Label Reading 101 – Tips to make healthier choices

A recent study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that almost two-thirds of American grocery purchases are highly processed foods. In addition, 77 percent of American grocery purchases consist of either moderately or highly processed foods. So today the average American consumes more than 1,000 calories of processed foods every day.  WOW that is a lot of processed food! 

The ideal rule for choosing good healthy foods is if it has a label, don’t eat it.  But in today’s world, we either don’t know how to cook or rely on convenience foods to save time.  So here are some tips to help you make better choices. 

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