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How To Read a Food Label: Shortcuts - Snack Girl
Do you know how to read a nutrition label? I know it is tricky because I spend way too much time staring at them in the grocery store.
I decided to write this after I saw a big publication discuss this subject and I thought their answer was VERY confusing. The problem is that we don't have all day to assess food as we put it in our cart.
Obviously, the first way to avoid this food label problem is to buy food without the label such as fruits and vegetables. You know they are healthy so pack your cart with them. But, most of us don't buy grain, grind it, and make bread or put yogurt cultures in our slow cooker to make our own yogurt. Kudos to all the bread and yogurt makers out there!
Do you know how to read a nutrition label? I know it is tricky because I spend way too much time staring at them in the grocery store.
I decided to write this after I saw a big publication discuss this subject and I thought their answer was VERY confusing. The problem is that we don't have all day to assess food as we put it in our cart.
Obviously, the first way to avoid this food label problem is to buy food without the label such as fruits and vegetables. You know they are healthy so pack your cart with them. But, most of us don't buy grain, grind it, and make bread or put yogurt cultures in our slow cooker to make our own yogurt. Kudos to all the bread and yogurt makers out there!