Healthy Foods and Nutrition Labels

Spot the Healthiest Foods in the Supermarket

Don’t let flashy labeling lull you into a false sense of nutritional security. Learn to read between the lines of nutrition labels
By Emily G. W. Chau fitbie
 

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Our hunter-gatherer ancestors had it easy. An apple was an apple. A buffalo was a buffalo. What you saw was what you got, and if a food looked good enough to eat, it probably was. These days, you can hardly trust your instincts when it comes to spotting healthy foods in the supermarket, and knowing how to read nutrition labels is more important than ever. Fancy front-of-package advertising and nutritional buzzwords (Fat-free! Organic!) can distract even the savviest shopper, and seemingly healthy choices can be loaded with hidden salts, sugars, and fats.

Instead of relying on your gut, sharpen your nutritional senses with this guide to deciphering food labels. Follow these rules of thumb and separating the good from the bad will come like second nature.

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