Giving us The Facts

It's a way of providing we Consumers, with Nutritional information so we can make informed Food Choices.

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration in the US), and the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority in Europe), are the Agencies Responsible for Overseeing Nutritional Labeling Regulations.

Nutritional Labelling is a Standardized System used to convey 🔑KEY information about the Nutritional Content of Food Products, and is found on Packaged and Canned Food to identify the Nutritional Ingredients in that Package or Can.

It is further broken down into Calories and 13 Core Nutrients.

Reading these Labels and Understanding them, may be two different things.

Let's Decode and Decipher the intricacies of Nutritional Facts.

What each Component means, and How knowing this information, EmPOWERs us to make Healthier Decisions for ourselves and our Families.​

By using the amount of Food and the % Daily Value (%DV), we can choose Healthier Food Products.

​Let's break this down.
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​STEP #1
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​Look at the AMOUNT OF FOOD or SERVING SIZE or WEIGHT (right under the word Nutrition Facts) IMAGE BELOW
​example:  Per 3/4 Cup (175 g) 

Nutrition Facts are based on a Specific Amount of Food (also known as a Serving Size).

Now, Compare this to the Amount of the Food we actually Consume.

example: 
If we only Consume 3/4 Cup then all of the Nutrition below this, is indicated exactly.
We will have Consumed 160 Calories, 24 grams of Sugar, and 8 grams of Protein etc.

However, if we Consumed 1 1/2 cups, double this about, 
We will have Consumed 320 Calories, 48 grams of Sugar, and 16 grams of Protein.

This is one of the most important things to look at and compare the Volume of Food in the actual Container, Bag, Jar or Can, especially when it comes down to Portion Control and Calorie Intake.
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​A Serving Size (Amount of Food), tells us How Much of the Product constitutes a Single Serving.
​example:  A Can of Soup might List the Serving Size as 1 cup, yet the number of Servings per Can is actually two cups, which we can usually find on the Front of the Can (or Package).