Food nutrition fact labels: do u read them?

[mdr55]

When you go grocery shopping, does the nutrition fact labels on food influence what you buy?

Do people even bother reading them.

For some that do read the labels, they misread them by not looking at the "as per serving" when a product contains 36 servings (like iced tea mix).

Also beware of foods that are labeled as "fat free" because some of them are high in sodium content. (like certain salad dressings)

Just a friendly service announcement.

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This message was edited by mdr55 on 10-22-03 @ 1:29 PM

[A.J.]

Nope.

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[Reephdweller]

Yes, I do. My mom has a heart condition which has made me a lot more concious of what I eat. That don't mean I don't eat good, but I am aware of whats in the food.

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[TheMojoPin]

Yup.

My weird work schedule means I end up eating late at anight a lot so I really need to watch what I eat.

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[DeadMoney]

No, I eat what tastes good. Thats why I'm a fat tub of crap. But I like good tasting food

[FUNKMAN]

can't say i ever read them. except cereal boxes when i'm having a bowl. People who are allergic to certain items probably read them all the time.

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[JustJon]

Yep, try to watch what I eat.

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[golfcourseguy]

When I was in my 20's and 30's I found it
uproariously funny that a pint of Ben and Jerry's was 4 servings. Now I realize the need to SLOW DOWN as my metabolism does.

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[high fly]

Yeah, I read them often. Sometimes when comparing in the supermarket, you'll find 2 items that have different amounts of one thing or another, but they'll both claim to have the same RDA %.

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[mikeyboy]

Only if I don't have anything else to read on the can.

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[mdr55]

What should I look out for when I read the labels?

And what is an acceptable soduim/sugar content?

Thanks.

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[TheMojoPin]

Most American foods have nutritional labels that give suggested average daily doses of various "ingredients" (Fat, sodium, carbs, sugar, vitamins, etc.) for average and high calorie diets. Anyone who understood basic math should be able to figure out the rest. If not, you deserve to be the monstrous beast you've become.

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