Reading food labels key to good diet

Found on most packaged foods, the FDA-required Nutrition Facts is a list of calories, fat, carbohydrates, sodium and other nutrients available in one serving. It also includes a jumble of percentages, ingredients and seemingly obscure data, all serving to confuse most consumers.

It's really important to first look at the serving size and know that the nutritional information pertains to that serving size, which is determined by the FDA.

The most important things to limit are calories, saturated and trans fat, and sodium.