A recent class assignment in Environmental Science focused on food labels. Most people look at food labels for reasons other than an assignment. But whatever the reason, many consumers need to know how to use this information more effectively and easily.
If the label says a food has 20% of your daily value of calcium, do you know if that's good? Or what the yellow part of the label signifies? Or how much difference there is between "reduced fat" milk and non-fat milk?
Research for that class uncovered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's excellent online site on nutrtion label information. The site makes it easier for all of us to use nutrition labels to make quick, informed food choices that contribute to a healthy diet.
Source: "How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label"
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