No one who takes the time to LEARN is a DUMMY!
Cartoon by Mike Adams at naturalnews.com.
Don't be fooled by POSITIVE messages all over the package! The proof is in the NUTRITION FACTS and the INGREDIENTS list! Know your numbers on food labels! Easy as 1,2,3, ...4!
#1 FIBER
If you ever count anything, try counting fiber grams!
Increase fiber intake gradually, but nearly EVERYONE can benefit from more fiber!
#2 Avoid saturated fat and trans fat, and also look under ingredients for sneaky culprits! (click HERE for more on these fats)
#3 Look for a product with more protein since this increases the energy you need to digest and metabolize the food; click here for a bit more on PROTEIN.
#4 INGREDIENTS!
Short list is great! NO list is even better!
Avoid the following words: enriched, hydrogenated, any sneaky form of sugar
Here a few more pointers about ingredients care of Food Rules by Michael Pollan:
Avoid also: anything your great grandma wouldn't recognize, a third grader couldn't pronounce, or you couldn't picture in its natural form.
For MORE GREAT FOOD RULES click HERE!
Plus, another post discussing some GREAT FOOD RULES!
NOTE: I am actually NOT concerned with calories, though SERVING SIZE is something to check on...often a single serving is much smaller than what one normally eats in a single sitting. If you're following the 4 recommendations above, it really won't much matter about calories or serving size because you'll certainly be eating a healthy food -- NOURISHING your body! GO YOU!
COMING SOON: let's look at the Example of Bread...
White, Wheat, Whole Wheat, Bread v. tortilla, Sprouted Grain...
COMMENTS: Do you look at labels? What do you watch, count, etc the most?
