Understanding HOW to read a Nutritional Label
is VITAL to meeting your Nutritional and Exercise Goals
During a consultation, I will cover the nutrition label and what each category represents. Fats, Carbohydrates, Protein, and Sodium amounts are all listed on the nutrition label, as well as the serving size and servings per container. These initial numbers can be tricky because if the servings per container is 2 (as seen in this photo), then all the numbers are doubled!
By FDA Law, ingredients are listed by greatest to least, so this allows you to see what are the most dominant ingredients in what you are consuming. In an M&M's package, for example, you will not find "blue food coloring" as the first listed ingredient. You will find: Chocolate, Peanuts, Milk, etc.. and the food colorings will be listed near the end because the amount of the food coloring would not be more than the peanuts or chocolate. Similarly, for chicken noodle soup, the first few ingredients would have to be chicken, pasta, chicken stock, etc.
Here is a quick label outlined for your reference. Use this to understand what is going into your body and how much; use it when you shop for groceries this weekend. This is another great tool for learning how to eat healthier, while educating yourself at the same time.
Educate! Engage! Entertain!
By FDA Law, ingredients are listed by greatest to least, so this allows you to see what are the most dominant ingredients in what you are consuming. In an M&M's package, for example, you will not find "blue food coloring" as the first listed ingredient. You will find: Chocolate, Peanuts, Milk, etc.. and the food colorings will be listed near the end because the amount of the food coloring would not be more than the peanuts or chocolate. Similarly, for chicken noodle soup, the first few ingredients would have to be chicken, pasta, chicken stock, etc.
Here is a quick label outlined for your reference. Use this to understand what is going into your body and how much; use it when you shop for groceries this weekend. This is another great tool for learning how to eat healthier, while educating yourself at the same time.
Educate! Engage! Entertain!
In Health,
Zeke Samples - IFA, - IDEA
Contributing author for www.FitAphrodite.com
surrealbody@gmail.com
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