What ingredients do you look out for?

Personally, I know I have an issue with salt. If I eat food that contains a lot of salt, I definitely bloat up like nobody's business. So, I order things without salt if there is an option. Second, I look at calories, and how many calories are in each piece or unit. If it's a small food portion and has 800 calories in it, I would most likely skip out on it, and find something that's more fulfilling. Other than that, I try to stay clear of unhealthy things and stick to fruits, veggies, and eat at home. :]

What about you?

I definitely look to the ingredients. The nutritional info can be hard to decipher, esp. sugars because for instance dairy foods have naturally-occurring sugars, so the sugar info might look high, but there is no added sugar, so it's not going to mess w/your body's blood sugar levels like added stuff would. Watch out for the "oses"--sucrose, fructose, dextrose, etc (sucralose is Splenda, and I'm okay with that one) or any other thing that tells me sugar has been added (syrup, cane juice, etc.). I also watch for "enriched" flours etc b/c that tells me they're not whole grain & have been stripped of their fiber and nutrients so stuff has to be added back. And I watch where salt falls in the list of ingredients. (That is also something I do look at the nutritional info for.) I also watch for what type of fat is used, to try to stay away from the hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated stuff.

Never never never eat anything with Partially Hydrogenated Oils or processed Corn Syrup (high fructose, or other) or "corn sugar".

I love that they're calling it "corn sugar" now. Lol.

I just look at nutritional info.

I mostly just check the label.

Sodium content is the big one. I hae a heart condition, so excess sodium is not really a good thing for me.
Sugar is the second. Sugary foods make me hungrier so I have to be a little careful with them.

This was very helpful for me. Especially the "craving for more" part. Thank you.

And why? Or do some of you not care about the ingredients and only look at the nutrition information?

Discuss.

Personally for myself, I don't look at the ingredients. I focus on the calorie value per serving and the grams in fat/carbs/protein.

Personally, I try to avoid preservatives, especially MSG like nobody's business. I will end up eating it occasionally, but I try to avoid it in my daily life. That doesn't really affect my weight loss, but my mom and my Grandma have some sorts of health problems, and I've been told many times to avoid preservatives. Therefore, I only eat certain brands of soups, and I avoid lunch meat.

As far as weight loss goes, I try to eat a lot of whole grains when I eat bread, rice, or pasta. There is extra fiber and nutrients in whole grain foods. The fiber helps move things along.

a few things that i look for are sugar content per serving...anything over 11g per serve i stay away from...

for all of my bread/pasta products the first ingredient has to be whole wheat flour...nothing enriched...

i also look at salt...i dont add salt to anything and since adopting a healthier lifetyle i am always amazed at the salt content of some foods that i never even considered have a high salt content...

i prefer to make most of my food from scratch...though i do eat stuff like Fiber One bars, Sugar Free Italian Ice and Snack Well Brownies for treats or snacks...

I don't bother with the nutrition label except for sodium. I only read ingredient lists.

I don't eat anything with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners, preservatives, sodium nitrate or nitrite, brominated vegetable oil, or added MSG.

I also avoid corn syrup, corn oil, soy *anything*, canola oil, and cottonseed oil that isn't organic or labeled non-GMO.