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Making healthier food nutrition choices begin with your ability to read and understand the facts about what you are putting in your mouth. When you are able to establish these facts on a food label, then you can have control of your eating habits and definitely begin to feel being in better control of other aspects of your life. So, make wise, quick choices that contribute to healthy eating through the following more informed label reading tips:
1. Start with the "serving size": Each food label has different serving sizes. The facts to be noted here are (1) the size of a single serving (as in, whether it's 1 teaspoon per serving or 1/2 a teaspoon or 1 cup) and (2) how many servings are in the package (that is, whether the package contains a total of 30 teaspoons or cups as the case may be).
2. Next, check the 'total calories' per serving: Calories here show a measure of how much energy you get from eating one serving of the food. The facts on the label will let you know (1) the total number of calories in each serving and (2) the number of those calories which are derived from fat.
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