Should I Eat That? Reading Food Labels

How do you decide if your food is healthy or not? Do you prefer organic, low fat, low carp, low sugar, high protein, soy, vegan or vegetarian? All of these? None of them?

Or are you just attracked to a picture on a box?

Making healthy choices has gotten very confusing, as stores are filled to the brim with foods no one should b eating -- often even the food brands which claim to be "healthy."

In his informative and fun style, Jeff Novick reveals the truth behind the marking of "health" foods, and shows a simple system for insuring you make wise choices. Watch Jeff's talk, so you won't be fooled again!

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[ComradeRama]

Why is this guy teaching people how to read food labels. Shouldn't he be telling people not to eat that crap at all?

[wangtangchangbang]

The best food is picked when it's ripe and eaten shortly thereafter. Variety is your friend.

You can look up the nutrient makeup of every individual food item sold in America in the USDA nutrient laboratory database. I made a spreadsheet of the 25 most common items I use in the kitchen just to have an idea of how many cups of each item I need to include in meals. I'd recommend doing the same to anyone who cooks.

[MidnightOkami]

@ComradeRama He's making more of an awareness on how crooked these big name companies usually are- It's good information for the people who are on the fence about making a diet change. You know and I know it's crap, but alot of people are stubborn are need "proof".. Just so they know we aren't exaggerating. ;)

[Love2TravelAway]

-- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- have ruled that genetically-modified foods deserve an exception: they can be sold without being labeled "genetically modified." This strategy has successfully prevented consumers from exercising informed choice in the marketplace, reducing the likelihood of a consumer revolt, at least in the U.S., at least for now.

[Mekelsior]

@Rockyeeful Agreed, for me I no longer consider meat as food.. =) I`m no fool though, but I will labor extremely hard to avoid eating dairy and animals. =)

[Rockyeeful]

@Mekelsior Meat is good food. If they like it or not. It's their decision to not acknowledge it as food. But when you got nothing else to eat but meat. You can choose to die or eat meat for example! :)

[Mekelsior]

@Dustin212112 Just follow the guidelines here in this video and you can find out for yourself =)

[Mekelsior]

@Rockyeeful For the vegan, meat is not food =)

[Rockyeeful]

Best food is fruit, meat and bread.

Best drink is water.

Anything more u need to know?

[vicky2c]

the protein Myth is so crazy..so glad this man said that if you are getting enough calories you are getting enough protein:) He is very wise and very cute..and the fact that food actually lives in a package is absurd..it does not live it is dead.

[FM897]

@FM897 The foods that are the best for you come straight from the earth and are in their natural (or mostly natural) state. That's what humans ate before a few people decided to process, package, and market everything.