The food label on processed foods, Nutrition Facts, shows the nutrition content for one serving size. The most important information for you to review are the amounts of saturated/unsaturated fat, carbohydrates and protein. In general, what you want are foods with low saturated fat, low carbohydrate count and a significant amount of protein per serving.

Watch for hidden sugar sources (words ending in "-ose", honey, malted barley, or corn syrup), even in health/natural food store products. Do not assume that the words "healthy", "100% pure", "natural", "cholesterol free", "fat-free" are valid. It's always "buyer beware!" Given the plethora of low-fat fad products today and to give them palatability, a lot of food manufacturers add large amounts of sugar or corn syrup! So watch out!

Read labels as if your life depended on it, because it does! Look out for suspicious ingredients such as hydrogenated fats, commercially processed oils, and sugars and strings of chemical words which smack of preservatives, fillers, extenders, anti-muscle junk like that!

 

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