I WILL: Read the Food Label

Ingredients aren’t always hidden. Be in the know!

Reading the Nutrition Facts Label on the packaged foods you’re purchasing can help you make informed decisions on which products are best for your lifestyle goals and overall health. Through federal regulations, these labels are required to clearly disclose very helpful information, for example: serving sizes, calories, percentages to Daily Values, and added sugars. Take time to consider the entire food label when grocery shopping. You may even be inspired to learn how you can make this same item at home for even more benefit of controlling what’s included in the foods you consume.

Start Small: Go to your pantry and choose a couple of your favorite foods and read the nutrition facts. Pleasantly surprised or questioning if there might be a healthier option?

Finish Remarkable: Make label reading part of your grocery shopping activities. Choose foods that contain more of the nutrients you want and less of those you want to limit.

How can we help? Basecamp offers resources to support your wellness around this topic!
Here’s what’s available…

• Ask the RD: If you have questions about the Nutrition Facts Label, certain unfamiliar ingredients, or other general nutrition-related topics, you can send in your questions for our registered dietitian to answer each month.

• Join us for our In the Kitchen monthly nutrition programming as we cover a variety of topics to help you better understand a balanced approach to nutrition for yourself and how to bring the information and recipes into your own home.

• Check out our Recipe Collection where each recipes includes nutritional content to help you meet your personal dietary goals.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the Nutrition Facts Label and offers helpful resources in English and Spanish languages.