How you can read a nutrition lable
... Central Idea: To truly understand how to read the nutritional labels one must break it down into five sections and understand how to use the information found in these sections. ... Two parts of the certification process were dedicated to nutrition. ... You can better understand a nutrition facts label once you break it down into these five simple steps. ... Percent Daily Value (%DV) Transition: (The following steps are intended to make it easier for you to use nutrition labels to make quick, informed food choices that will contribute to a healthy diet) Body: First Step: I. ... This part of the Nutrition Facts panel tells you whether the nutrients in a serving of food contribute a lot or a little to your total daily diet. ... Transition: (As you can see once broken down into these five steps the nutrition facts label is easy to understand). ... The nutrition facts label can be broken down into five sections. ... I hope this information will be useful the next time you look at the nutrition facts label of the food you’re about to eat.