Hello, guys!
This is just a quick little video to go through and attempt to make sense of reading a nutrition label with you, because I know that can be a daunting task if you’re just starting to practice that skill!
I hope you’ll watch, and by doing so join me in my home as we chat around my dining room table - it’s new! :)
It was my intention to show you that it doesn’t have to be scary or overly complicated to find the information - as you learn more about what works for your lifestyle and your body, you will be able to decide based on the information you now (hopefully) understand how to locate and make an informed decision about whether to include a food in your diet and if you do, how much you’re ok with consuming :)
Since this video is pretty simple, please feel free to ask questions if you have some!
Lastly, around the 4:00 mark of this video, I feel like I need to clarify something:
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) not only determined a general “healthy” calorie intake for the average American person, but they also decided to ballpark some upper limits and lower thresholds of certain nutrients, so the percentages you see as %DV (or percent Daily Value) is speaking to what percentage of the recommended daily intake for that particular nutrient it accounts for, not total calories for the whole day.
For example, this bar contains 21g of carbohydrates, shown as 9% Daily Value - the FDA recommends that every adult eat 300g of carbohydrates or fewer per day, so this bar makes up 9% of the total amount of carbohydrates you should be consuming each day. Does that make more sense?
Sorry if that was confusing or misleading - I guess that can happen when you try to make a video in one take! ;)
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this little video and that it was helpful in some way for you :) that’s always what I’m aiming for!
Sending lots of love, warmth, and good wishes to you for a healthy and happy day!
Please feel free to comment, upvote, or resteem if you’d like :)
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