What’s in Your Food?
Since requiring nutrient information labels on food packages was instituted by the FDA, consumers have become a lot more savvy about the amounts of fat, fiber and protein that are contained in the calories they eat.
However, all these food labels have limited information and only give totals for a few basic categories with some information on vitamins and minerals. Do you want to know more? Want the lowdown on the amount of Lycopene in your hamburger? Do you know how much Lutein (shown to lower the risk of age-related macular degeneration) is in your homemade tuna noodle casserole?
The USDA has a neat little food checker that will give you detailed nutrition information on thousands of foods, both commercially prepared and as cooked at home. Check it out!
Note: You must have Javascript enabled on your brower to use this online tool.
Hmm I would probably be better off knowing less, I am the one that looks at Oreos and sees the amount of calcium per serving and then eats 3 boxes of double stuffed to get my calcium.
By janus on September 23rd, 2006 at 11:37 am
At least you are working hard to meet your nutritional needs. If you add a glass of milk to your snack, you can cut down to two bags of Oreos.
By Andrea on September 24th, 2006 at 6:35 am