Reading Food Labels
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Reading and understanding food labels is essential to keep on track on your weight loss journey. Read our checklist!
1. Check the Fat
Remember that the less saturated fat a product has, the better it will be for you. Generally, products with less than 10 grams of saturated fat per 100 grams are good choices. Checking the saturated fat content as opposed to the total fat content of a product ensures that highly nutritous foods including nuts, which have a relativly high fat content, are not eliminated from your diet.
2. Check the Carbohydrates
When reading a food label of a products always check the carbohydrate content, as it is the carbohydrates we are trying to eliminate from our diet whilst on the program.
For products such as I&J fish fillets etc or similar products, make sure the Carbohydrate content is 10g or less per 100g, the lower the better. Sauces dressings and gravies tend to be high in sugar and carbohydrate, therefore we aim for 10g or less per serve, 20ml (A table spoon).
Soft drinks and cordials should have no more than 1g of carbohydrate per 100ml in them, as generally the carbohydrate content is made up of raw sugar.