What Your Food Labels REALLY Mean

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Multigrain.. Low Sodium.. Lean.. Low-Fat: What Your Food Labels Really Mean Confused by food labels? You aren't alone. Walking along the aisles of a supermarket, it can seem impossible to tell the difference between "whole wheat" and "multigrain," "reduced fat" and "low fat" -- even choosing an organic or free range meat isn't as straightforward as the label would have you believe. But before you dismiss all that information as marketing, keep in mind that many of those labels have a legal definition and are regulated by a federal agency. The truth is that food labels are managed in tandem by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. While the USDA handles meats, animal products, grains and produce, the FDA takes care of grocery items and many of the labels related to nutrition characteristics, like fat content, calories and vitamins. Want to learn how to navigate food package claims without a government database? Read on for our breakdown of what's behind each of these 15 popular package labels. How Bad Is It To Crack Your Neck? 17 Soul-Striking Works Of Art 11 Ways To Exercise With Your Pet Another Health Risk From All That Sitting BLOG POSTS Hollye Harrington Jacobs: How To Talk With Children About A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Including children (of all ages!) in the disease process and treatments, though emotionally burdensome and painful, will ultimately be the greatest gift parents can give their children. Michael S. Broder, Ph.D.: Too Busy To Read This Blog? Try This To Stress Less Access your place of power when the juggling begins to feel out of hand. Tasks or roles that start to feel like just "going through the motions" can feel more meaningful or important when you are confronting them as your optimal and most present self. Kathryn Lamble: The Fear Factor I am a new adventurer in fearlessness, but this insight allows me perspective enough to say that I was wrong to expect ease throughout life; I was wrong to reject opportunities because I was scared of what other people may think, or because they didn't look exactly as I had dreamed they would. SidneyAnne Stone: Sensory Overload? Recalculate And Get Back On Route I don't know about you, but my GPS system has taken me off-route sometimes to some pretty crazy places. When I go off onto those dark roads that just don't seem quite right, I actually defy my GPS and force it to recalculate my route. The same is true in my life.

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