How often do you go to the grocery store? How long do you spend in there? Are you the type to browse every aisle – like me – or do you like to get in and get out because you know exactly what you want? Do you read the nutrition label and ingredients to see what is actually in the foods you eat?
March is National Nutrition Month, and our theme is “Go Further with Food.” These next few weeks, I will be showing you how to get the most out of the foods that you eat. To start, let’s look at nutrition labels. The nutrition, or food, label will tell you how many of the six major nutrients are in that particular food – this will tell you where your calories are coming from. The ingredients are broken down by the source of each nutrient – for example, nuts = fat/protein, and high fructose corn syrup = total carbohydrates. Continue reading “Food Labels”
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