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February 23, 2009

Reading and Understanding Food Labels - Time to Start Learning How to Do It!

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Summary

If you have previously read some of our reading food labels essays, you will know this already, but just the same, please examine our legal disclaimer before making any changes based on the nutrition facts labels contained inside this blog. This page, ‘Reading Food Labels - Time to Start Learning How to Do It!’, is a further report in our series of articles on nutrition facts, food label and saturated fats themes, authored to increase your understanding of the often confusing issues involved in this fascinating subject.

You cannot measure every morsel that passes your lips, but it is a good idea to measure most foods and beverages until you get a feel for portion sizes.

It is a supersized world out there, and most people are surprised to find that their idea of a single serving is actually two or three.

If you are into bells and whistles, there are food scales that are preprogrammed with nutritional information, as well as scales that will keep a running total of your daily food and nutrient intake for you. The only tools you really need, however, are a simple and inexpensive gram scale, dry and liquid measuring cups, and idea on reading food labels.

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