how do you get the nutrition value of a certain food?
carbohydrates, fats, protein, soduim
most, if not all, packaged food items have nutrition value table on the pack, it's very easy to read, first u have to consider the serving size, coz it varies, sometimes, it's per pack, others per 1/2 pack, others per specific weights which is harder to go thru, in this case i check the weight of the whole pack, and compare with serving size, and then go thru the table, opposite each nutrient, u'll have it's amount per serving size.
check this site for the recommended daily intake ( RDI )of nutrients and it'll help u determine if the food item u're interested in is healthy or not www.netrition.com
always remember that the serving size should be satisfying, esp if u're watching ur calorie intake.
also, u should consider less values than the RDI if u are trying to lose weight, or on a low sodium diet or low fat low cholesterol diet etc…
oh and if u're interested in the nutrition value of fruit or vegetables, there are many calorie counter sites available which provide also the nutrion value, one is www.caloriecounter.co.uk
hope u got ur answer and i'm more than happy to help with anything concerned with nutrition, dieting, weight loss coz that's my passion and hopefully future career!
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January 05 2009 04:04 pm | nutrition value
January 5th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
First, you must know how weight do the food. Second, you must know the percentage of the nutrition with the food. But sorry, I don't now detail of the percentage. By the way, can you call me sometimes? It is my first email. Please call me in dendy_mtk@yahoo.com.
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January 5th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
most, if not all, packaged food items have nutrition value table on the pack, it's very easy to read, first u have to consider the serving size, coz it varies, sometimes, it's per pack, others per 1/2 pack, others per specific weights which is harder to go thru, in this case i check the weight of the whole pack, and compare with serving size, and then go thru the table, opposite each nutrient, u'll have it's amount per serving size.
check this site for the recommended daily intake ( RDI )of nutrients and it'll help u determine if the food item u're interested in is healthy or not http://www.netrition.com
always remember that the serving size should be satisfying, esp if u're watching ur calorie intake.
also, u should consider less values than the RDI if u are trying to lose weight, or on a low sodium diet or low fat low cholesterol diet etc…
oh and if u're interested in the nutrition value of fruit or vegetables, there are many calorie counter sites available which provide also the nutrion value, one is http://www.caloriecounter.co.uk
hope u got ur answer and i'm more than happy to help with anything concerned with nutrition, dieting, weight loss coz that's my passion and hopefully future career!
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