Nutrition facts labels, what's important?
Do you read the nutrition facts labels on packaged foods? What's important to you when deciding to purchase a product?
Serving size & # of portions in the container
calories
fat & types of fat
protein
sodium
vitamin & mineral claims
fiber amount
Or do you just ignore the whole thing?
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7 Comments:
I look at the list of ingredients rather that the nutrition label. If it has words I don't recognize, then I don't buy it.
Lilartist at 7:10PM on 01/20/08
sugar, the less the better
savvy savorer at 7:19PM on 01/20/08
I agree with Liartist, I like to check out the ingredient list first. I use the nutrition information to decide if a food is a treat or an everyday food.
I also like to check out the kinds of fats, and if the food is high in iron.
laura dot at 7:46PM on 01/20/08
I like to look at the ingredients for one. Secondly I look at the fat percentage- I don't mind a few extra fat grams in something, but when 50% of the calories are from fat, I opt for something else.
ErikaWaz at 10:48PM on 01/20/08
I always check out the fat grams, protein and carbohydrate, calories, and just how miniscule the serving size is. I rarely use packaged food, so don't pay too much attention to the actual ingredients.
maryannm at 9:34AM on 01/21/08
Ingredients for sure! Is the product is whole grain, it's a huge plus. Then I take a look at fiber and protein, then carbohydrates and sugars, then the calories and serving size. I don't really pay attention to the vitamin and mineral content, but I consume lots of fruits and veggies, and I take a multi every day...
kmnola at 10:51AM on 01/21/08
I generally look at the amount of fat and protein. For some reason my eye has been trained to look at those lines first.
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 2:55PM on 01/22/08