Accurate Label Calorie Counts

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foodiscomplicated
foodiscomplicated Posts: 85 Member
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While the debate of calories in - calories - out rages on, there's related discussion of whether nutrition labels offer accurate calorie counts.
Here are just a few links that maintain, not - so - much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udjBGCJ24QI

http://nutritionovereasy.com/2011/04/can-you-trust-the-nutrition-facts/

http://www.livescience.com/26799-calorie-counts-inaccurate.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/calorie-counts-arent-accurate-2013-7

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  • foodiscomplicated
    foodiscomplicated Posts: 85 Member
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  • ValentineNicole
    ValentineNicole Posts: 51 Member
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    This drives me crazy - and proves, as always, that you should measure your food, not rely on packaging estimates. I've worked for food manufacturing companies before, and while all underweight packages blow off, many times nothing is considered "overweight" until it's an upwards of 20% over the label. Even weighing isn't actually exact, because the recipes may not be 100% exact. Your best bet will always be eating whole foods prepared at home.

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