{"id":2571,"date":"2016-05-30T13:11:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T17:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-dev.cookingwithque.com\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2016-05-30T13:11:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T17:11:41","slug":"how-to-read-food-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-dev.cookingwithque.com\/how-to-read-food-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read Food Labels"},"content":{"rendered":"

The question of the day goes to all the last minute shoppers like myself who need to go grocery shopping for the holiday (today.. Yep. I\u2019m super last minute). Do you read labels at the grocery store? Or do you just Grab-N-Go?<\/p>\n

In the last blog<\/a>, we talked about grocery shopping and how to keep it healthy. Now, I want to take it a bit further and look at the items that you are purchasing, read the label and understand what it\u2019s telling you.<\/p>\n

Look at this nifty sample macaroni label<\/a>  ———————————><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, many people look at the calories and just take it for what it is, as opposed to looking at the actual serving size and noticing that 1 package could have more than one serving size.<\/p>\n

I am a culprit. I have to be honest and tell you how much I love White Cheddar Skinny Pop <\/a>.  <\/span>Listen, its a Vegan weakness of mine.  That bag says it\u2019s 150 calories\u2026..PER SERVING!!! There are 4.5 servings in that bag family!!!! 4.5\u2026..if a human consumes that bag alone\u2026.that is over 600 calories.  Please let us not speak of the Red Wine that is used to wash it down. (Slowly moving along\u2026.completely guilt free) I said it was my weakness! At least I\u2019m not in denial!<\/span><\/p>\n

So let\u2019s take a deeper look into the labels, I tell people to ignore the front of the packaging all the time.  Look at the ingredients list.  I have to look at the ingredients because, I\u2019m a Vegan that is allergic to Dairy. (sigh)  This not only means if it has a Momma, I can\u2019t eat it, but if it has any milk, eggs, or cheese, I will end up in the ER.  So I really have to look at the labels.<\/p>\n

Some manufacturers don\u2019t give you the full truth on the front of the packaging, and that is why I say, ignore it. The ingredients on the back tell you everything.  Look at ingredients list it will give you all the information you need.<\/span><\/p>\n