Healthy Eating Tips » nutrition label http://www.wideworldoffood.com Healthy foods can help you live a better life. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:05:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 How To Read Nutrition Labels http://www.wideworldoffood.com/how-to-read-nutrition-labels http://www.wideworldoffood.com/how-to-read-nutrition-labels#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:09:08 +0000 Food Blogger http://www.wideworldoffood.com/?p=205 The nutrition label placed on every food products will tell you all the information about that food. This information isn’t always reader friendly. Believe it or not, as it’s actually easier than you
think.

Serving Size
This size is based on the number people. Similar food items will have similar serving sizes, therefore making it easier to compare two food of the same class.

% Daily Value
This shows how food will fit in a 2,000 calorie diet. This would help you to understand if the food has many or just a bit of the crucial nutrients.

The Middle Section
The nutrients you will find labeled in the center section are the ones that are most important to your health. This information can help you to work out your daily limit of fat, fiber, sodium, and other nutrients.

Vitamins & minerals
The percentage daily value found here is identical to the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance for vitamins and minerals.

Now that you know what the nutrition label really means, it will be a lot easier for you to eat healthy if you use those informations as guide. Eating healthy is a great thing – especially when you use the nutrition label to help you with your food choices.

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