Do you ever start reading food labels and wonder what the heck does it really mean? Before you go to the grocery store take a few minutes to educate yourself. Glossary of Nutrition Definations... FAT FREE - Product has less than 1/2 (0.5) grams of fat per serving. This value will be rounded to zero. 99 FAT FREE - Every 100 grams of food will have 1 gram or less of fat. LOW FAT - Product has 3 grams of fat or less per serving. REDUCED FAT - Fat has been reduced by at least 25 percent (compared to a similar food). LIGHT (LITE) - Product has 33 fewer calories or 50 less fat per serving than a comparable product. LEAN - For meat and poultry only. Product has less than 10 grams fat, less than 4 grams saturated fat, and less than 95 milligrams cholesterol per serving. LOW CALORIE - Product has 40 calories or less per serving. SATURATED FAT FREE - Product has less than 0.5 grams saturated fat per serving. This value will be rounded to zero. LOW IN SATURATED FAT - Product has one gram or less saturated fat per serving. CHOLESTEROL FREE - Product has less than 2 milligrams of cholesterol per serving. This value will be rounded to zero. LOW CHOLESTEROL - Product has 20 milligrams or less cholesterol and two grams or less of saturated fat per serving. SODIUM FREE - Product has less than 5 milligrams of sodium per serving. This value will be rounded to zero. VERY LOW SODIUM - Product has 35 milligrams or less of sodium per serving. LOW SODIUM - Product has 140 milligrams or less of sodium per serving. GOOD SOURCE - Used for fiber, protein, vitamins, or minerals. Product has at least 10 of the Daily Value for the particular nutrient. HIGH IN (EXCELLENT SOURCE) - Used for fiber, protein, vitamins, or minerals. Product has at least 20 of the Daily Value for the particular nutrient. Ya know reading labels really sucks, doesn't it! Here is a fact you might not realize. Fact: The shape of your body is the direct result of your current lifestyle. The truth hurts sometimes...So how you change your lifestyle? The answer is actually easier than you might think. Most people who are unhappy with their bodies are really only holding on to a few bad habits. Once these destructive habits are identified and then replaced with healthy habits their body naturally transforms from one that they loathe to one that they are proud of. In other words, to get the body that you want simply determine your unhealthy habits and replace them with healthy ones. Here are the most prevalent unhealthy habits: The habit of inactivity. Failing to exercise on a consistent basis is one of the most destructive obstacles for your health and figure. (The key word here is consistent. If you aren't exercising at least 3-4 times each week then you own this habit.) The habit of overeating. Consuming calories in excess of your daily caloric needs is one of the main reasons that more adults are overweight today than ever before. The habit of empty calories. Filling your diet with foods that hold little to no nutritional value is a great way to expand your waist. (fyi.. if a food item is made up of mainly sugar and/or fat consider it 'empty' calories.) Sometims the best way to change bad habits is to follow a proven plan.. a step by step method. I have found what happens many times we are just overloaded with so many "insider secrets" a brick wall goes up and we are back to square one. A Simple Weight Loss. It is a plan for the rest of us. http://weightloss.barefootmom.com" title="http://weightloss.barefootmom.com" target="_blank"http://weightloss.barefootmom...
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