How to read food labels for healthy food choices

All packaged foods are required to have a food label. You won't find this on fresh produce in the produce isle; however, on any box or packaged food, you will find a food label. Reading the labels of food items is important to properly balance a diet and uncover less obvious ingredients in food products. Try these tips for reading food labels in this nutrition how-to video.

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All packaged foods must have food label
Note the serving size
The percents are part of 2.500 calorie diet

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Michelle Cooper has been a registered dietician for more than 10 years. She currently works for the state of North Carolina for the New Hanover County School District in the Child Nutrition Department as the supervising registered dietician on staff. She specializes in child nutrition, child fitness and overall child health. She enjoys her job because it allows her to be a pivotal piece of child development.