Have you decided to start caring about what you consume and put into your body? Have you turned a food item to its Nutrition Facts side and just said, "Huh?!" Well, no fear! Help is here! Here's your quick guide on how to read nutrition labels! Hope I eased it up for you! Now you'll know what the label says the next time you go to the grocery store!
- Serving Size This tells you the suggested amount that you should have-make sure you don't eat more than that! In this case, the quantity YOU should have is 1 slice-like I said before, no more than that!
- Servings Per Container This tells you the amount of servings there are in the container. For instance, this particular product would serve 20 people. Make sure you don't eat the entire bag!!!
- Amount Per Serving This area indicates the amount of nutritional value of the food item.
- Calories This tells you the number of calories in ONE serving! Don't assume that the entire bag is 90 calories! Eek!
- Calories From Fat There are 9 calories in 1 gram of fat so this tells you how many calories come from there. In this particular food item, there are 0.5 grams of fat in 1 serving, so that means that there are approximately 5 calories coming from fat (If you do the math, it's really 4.5 calories). *Side Note: On food labels, the calories from fat are frequently estimated. They're NOT exact values.
- Daily Value
- Total Fat
- Saturated Fat
- Trans Fat
- Cholesterol
- Sodium
- Total Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fibers (Complex Carbs-slower digestion rate)
- Sugars (Simple Carbs-quicker digestion rate)
- Protein
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