When you shop for groceries, do you consider health claims on the packages, like "fat free" or "sugar free?" You may even look at the Nutrition Facts to see how many calories are in a serving, or how much fat the product has. But do you know what is in the food. Can you even pronounce the ingredients? From now on try to read the ingredients in the food, to help yourself make educated decisions about what goes in your cart and in your body.
Many food products have loads of additives. They only contribute to poor nutrition. Refined sugar is packed into many "health" foods, like cereals and flavored yogurts, providing empty calories with no nutritional benefits. Ingredients are listed in order of quantity, from most to least. Stay away from foods with added sugar, (also called high-fructose corn syrup, dextrose, glucose, cane sugar, and corn syrup) especially if it is one of the first three ingredients. Artificial sweeteners, are not necessarily safe in excessive amounts, so be careful with these. Processed foods also contain way too much salt, which can lead to high blood pressure and other health problems. So read labels before you buy.
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