence: identify the purpose, check the portion, select the relevant nutrients, read the ingredients, and consider the wider meal.
- Leave with your personal 30-second checkEach participant identifies the two or three label details most useful for their own everyday shopping and writes a quick-check routine they can reuse.
Tools and materials
- Product Comparison Worksheet
- Ingredient & Claims Decoder
- Workplace Product Comparison Brief
- Personal 30-Second Label-Reading Guide
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Food Label Reading Workshop
How long is Food Label Reading Workshop?
Food Label Reading Workshop runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Start With Real Product Comparisons: begin with the product you are actually choosing, compare like with like and check the portion before the numbers. A 60-minute session covers Start With Real Product Comparisons in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Read Serving Sizes, Panels & Ingredients. A 3-hour session adds Challenge Marketing Claims on the Pack. A full-day session adds Build Your 30-Second Label-Reading System.
Can Food Label Reading Workshop be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Food Label Reading Workshop?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Food Label Reading Workshop to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.