Your step-by-step guide to reading food labels

14/12/2015 Help for Parents

As people become much more aware of nutrition information panels on fresh, prepackaged and ready-to-eats foods, it’s essential that they are also read correctly and fully understood. This is particularly important when it comes to alternative names for fat and sugar.

Obviously, eating a wide variety of nutritious foods from the five food groups is still the best way to eat for health, but if you do need to check for specific ingredients and their amounts, the visual guides to reading food labels below will help you to make a healthier choice.

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