Food Labels

Food labels are simply an explanation of what ingredients are included in the product and the nutritional information of the food item. They can help you to understand what you are eating and help you in eating healthier.

Included in a Label:

• A serving size. This tells you how much one person should eat at one time. The servings per product gives you an idea of how many servings is included in the bag or item. Ideally one serving should be used per person. Serving size helps you learn about portion size.  Servings over 400 calories are high.



• Nutrition facts are included such as total fat, calories, protein, sodium, carbohydrates and other things. Calories listed and fat grams will be listed for each serving not the whole product.



• A list of ingredients. The first ingredient listed is what the product's main ingredient is. If sugar or corn syrup is the first ingredient then that food item is mostly sugar, which is not the best choice for nutrition. If you can't pronounce an ingredient, it probably not good for you!

For good health you should watch your fat and calorie intake, as well as check the sodium. You would be surprised at how much sodium(salt) some common products have in them.