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The rule of 5 and 20

Food labels are confusing. I know this. Even though I understand how to understand them, it's hard to balance the good and bad I find listed on food ... Read More »

Target seeks label change for red meat products

Target wants to install new warning labels on meat products in its stores, according to requests from the retailer this week. The country's ... Read More »

The trouble with trans fats

Confused about how many trans fats your body needs? Let me help. Zero. Trans fats -- abundant in cookies, candies, pastries, fried food, and ... Read More »

Teaching kids to read nutrition labels

It's quite enlightening to hear than a 10 year-old in the U.S. reads food labeling when shopper with her mom, but that is just what Marie ... Read More »

Are Health Foods Making Us Fat?

You can bet that when our parents and grandparents were growing up, the grocery store wasn't full of low-fat, omega-3-enriched, antioxidant-infused ... Read More »

FDA may add health symbols to food labels

Would you pay attention if health symbols -- kind of a like a traffic light system -- were posted on your food labels? A green light would mean an ... Read More »

Zero doesn't always mean zero when it comes to trans fats

With all the bad press trans fats are getting these days it seems the most popular food labels in the grocery store are the ones screaming "Zero Trans ... Read More »

9 reasons the weight's not coming off

Have you been dieting, and cutting calories and fat for ages but you haven't lost any weight? It happens to the best of us and it's incredibly ... Read More »

The 5 things to pay attention to on food labels

Food Labels can be confusing, but it's important to know what you're putting into your body. Here are a few things to consider when decoding them: ... Read More »

How to find whole grains in the grocery store

It seems like the more health-conscious we all get the more confusing grocery shopping becomes because food manufacturers keep coming up with new ... Read More »