Food
Labels May Be Undergoing an Update-But Why?
The New Food Labels are possibly going to be revamped; or
are they? The main proposed changes are:
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Make the calories more prominent.
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Aren’t they already prominent?! Do you really
not notice the calories when you look at the label?
·
Distinguish between natural sugar and (I guess)
non-natural sugars.
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Isn’t this going to just be a reason to eat
foods with sugars in them if they are able to label them as natural? Don’t we
just need to stop eating sugars as much as possible? Besides the most natural
sugars such as fruits and vegetables that are fresh don’t have a food label.
·
More realistic serving sizes.
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Really? Do I even need to comment? OK, I will.
This is no reason whatsoever to increase the serving sizes. NONE!!
Are We Reading the Food
Labels We Have?
First of all, the food labels we have are fine we just don’t
use them. A recent study conducted says that less than half of us use them. The
assumption is that the reason people do not use them more is because they are
confusing. I don’t think so. People normally don’t do something because they
just don’t want to. Who wants to take the time to read a label for something
you have already decided ahead of time that you are going to buy no matter
what? It is not until we can educate in a manner that speaks to the heart of
the problem and the heart of those buying how different choices do make a
difference.
Diets Push Fresh
Foods-So We Don’t Need to Read a Label?
The push to eat fruits and vegetables has really turned
people off from “dieting” and rightly so. Not everyone wants to be a vegan. I
know I don’t! When I wrote my first book TimerDiet, the main (if not only) criticism
I received was that people could not understand how I could promote eating
foods, like steak, bacon, cheese, and drinks like wine and champagne. I started
out eating this way because I knew I felt better when I ate all three dietary
fat, protein, and carbohydrates.
TimerDiet Thoughts on Labels
Of the three items that are proposed as changes the natural
sugars vs. the non-natural sugars would be interesting. However, I am reading
that this is the most problematic to the food companies.
This food label tells me all I need to know. The ratio of
grams to grams (TimerDiet does not do ratios by calories) is completely out-of-whack.
No more than double no less than half, is the motto of the ratio of dietary
fat, protein, and carbohydrates. There is NO ROOM for Transfats in the
TimerDiet. So this label tells me I certainly would not buy this. I do not care
that it only has 200 calories, I actually do not even know what this label is
for. I just know I would not eat it!
Maybe we should just learn how to read the labels we have…
Sherri Sue Fisher
www.timerdiet.com
