Low-Fat, No-Fat…

Label reading can be so confusing at times. I am still learning! If you see “low” fat on the label, that’s your first clue to look further!  Start checking the serving size and the number of calories on the Nutrition Facts Label.  Low-fat foods often contain the same amount of calories or even more calories than the regular versions.  But still beware!  Calories, fat, sodium, carbohydrates and sugar – they are all important components!

This also holds true to fat-free foods.  If fat is taken out, something else is put back in, and that often means sugar!    I love when someone entices me to eat a twizzler (one of my many cravings), “they say fat-free”!  Ha-Ha, do they say sugar free, fat free?  No!  We all know that sugar turns into fat!

It can all be so misleading!  When in doubt, step away and do some further investigating!