Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Nutrition Facts Table: #FocusOnTheFacts

This post is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.

Have you ever looked at the back of any packages of food you buy at the grocery store? They have a Nutrition Facts Table (NFt)on them.  The information contained tells you what the serving size is (and you would probably be surprised to see what an actual serving is compared to what you are putting on your plate or in your bowl). Next, you can see the percent daily value (%dv) of the nutrients that are in it (calcium, iron, vitamin a, vitamin d etc).

Once you have found the %dv, you can tell whether or not a serving has a little or a lot of nutrients. A little would be less than 5 %dv, and a lot would be more than 15 %dv.  This will help you know if you are reaching the recommended amounts, and how many servings are needed to get there.

It's important to me that my family gets the proper nutrients in the food we eat.  I try and buy fresh fruits and vegetables as much as possible, and incorporate them into many of our meals and snacks. We also eat meat, poultry, fish and dairy products, and while I have a HUGE sweet tooth, I try and make sure to keep a good balance in all of what we eat.

Will you start checking the facts on your next grocery trip? If you want to #FocusOnTheFacts you can enter to win a $100 Grocery Gift Card - I am sure that would come in handy to help you start checking the facts!  If you think it would - then use the giveaway tools form below to enter for your chance to win.  This giveaway is open to Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) that are 18+ Full rules can be found on the giveaway tools form. This will run from February 24th until 1159pm EST March 2nd 2016.

Good luck!

78 comments:

  1. Any help with food costs is a great giveaway!

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  2. I learned that I need to remember that certain foods have added salt, even if I didn't expect it - like canned salmon!

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  3. I'm a label reader already but never knew if the amounts were good or bad - knowing what constitutes a lot or a little is great!

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  4. Good food and grocery tips, thanks!

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  5. I almost always look at the tables, but sometimes forget to measure my portions. What I see as a portion is often MUCH more than what the table suggests.

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  6. I was not aware of the website. I learned that Serving size is not necessarily the suggested quantity of food you should eat. (Judy Cowan)

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  7. I use the NFT often, especially to find how much fat, salt and sugar is in a food item/serving.

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  8. would love some free food! thanks so much!

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  9. I'm always shocked at the serving size, especially cereal! And that a serving is often more than the package size, which can be really misleading.

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  10. Anything to help keep our costs down while still eating well!

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  11. Thanks for the chance!

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  12. Great offer! This would be very helpful! Love your blog :)

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  13. From the Healthy Canadians website, serving size is not necessarily the suggested quantity of food you should eat. The serving size tells you the quantity of food used to calculate the numbers in the nutrition facts table.

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  14. I didn't know about this site.

    I learned that you should adjust the calories and nutrients based on how you eat, not what is listed

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  15. I didn't know that there are 13 core nutrients that must be listed in a nutrition facts table

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  16. P.S. I wasn't aware of that site!

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  17. I think its neat how they tech you how to compare food products using the nutrition facts table.

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  18. I was not aware of this website - it was very informative, especially the section about nutrition claims

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  19. I didn't know about this website! I definitely learned a bit checking out the site. I learned that serving size doesn't mean that's how much you should eat.

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  20. That is awesome website, I didn't know that there are 13 core nutrients that must be listed in a nutrition facts table

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  21. I was aware of the NFt and always check it for new products that I'm buying. I did not know that the Canadian Government had a website dedicated to it.

    I am a huge fan of Metro and Food Basics is my go to store.

    Besos, Sarah
    Journeys of The Zoo

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  22. Bailey Dexter I was not aware of the NFt site until now. Thanks for the review. I be be checking it now!

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  23. I have not heard of it before! I learned that serving size is not the suggested quantity of food you should eat

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  24. Nutrition facts are not always something I remember to check when picking up new items for us to try. I know it should be a habit, but it's so easy to forget and we're often in a hurry. I like the tips on the site. I think it's important to pay attention to the serving sizes as that make such a huge difference in what you're eating.

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  25. I learned that there are 13 core nutrients that must be listed.

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  26. No i wasn't aware. Thanks for the info!

    billiondollarprincesss @hotmail.com

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  27. I didn't know about site, I learned that DV means daily value and that when they say 1/4 of a pizza is around 90 grams I always had a hard time figure out things like that on labels

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  28. I learned you should read the Daily Value and what the percentages mean

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  29. Did not know about it, learned that it's important to pay attention to serving size and that it's different from a normal portion that we eat.

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  30. I do know a little about NFT and I've been reading labels lately. I am more health conscious as I get older. thanks for the chance to win

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  31. I try to read the NFT on all the packaged products I buy. Looking for low sugar, whole grains and fibre.

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  32. I was not aware of NFT. I learned that A nutrition facts table gives you information on:

    serving size
    calories
    % DV

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  33. I love that it gives calorie count and sugars!

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  34. I used the NFT often to help me decide what product is the better choice for my family. I love how it tells me all the nutritional facts :)

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  35. I learned that you won't find nutrition facts labels on foods that contain very little nutrients like coffee and tea.

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  36. I don't always check the nft but I learnt that they can say it has 0 calories when in fact is does have a small amount

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  37. I learned that I should be looking at the labels more often.

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  38. I was not aware of the site. I think it is a great resource. I like the info on how to read labels.

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  39. I was not aware of the site. I read labels before I buy products that are new to me. Lots of good information on the site. Thanks for sharing
    Florence C

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  40. did not know about this site, but learned that there are 13 core nutrients that must be listed

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  41. Everything has salt and sugar, it seems - you need to remember that when factoring everything in!

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  42. I learned to keep a better eye on serving sizes!

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  43. I learned that serving size is not necessarily the suggested quantity of food you should eat.

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  44. I read lable to check for salt and fat content.There are some great food tips.

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  45. I learned to look out for hidden/added salt in processed foods!

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  46. No I was not aware of NFt, oh guess I was, just didn't know it from the initials only. I learned that there are exempt items that do not have to list a nutrition facts table.

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  47. I learned about what is in a nutrition facts table and how to use it.
    Donna L.
    naloe@hotmail dot com

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  48. Can always use extra grocery money! Yes I was aware of the NFT. Very helpful when checking out sodium levels.

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  49. As much as possible I always read the NFt especially on a a new product and those that says "reduced sodium", "no sugar" and see if they are just masking or substituting it with another substance.

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  50. I wasn't aware of this website. I learned that serving sizes aren't necessarily what you should consume.

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  51. I wasn't aware of this site and love how you can compare foods to the nutrition table

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  52. I had no idea this site existed so thanks for sharing it. I learned that serving size is not necessarily the suggested quantity of food you should eat. Very Interesting!

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  53. This is the first I am learning of the website, even though I always refer to nutritional info on the products that I buy and consume.

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  54. Yes I've been on the Healthy Canadians website a few times, it's a good reference

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  55. I can't replace the info that is there from yesterday. Today's comment on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tlsofmommyhood/posts/1068027753254809?comment_id=1069858326405085&comment_tracking={%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22}

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  56. I did not know that the information on a nutritional label is always in the same order. Makes it easy to compare!
    MPaula

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  57. I wasn't aware of the website and I learned that the serving size can differ from the suggested amount of food you should eat.

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  58. No, I've never heard of the NFt before. I learnt that there are exempt items that are exempt from listing a nutrition facts table eg Restaurants and food service businesses.

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  59. I have never been to to the website before I have bookmarked it I learnt about nutritional labels

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  60. i never knew about this website and i never understood the DV before. This site actually helps out

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  61. Although I wasn't aware of the website previously, I did learn an interesting fact-- that restaurants & food service businesses don't need to provide a nutrition facts table with their products.

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  62. I wasn't aware of the website and I've book marked it for future reference.
    I learned that there are 13 core nutrients that must be listed on labels.

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  63. I was not aware. I learned that the serving size is not always as it seems

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  64. Facebook interaction today - https://www.facebook.com/tlsofmommyhood/posts/1070277956363122?comment_id=1070498273007757&comment_tracking={%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22}

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  65. i wasn't aware of this site. i learned about the 13 core nutrients.

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  66. I wasn't aware of the NFt website. I learned that I need to take a closer look at serving sizes when looking at a label.

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  67. I have not heard of them but I just learned that that there are 13 core nutrients that must be listed in a nutrition facts table

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  68. I learned how to interpret those nutrition labels better....

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  69. I was not aware of it before today! I learned more about serving sizes.

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  70. I learned how to compare cheese using the nutrition facts.

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  71. Still can't replace info in box. Facebook interaction: https://www.facebook.com/njmontgomery1/posts/10207733407548243?pnref=story

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  72. Great web site with lots of useful information. I learned to always start with serving size....might be smaller than you think.

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  73. Great site! Takes some time to get used to checking all the numbers, but worth it!

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  74. I was not aware of it. I can tell you that I will definitely be visiting now!

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  75. Certain Foods have added salt.
    ~Andrea

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  76. Facebook Interaction - https://www.facebook.com/tlsofmommyhood/posts/1072261722831412?comment_id=1072309492826635&comment_tracking={%22tn%22%3A%22R%22}

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