LYL - Learn Your Labels !
One of the biggest problems I see is people not reading a nutrition label. About 6 years ago Canada was mandated to show Nutrition Labels on all products.
It's important to make sure you educate yourself on reading them properly !
Take a look at the Label Below.
What you need to begin with is the First Line :
Servings Size - look for the amount of serving - 1 Cup, 1 Litre, 100 mgs. etc.
This is the first key in knowing how much PER SERVING you are getting in the list of ingredients on the list below.
The ENTIRE product you are holding in your hand is often not as healthy as you think !
Fruit Juice, Cereal and Yogurt are good examples - as they can contain high amounts of Sugar per serving. Remember; you may have a litre of milk in your hand, but 500 mgs of it may contain a ton of sugar and fat !
Yogurt especially as Plain Greek Yogurt is fine -but once you add fruit and honey to it or "fruit on the bottom" there is a huge amount of sugar !
Total Fat - very important to check this as you will see food sold as "reduced fat" - NOT SO ! Reduced Fat does not mean Fat Free and usually the Sugar content is still high ! Be aware !
Sugars - Anything over 8 grms of Sugar per serving is on the high side ! Be aware again what your serving is ??
Nutrients - Learn how much vitamins and nutrients are per serving as well.
I see way too many people think low fat or reduced fat or "organic" means it is healthy but again educate yourself on reading all labels and you will be ahead of the game in working towards your nutrition goals.
