Weight Loss Challenge - Class 3 Highlights: Nutrition Labels

The 3rd Weight Loss War Nutrition class really opened some eyes, especially about nutrition labels. We discussed how manufactures will try make their products look healthy when they are really not and how nutrition labels can be misleading.

Many people assume a small package or medium sized beverage container is a single serving, many times this is not the case. An official serving size of a beverage is 8 ozs, many bottles are 16 ozs or even 20 ozs. This means you may be drinking 2 - 2.5x the amount of calories listed on the label. Most of those calories are pure sugar!

Here are the highlights from Class #3:

1. Went over how to read a nutrition label careful and look for hidden information.
2. Learned what a "Good" fat is compared to a "Bad" fat.
3. Our diets are way too low in Omega 3 fats (found in fish, flax seeds, borage oil and seaweed) which decrease inflammations in the body that are believed to cause heart disease and cause possible cancers.
4. Learned why it is important to regulate your blood sugar.
5. Be wise to portion size by decreasing your portions and eating small frequent meals.
   

Homework: Print of weeks 6 & 8 and read it. Read food labels to know what is in the foods you are consuming and get more Omega 3 into your diet.


Be Fit,

Todd
Precision Fitness