What Top 3 Stats Do You Focus on When Reading Food Labels?

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  • zaxx1953
    zaxx1953 Posts: 389 Member
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    Cals per realistic serving
    (i'm big, and I am not going to split that bag of multigrain crisps 14 ways).

    Fat/Protein/Carb ratios....

    Fiber if it's a carb heavy product.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
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    Protein/Fat/Carbs/price ratio
    Additives
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,531 Member
    edited February 2015
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    No matter if at mainentance, for me #1 is sodium. #2 is serving size. #3 any combination of protein/fat/calories depending on #1 & #2.

    (tho certain products I avoid altogether contain corn syrup only because usual competitor product have zero CS & I have a personal fettish to eating added CS)
  • fat2strongbeth
    fat2strongbeth Posts: 735 Member
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    Ingredients, calories and serving size. I try not to eat processed foods, so if the ingredient list is long, I usually don't eat it.
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
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    Calories, protein, then fibre :smile:
  • dontjinxit
    dontjinxit Posts: 82 Member
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    Pronounceable ingredients, calories, price.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    1. Calories
    2. Protein
    3. Serving size
  • michellesz
    michellesz Posts: 428 Member
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    1. Calories - less is more
    2. Protein - because more is better
    3. fiber - more consumed = healthy digestion & room for more foods :D
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
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    Francl27 wrote: »
    Calories per serving
    Protein
    Fiber

    I'm not maintaining yet, but ditto to this.
  • Jolinia
    Jolinia Posts: 846 Member
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    I make sure my meat wasn't injected with anything whatsoever. If I have a little money, I prefer grassfed, antibiotic, and hormone free, too.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
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    nxd10 wrote: »
    Calories PER SERVING
    sodium
    carbs
    In that order

    Lol (i know I'm eating it all)
    Calories PER ENTIRE package.
    Protein
    Trans fat

  • dandayatra
    dandayatra Posts: 53
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    total fat
    sugars
    carbs
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
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    I dont generally buy this with labels, but ingredients, sugar and price when I do.
  • victorywithme
    victorywithme Posts: 73 Member
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    Protein, sugar, and calories.
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
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    pretty much just calories and serving size per package
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
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    970Mikaela1 wrote: »
    nxd10 wrote: »
    Calories PER SERVING
    sodium
    carbs
    In that order

    Lol (i know I'm eating it all)
    Calories PER ENTIRE package.
    Protein
    Trans fat

    lol! right??
  • kborton1122
    kborton1122 Posts: 914 Member
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    Calories, Sodium, Protein
  • Karababy51
    Karababy51 Posts: 124 Member
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    Calories/Serving size
    Protein
    Fiber

    ... and sodium, but you only asked for three, so those are my top three. :)
  • Lissa_Kaye
    Lissa_Kaye Posts: 214 Member
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    Ingredients
    Source
    calories
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
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    protein, fiber, sugar

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