Nutrition Labels Made Easy
My 5 top tips for reading food labels
1. If a food doesn’t have a label – it’s usually a winner! This would include things like fruits and vegetables
2. Find foods (particularly snacks) where fibre and protein are higher per gram, than sugar per gram/ per serving
3. Food label servings are NOT actual serving suggestions, they were created to help make it easier to compare foods
4. Look for foods with low sodium, >350milligrams
5. Look for foods where the percent of unsaturated fats (fat) is higher than the percent of saturated + trans fats. This may be difficult with dairy products so look for options that are low fat or have a smaller percent gap.