| More and more food companies are coming up | | | | it contains 5 servings, you would take 50 and |
| with more and more ways to make food | | | | multiply it by 5 to figure out the total amount of |
| cheaper, more convenient to consume, and | | | | calories you've consumed.NutrientsThe nutrients |
| tastier. With these come new ingredients, skewed | | | | are generally based on the daily dietary allowance |
| nutrition and a lack of understanding for what you | | | | stated (these are usually based on 2,500 or 2,000 |
| are consuming.When you don't understand what | | | | calorie diets).To understand what you are taking |
| you are consuming, you are risking your health. | | | | in, know that these are based on how the food |
| For instance: not knowing a bag stating "50 | | | | corresponds to the dietary allowance for a 2,000 |
| calories per serving" means you have to multiply | | | | calorie diet. If you've purchased something |
| servings to know the total amount of calories, | | | | different from the 2,000 calorie diet, divide the |
| rather than the common misconception that "per | | | | amount by 2,000 and you will find your nutrient's |
| serving" means "per bag".As the average food | | | | % daily value.IngredientsA list of all of the items |
| intake increases, so does the perception on what | | | | used to produce the product. The list generally |
| a serving size means. It is surprising that many | | | | begins with the most heavily-used ingredient, and |
| people find their perception on what a single | | | | descends into the ingredient least used in the |
| serving is, turns out to be about two or three | | | | product.Label ClaimThis is the term used for |
| servings in reality!The ability to read food labels is | | | | sayings such as "sodium-free!" (Which simply |
| one of the most effective ways to make good | | | | means that it has less than 5 mgs per |
| food selections. It spells out the amounts and | | | | serving).Understanding food labels is a very good |
| types of nutrients in the food per serving. | | | | thing to learn and do. It's important to take care |
| However, for this label to be helpful and expend | | | | of your body, by taking notice of what you |
| its effectiveness, you must be able to understand | | | | intake, and rationing it out so it stays at a healthy |
| what it is saying:Serving SizeStates amounts of | | | | level. Once you understand how to read food |
| nutrients per serving. If you follow the serving | | | | labels, you hold the power to take care of |
| size, you acquire the amount of nutrients the label | | | | yourself.Indeed, reading food labels can be very |
| states you will get "per serving".For example, if | | | | tedious and confusing. Nevertheless, once you get |
| you read "one serving equals 5 chips", and that | | | | the hang of it, it would be easier for you to |
| there are 50 calories per serving, eating 5 chips | | | | watch your diet because you can already control |
| would give you 50 calories. Eating 10 chips would | | | | the amount of food that you take.Gregg Hall is an |
| give you 100 calories, and so on. If the bag says | | | | author living in Navarre Florida. |