Finally….a step forward in understanding what we are eating.The infamous “food label” is hopefully getting a much needed makeover. So many of my clients look at food labels as if it is written in stone…they believe every piece of information on there. The problem is it is so confusing and difficult to interpret, that I often recommend not looking at the label at all.
I may change my view. The new label would have portion sizes that are comparable to what we really eat, larger font for calorie counts, a separate row for added sugars (vs naturally occurring sugars) and would cut out the line that tells you calories from fat (which is irrelevant in many ways).
However, if it happens…still not approved yet….it wont be for a few years…so what to do now? READ THE INGREDIENTS! So many of us go right to the food label and look at calories and grams…but what is in your food?!? Always look at the ingredients first to make sure it is what you want. Then, look at the label and compare calories or whatever other measure you are interested in.
It all goes back to being more aware of what you are actually eating. Do you know what you are eating?
A step towards progress! Yay!