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Its not
as straightforward as you might think
There really is quite a bit of information contained on a
Nutrition Facts label, and once you know what it all means you are equipped
to make the most informed decisions possible about the foods you buy and eat.
For example, ever wondered what % Daily Value (DV) refers to?
What does it mean when the label on the box of your favorite cereal that you
eat every morning for breakfast lists the potassium content at 230mg or 7%
DV? Is that adequate to meet your needs or not? There is a fun online learning tool called, Make Your
Calories Count ,
designed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that is a complete
overview of a nutrition label. There's even a tour guide named "Labelman" who walks you through the entire
downloadable program. (You can also view the presentation online in pdf format.) A downloadable brochure is also available. Check out both
here... |
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Let's just say you found yourself in Dunkin' Donuts, absolutely
famished. You know you won't walk out of there without something to eat. At this point if you are thinking about having one of their
relatively new cookies, I'd recommend thinking it over. These tasty treats
come with an awfully hefty caloric price tag, between 480 and 590 calories
each*. That's worth repeating...between 480 and 590 calories each.
That's probably 1/4 to 1/3 of your daily caloric needs in one cookie!! Even though they don't contain trans fats, these cookies do
contain between 14 and 29 grams of fat and 1/4 cup of sugar each. Wow. Try an experiment, you'll be amazed. Measure out 1/4 cup of
sugar onto a plate. Take a good look and imagine yourself eating all that.
You probably can't even stomach the thought, but in a cookie, how would you
ever know it contained so much? Like I said, choose the donut. * Consumer Reports , Feb. 2007, p.7 |
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