Poll of the Day: Do You Actually Read Nutrition Labels?

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  • ElleBee615
    ElleBee615 Posts: 177
    Yes.
  • Drop_it_Like_Its_Hawt
    Drop_it_Like_Its_Hawt Posts: 226 Member
    I didn't before I started logging everything on MFP. Now I do it so often it drives my family a bit wonky. Takes a bit longer to grocery shop when I spend 15 minutes trying to find the lowest sodium sauces and such, but it makes a difference in the long run.
  • cmp_denver
    cmp_denver Posts: 44 Member
    Yep, I double my time in the grocery store but always read the labels, how else do you know what you're putting into your body? I've found things listed on labels that have made me NOT buy something that I would have bought in a heart-beat before.
  • AsellusReborn
    AsellusReborn Posts: 1,112 Member
    I didn't use to, but I do now.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i have to. i watch my carbs very closely.
    i even read them on things i've bought before to double check.
  • Drop_it_Like_Its_Hawt
    Drop_it_Like_Its_Hawt Posts: 226 Member
    I haven't done it so much when we eat out at restuarants though, because I still cringe at the idea of being "that person" with all the the high-maintenance order requests. But we almost never eat out, so that's rarely an issue.
  • PaBeany
    PaBeany Posts: 14 Member
    Absolutely! If not only to check how many calories before I decide to buy.
  • Tex_Zen
    Tex_Zen Posts: 10
    yep, yes, I do. It is necessary component of being here. I have found that if I shop the veggie fruit and meat aisles there is so
    much less to worry about. smile.
  • BrazenHarpy
    BrazenHarpy Posts: 81 Member
    Yes. If I can't find a label for something I'm eating, I go online and look up the calories and nutrition breakdown.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I didn't, but I do now. Kind of hard to accurately use this site without glancing at a label now and then, isn't it?
  • mamamc03
    mamamc03 Posts: 1,067 Member
    Thouroughly!! I skim for red flag ingredients like monosodium glutamate (MSG) and other yuckies!! FYI...read the label on cool whip....the main ingredient is OIL! eeeewww!! You want some grease with that pie! mmmhmmm....NOT
  • AmyBecky74
    AmyBecky74 Posts: 437 Member
    all the time, mostly for cal - carbs - fat
  • susiebear29
    susiebear29 Posts: 266
    YES!!! it drives my boyfriend crazy!!! :noway:
  • tajmel
    tajmel Posts: 401 Member
    Constantly, both the ingredients and nutrition.
  • ohmykai
    ohmykai Posts: 210 Member
    Hell Yes I do!!! I have to stay away from MSG!
  • Neeser926
    Neeser926 Posts: 100 Member
    Not only do I read them but I will compare two items right there in the supermarket aisle. Takes me three times as long to shop!
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    Yes. Everything I buy and put in my mouth or feed my family.
  • kobashi
    kobashi Posts: 164
    I read them every time and compare ingredients as well as intake levels of various nutrients. I started doing this in the beginning and it has been a great weight loss tool.
  • mamamc03
    mamamc03 Posts: 1,067 Member
    I haven't done it so much when we eat out at restuarants though, because I still cringe at the idea of being "that person" with all the the high-maintenance order requests. But we almost never eat out, so that's rarely an issue.

    Honey....BE THAT PERSON!!! It takes hardly any time to enter in different foods...it just looks like you are taking longer because you are looking @ your phone and not the menu. It is SOOOO worth it not to consume 10,000mg of sodium and 1,400 cals and 80mg of fat!! Seriously....look up Chili's or Applebee's nutritional facts (maybe not ^^ that bad, but geez, pretty close)
  • needamulligan
    needamulligan Posts: 558 Member
    Absolutely!
  • lshaunessy
    lshaunessy Posts: 64
    Always.
  • jjscholar
    jjscholar Posts: 413 Member
    I always try to make sure that I read the food nutrition labels...

    I do not like to buy anything without a nutrition label...
  • halips
    halips Posts: 134 Member
    Absolutely, much to my boyfriend's dismay. I also calorie count at restaurants and take forever to order :)

    This! Plus grocery shopping takes a lot longer now too. Though I don't know if it's really to his dismay, cause he likes my ever shrinking waitline and tighter behind ;)
  • IPAfan5
    IPAfan5 Posts: 27
    Yes, only when buying new brands or new foods to make sure their nutrition matches up with my regular foods.
  • emilypurplefrog
    emilypurplefrog Posts: 92 Member
    Yes! I always look at the calories on something. I frequently look at the calories before I even purchase things from the store!
  • KMissyD
    KMissyD Posts: 125 Member
    I do now. Not to mention its the reason I've put a lot of things back because of the label.
  • ravihira1892
    ravihira1892 Posts: 149 Member
    Yep, all the time, don't even think about it.
  • Wenchilada
    Wenchilada Posts: 472 Member
    Always. I can't have certain ingredients, so I always scour the ingredient label at the very least. But lately, I am trying to pay more attention to the macronutrient balance in the foods I choose, as well as sodium content (although this one still eludes me... ugh, gotta have my salt). You can fit just about anything you like into a balanced diet, but being mindful of what all goes into those foods helps me plan out my days better. For instance, if I want potato chips some day (like today!), I find a brand and flavor (and package size) where the nutrition breakdown satisfies my cravings without completely sacking my goals, and I will choose more vegetables, lower sodium, and lean protein when supper time comes around tonight.

    One of the things that really appealed to me when I was first checking out MFP was the bar code scanning feature in the iPhone app. It's not always 100% accurate, but it is generally close (and I can make corrections if I need to), and by scanning something in while I'm shopping, I can "try it on" and see how it would fit into my day.
  • ntlpeterson
    ntlpeterson Posts: 16 Member
    I do. There are a lot of staple item that I buy that I know roughly the amount of calories of. Right now my husband and I are not eating corn syrup and so I've spent a little extra time at the store reading ingredients labels.
  • foxyxxx
    foxyxxx Posts: 15 Member
    I just try to buy as many basic ingredient products as possible.

    But of course if I buy something prepared and packaged then I read the label religiously.

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