As a pet owner, you undoubtedly want the very best for your pet. Yet, you may be causing harm to your dog or cat without even realizing it if you are not reading the labels on your pets’ food. You would check out the label on your food before you eat it, wouldn’t you? So, why wouldn’t you do the same for your pet? The reality is that, if you want your pet to live a long and healthy... 

Understanding how to interpret baby food labels when you walk down the baby aisle at the grocery store will help you sift through the overwhelming array of baby foods. Happily, it’s not as complicated as it may seem. Here’s how it’s done. Step 1: Choose Age-Appropriate Foods Most baby food manufacturers label their food with stages to make it easier for consumers to hone in on the... 

Food choices are oftentimes largely dictated by what is present in the market. However, even with too many options present, many among us still end up choosing the wrong sort of food. Now, the food label is crucial in defining what may be good for us and what may just be an inconvenience. It just cannot be emphasized enough how important it is to know what you are buying and what ingredients it contains.... 

You may think you are shopping smart because you are purchasing items which have the words; Lite, Low Fat, New Fat Free, High In Fiber and others. The truth is these words are probably true. After all, they don’t want to be slapped with a false advertising allegation, but, and this really is a big BUT, they aren’t telling you everything. There’s where they have “room to move”... 

When starting up a fat loss diet, one thing that becomes very important for you to get a firm grasp of understanding about is how to properly read a food label. If you aren’t able to decipher the meaning behind a food label, you’ll struggle a lot more with fat loss because it will be harder to get an understanding about what you’re putting into your body. That said, here’s what... 

The United States Department of Agriculture, in 2002, developed very strict organic dog food label rules to help dog owners be informed as to what exactly the content of each dog food means. Below is a list, with explanations, of the different types of dog food labels. 1.) 100% Organic – All dog food labels that have this title must contain only certified produced ingredients. In general,... 

With just a little bit of knowledge of how to read food labels and what you need you can make the right choices with the money that you have to work with. Even the restaurants and the fast food chains are starting to offer more nutritious choices, likes salads. Subway is one that has really jumped on the bandwagon. You know the one with Jared standing there saying this deep fat fried sandwich contains... 

You cannot pick up most grocery items any more without seeing some form of nutritional statement claiming its relative health benefits. But what do these terms really mean and how relevant are they? To make life a little easier, this article will step you through some of the common terminology that you are likely to encounter in the supermarket, to help you decipher the contents of your shopping basket. EnergyThe... 

People often don’t understand the ingredients list on the bottom of food labels. We all need to take a closer look at the ingredients listed, because Americans are getting unhealthier by the day and food companies are putting things in the food you eat that is causing the current obesity epidemic. You should be looking for natural ingredient names that don’t sound like a chemistry equation.... 

Reading the label Learning to read foods labels is the most important thing. Keep in mind that not all “100% natural” means organic. 1. 100 percent organic: means containing only organically produced ingredients. 2. Cage-free: means animals are not kept in cages, and the USDA has no regulation on what the animals are fed or time spend outside. 3. Farm fish: means fish raised in pen, and...