Thursday, August 13, 2009

Necessary should know the benefits of Food Labeling

  • Reading a food label and follow the instructions is the most effective way of decisive what foods to buy when trying to be more healthy or lose weight. It contains the quantity of sodium, saturated fat, total fat, fiber, and cholesterol amount in each serving.
  • Serving Size is definitely the most important part of the food labeling. There is a need to know how much fat, protein, fiber, etc. should contain in each serving size. This is generally calculate in ounces. Having a kitchen scale is a best way to measure out the size of serving. Make sure you pay attention to the serving size. For example, Suppose if a bag contain potato chips, it is divided into 12 servings through each serving having 3 grams of fat. If you eat the whole bag you'll be intake 36 grams of fat at once.
  • Measure Daily value of nutrients. The daily value is find out by the percentage of nutrient intake based on a 2,000 calorie a day diet.
  • This can be a tedious routine to do but ultimately it will become easier. You will also notice the reimbursement when after watching what you eat you start to lose weight.

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