Reading Food Labels for Nutrition Facts

"Using pre-packaged foods is not a bad thing, because food manufacturers are legally required to list everything they add during the manufacturing process. They are also required to establish a baseline for the number of servings in one package and defining what one serving of their product is."

A huge part of meal planning usually tends to emphasize home-cooked meals, because this usually leads to an easier way to control exactly what we are consuming. However, this is not very practical for most people who purchase pre-packaged foods because it is cheaper and more convenient than fresh options. However, using pre-packaged foods is not necessarily a bad thing, because food manufacturers are legally required to list everything that is added to these foods during manufacturing. They are also required to establish a baseline for the number of servings in one package and defining what one serving of their product is.  The information is usually placed on food labels however you need to know how to interpret it for it to be useful to you.