Fat Content (28.5%)
Calories (31.6%)
Transfats (11.3%)
Sodium (7.8%)
Carbohydrates (9.6%)
Fiber (4.2%)
Protein (2.4%)
Other (4.7%)
I have some health problems and there are times when I cant eat much so I check the protein amount to see I am getting some at least.
Calories are energy and if your an active person, they are burned off easily as fuel, sodium is a necessary electrolite used in muscle contractions and very important in active people, so Fat and cholesterol are the ones I watch, they too have important roles in body functions, but we need to limit the amounts more than the others
i am weight watchers member, and we are watching cal, fat, and fiber. the combination of these 3 give a point value.
I think calories are what most women watch if you go out to eat and you see bk burgers have 300 calories and mcdonals have 450 you will probally go with the less amount of calories even if burger kings cost more.
I look at fiber because I'm concerned that my family isn't getting enough of it.
I was a frequent "fat gram" counter for many years. I've found that calories, sodium, and carbs are key. Staying away from carbs & sodium, eating more "good" fats & less sugars and calories has improved my figure
I look at everything on the label because I have some health problems and because of my medication I don't always eat very much so what I do eat needs to be healthy and as natural as possible. I feel better buying food that I can understand the ingredients or know that my dairy products and meat aren't full of hormones and antibiotics.
I have fibromyalgia and am finding healthy eating and exercise are a long term cure! I look to see if it is organic and healthy. I look to see chemical content, if it has antibiotics, hormones, insecticides, pesticides, msg, phosphates, metal content, sugars content, additives, preservatives, colorings, type of oils and fats. I also want to know how item is processed or if it is "enriched" as many vitaments and nutrients are taken out of the items during these processes and then replaced with synthetic versions or nondigestable verstions of these vitamens and nutrients or the vitamens and nutrients are destroyed by the type of processing. You can't trust the advertising label when it says all-natural or healthy... If I am eating a well balanced diet, with foods that are organic or all-natural, I don't have to worry so much about calories and fat with light exercise.
i have a light heart problem so i am on a nsls diet. no salt low sodium so i check the sodium first then fat content then the carbs
I like to see how many calories I am going to consume when I choose a product. If it is high in calories then I can balance my diet with low calorie products for that day too.