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Author: Sam164/159/140
Date: 03-17-03 14:35
Hi,
Since recently starting my diet, I realized that other than calorie content, I don't know what the most important parts of a nutrition label are. I was just wondering when I'm looking on a nutrition label, what should I look out for? What's good or bad? Alrighty, thanks ahead of time for any replies!! :-)
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Author: Shari 250/178/125
Date: 03-17-03 17:08
This is what I was told by my dietician:
Eat only foods less than 30% fat content. To find out the fat content, take the fat grams and multiply by 9. Divide that number by the total calories.
Example: Pretzels
Fat grams: 1
Calories 110
1 x 9 = 9
9 divided by 110 = .08 = 8% fat
As far as sugar content is concerned, if sugar (or any of its derivatives, ie., glucose, etc) is listed as one of the top three ingredients, don't eat it.
Of course, you can't go forever NOT eating the above foods, just don't make them the mainstay of your diet.
Hope this helps! It has certainly helped me - I've lost 72 pounds in 14 months and feel fantastic!!
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Author: GymMachine
Date: 03-18-03 00:08
total really...some fat is ok but sat fat is nothing we need
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Author: SS 238/212/180
Date: 03-18-03 10:07
Pay attention to the serving size. Too often I glance at the calories and fat only to discover Iv'e eaten double the amount of what I believed, because the serving size is only half of what appears to be a single serving portion. An example is a serving size of 4 Oz in an 8 Oz can.
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Author: Michelle
Date: 03-18-03 13:02
VERY good point. I have started counting calories and sometimes I am surprised and how much the package considers a serving. For example salad dressing is usually 2 tablespoons for 130 or 140 calories, depending on the flavor I'm usuing. Didn't seem like alot until I measured it out and it was acutally enough for me.
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Author: glunky...266.248.165
Date: 03-19-03 05:34
I just *LOVE* how some foods are listed as a serving size by weight. This is especially fun to calculate when it is something (like cookies, bread or buns or pasta) that comes in pieces and that isn't equivalent to the weight specified...
Have you ever tried to sit raw spaghetti on a scale? :-)
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