Nutrition Guide

Simple Nutrition Guide

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Here is a breakdown of common nutrition terms:

Calorie free: Calorie free means less than 5 calories per serving.

Fat free: Fat free means less than 0.5 g per serving.

Free: This means that a product contains no amount of, or only trivial amounts of one or more of these components: fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, sugars, and calories.

Good source: This term means that one serving of a food contains 10 to 19 percent of the Daily Value for a particular nutrient.

High: This term can be used if the food contains 20 percent or more of the Daily Value for a particular nutrient in a serving.

Low: This term can be used on foods that can be eaten frequently without exceeding dietary guidelines for one or more of these components: fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and calories.

Low calorie: Means 40 calories or less per serving.

Low cholesterol: Means 20 mg or less and 2 g or less of saturated fat per serving

Low fat: Means 3 g or less per serving

Low saturated fat: Means 1 g or less per serving

Low sodium: Means 140 mg or less per serving

Reduced: This term means that a nutritionally altered product contains at least 25 percent less of a nutrient or of calories than the product.

Sugar free: Sugar free means less than 0.5 g per serving.

Very low sodium: Means 35 mg or less per serving

Finding out about nutrition can be a daunting prospect for any novice. The following is a simple to follow nutrition guide that should help to clarify most queries.

• Try to buy the things which are low in saturated fat, cholesterol and foods high in dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals. Bear in mind that you should be eating a well-balanced diet according to the food pyramid. It is necessary to vary the diet as no single food can supply all nutrients you need. For example, oranges do not have vitamin B12 but have vitamin C, whereas cheese has no vitamin C but contains vitamin B12.

• Some foods such as vegetables, fruits and whole grains have good nutrition and are relatively low in calories. These are good foods to eat.

• Foods which are high in both sugars and fat provide calories but may be low in vitamins, minerals and fibers so should be avoided.

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