Nutrition labels

I was taught how to read nutrition labels at a very young age. Not because my parents wanted me to know what percentage of nutrients my food contained, but because of my food allergies to peanuts and various other nut products. Knowing how to find different ingredients, on a food label, has actually saved my life on a few occasions. Reading nutrition labels has carried over to my adult years and I read them now to figure out what healthy and unhealthy ingredients my food contains. This gives me satisfaction knowing how to read them and knowing what percentage of different food groups I should be consuming. I know that many people feel intimidated by looking at the back of common food products because they don't know what exactly each ingredient is and how much of it they should be eating. I wanted to include a link to an FDA website that does a good job at breaking down a nutrition labels and how to read it. I hope this helps those that might not feel comfortable looking at these labels.

http://www.fda.gov/food/ingredientspackaginglabeling/labelingnutrition/ucm274593.htm