Sometimes knowing what to do is not enough. These resources will help you plan your shopping trip, stock your kitchen wisely, and learn how to understand Nutrition Facts Labels.


PLAN YOUR SHOPPING TRIP

Delicious Decisions: Would you like to spend less money on groceries? Would you like to buy and eat foods that not only taste good but are good for you, too? At the Delicious Decisions Supermarket, you'll discover the secrets that make you the smartest shopper in your grocery store. Provided by the American Heart Association

Shopping tip sheet: Provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, gives a list of items to keep stocked for healthy cooking.

 


Understand Nutrition Labels

Do you know the secret weapon every food product has that can help you find healthful foods and make the most nutritious food choices? It's the food label! Use these resources to discover the easy way to read a food label and find out what its contents mean to you.

Delicious Decisions: Excellent resource for "Food Label Enlightenment"

"Food Label Makes Good Eating Easier": Article from FDA Consumer Magazine discussing the Nutrition Label in plain English.

The FDA's educational page on the Food Label and how to use it, including detailed descriptions of each nutritional element. "Grocery store aisles are avenues to greater nutritional knowledge."

 

 

 

 


Take the time to learn what to look for on Nutrition Labels. Image Courtesy FDA

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The New Label: There's Something in it for Everybody
An educational program for high school students

 

 

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