Read Labels - All convenience foods are not the same.
Depending on your chosen diet, some will fit much better into your routine than others. This is why it's important to become an informed consumer and never place anything in your grocery basket unless you've read the label and determined it's in your best interests to buy it.
Many snack foods come in different versions low fat, reduced fat, low calorie, low carbohydrate, low salt, etc. Choose the variety that best fits your dieting needs. Remember that different labels can mean entirely different things.
The following list may help you discern between them:
- No calorie: Less than 5 calories per serving
- Low calorie: Less than 40 calories per serving (or less than 120 calories per meal)
- Reduced calorie: 25% less calories than the same amount of a similar food
- No fat: Less than 0.5g fat per serving
- Low fat: Less than 3g fat per serving (less than 30% of calories from fat per meal)
- Low saturated fat: Less than 1g fat per serving
- Reduced fat: 25% less fat than the same amount of a similar food
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- No cholesterol: Less than 2mg cholesterol per serving
- Low cholesterol: Less than 20mg cholesterol per serving
- Reduced cholesterol: 25% less cholesterol than the same amount of a similar food
- No salt: Less than 5mg sodium per serving
- Low salt: Less than 140mg sodium per serving
- Reduced salt: 25% less sodium than the same amount of a similar food
- No sugar: Less than 0.5g sugar per serving
- Low sugar: No requirements make sure to read the label
- Reduced sugar: 25% less sugar than the same amount of a similar food
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