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Understanding Food Labels - Karla Salinari
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Understanding Food Labels

You may associate reading nutrition labels with trying to lose weight, but the truth is, reading food labels is an important practice for everyone.

Understanding all the components of a label can be a bit tricky, but once you know what you’re looking for, reading labels becomes an easy habit.

Here are 3 quick tips for reading nutrition labels:

  1. Size matters. Serving size is always the first item on the label. All other information is based on that serving size. The servings per container tell you to know how many portions are in the whole box, package, or can. Beware: many packages contain more than one serving.
  2. Figure out the fiber. Aim for foods that have 5 g of fiber per serving, or at least one gram of fiber for every 10 grams of carbohydrate.
  3. Stay away from added sugars: Sugar, no matter what it’s called, contains almost no nutrients. A heavy sugar intake fills you up with empty calories, keeps you from eating healthy foods, and stresses your body’s ability to maintain a healthy blood sugar level.


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Muchos asocian la lectura de etiquetas nutricionales con el intento de perder peso, pero la verdad es que leer las etiquetas de los alimentos es una práctica importante para todos.

Entender todos los componentes de una etiqueta puede ser un poco complicado, pero una vez sepas lo que estas buscando, leer las etiquetas se convierte en un hábito.

Aquí hay 3 consejos rápidos para leer las etiquetas nutricionales:

  1. El tamaño importa. El tamaño de la porción es siempre el primer elemento en la etiqueta. Toda otra información se basa en ese tamaño de porción. Las porciones por envase le dicen que sepa cuántas porciones hay en la caja, el paquete o la lata. Cuidado: muchos paquetes contienen más de una porción.
  2. Descubre la fibra. Busque alimentos que tengan 5g de fibra por porción, o al menos un gramo de fibra por cada 10gramos de carbohidratos.
  3. Manténgase alejado de los azúcares agregadas: el azúcar, sin importar cómo se llame, no contiene nutrientes. Una ingesta excesiva de azúcar lo llena de calorías vacías, le impide comer alimentos saludables y enfatiza la capacidad de su cuerpo para mantener un nivel saludable de azúcar en la sangre.

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