food labels
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Foods You Love with Better and Best Healthy Alternatives
It’s summer time and that often means lots of go-to summer food! During this time of year, we all seem to socialize even more eating our favorite comfort foods. However, most of us are becoming more and more aware of the questionable ingredients in our fave foods. So, do we have to say goodbye or
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How to De-code Your Food
Most of us tend to check out the labels for the ingredients or calorie or carb count. However, don’t forget to check out the UPC bar codes and the PLU codes. You’ll be amazed at the “hidden” information they reveal. The Universal Product Code (UPC) is a series of numbers and bars that was developed
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Get the Facts- Label Nutrition Facts
That little white box labeled Nutrition Facts gives us important information that tells us about the food we buy. OK, but what does it all mean and what should we really be looking for? Serving Size- This indicates an assumed serving for a person on a 2,000-calorie daily diet. Beware of the amount you would