More and more food companies are coming up with more and more ways to make food cheaper, more convenient to consume, and tastier. With these come new ingredients, skewed nutrition and a lack of understanding for what you are consuming. When you don’t understand what you are consuming, you are risking your health. For instance: not knowing a bag stating “50 calories per serving”... 

Here are a few tips to help you dissect the food label before your next visit to the supermarket: SERVING SIZE MATTERS Just because the food label lists a certain number of calories per serving does NOT mean that’s how much YOU eat. In fact, almost everyone I know consumes much more than the serving size listed on the Nutrition Facts panel. Many times the amounts are just not realistic, and most... 

How often do you pick up items at the grocery and scan the labels? Do you understand them? Ever wonder if they are really accurate? Many consumers probably glance at them, but based on the current obesity rate today it seems as if people should pay more attention. Selling food is a big business. Through clever marketing campaigns and tricky labeling, many companies are able to influence your feelings... 

When you really need to lose weight, it helps tremendously to actually read the labels of food you’re buying and eating. Even better than reading those labels though, is understanding what they mean. Many food items these days carry labels boasting how healthy they are for you: “Low Fat”, “Reduced Calorie”, and other claims are written all over the packaging… but...