What to Look For on A Food Label
Reading a food label can be a somewhat daunting challenge
given the massive amount of nutrition information out there. Should you look at
fat grams, calories, sodium, cholesterol, carbohydrate grams, how much fiber
the food has or if it has a lot of vitamins and minerals? The answer depends on
what you are looking to achieve. If you are trying to “watch” your weight, the
number one thing you should look at is calories. And, remember, if a box says
that it has two servings per container and you eat the whole container, you
really ate double the number of calories. Grams of fiber, fat, carbs etc…can be
important for other reasons, but just because something has a lot of fiber or
only a few grams of carbs does not automatically mean it will help you lose
weight.
