How many of you really read & completley undestand food labels and nutrition facts?

How many of you really read & completely understands food labels and nutrition facts?Anyone agree with me most food labels and nutrition facts are misguiding and needs to improve it to understand more easily?

I understand and read them all the time - dont buy anything packaged without nutrition info on it. i know what everything means but sometimes they are not wright - they just dont add up (e.g. i know how many calories in everything is and label says it has less than that)

It's pretty straightforward if you read up on things and really know what to look for. I always look at labels before I buy things, and I think they're easy to understand.

i dont bother with labels and nutrition facts. you can enjoy a healthy lifestyle without being a slave to the label

I always read the ingredients etc. We all have allergies here so I must. None of us can have any yellow dies or MSG. I cannot have jalapenos and I have one daughter who is allergic to all nuts. Too much sodium causes headaches etc.

No kidding- there are so many details to know and words that you can't even pronounce. They should just have a 1-10 rating scale for how healthy the food is! (yeah, terrible idea, I know!)

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