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Zoneboy
08-30-2008, 12:26 AM
Do any of you actually read the nutritional info? My Dr. jumped all over me today because my blood sugar was 425. I have been trying to avoid sugar but it seems like every darn thing in the store is laden with that or high fructose corn syrup :rolleyes: and I've been told to avoid both. I know most of the products that contain these but I was surprised to find out that baked Lays chips, wheat thins & Ritz crackers contain one or the other. Prior to today, I was never much of a reader of the products I buy but I will be from now on.
dawsongirl
08-30-2008, 02:00 AM
Yeah, I read for HFCS too. I hate that stuff so much. It's in ketchup. :(

I look at the calorie info and the fat content too.
Hollow
08-30-2008, 02:12 AM
no. nothing makes me fat.
BarneyFife
08-30-2008, 02:13 AM
Never, I eat what I want.
Schmoopie
08-30-2008, 02:19 AM
I do read the labels, but not every single item. I usually will check the fat and calorie content. I'm sure that I eat way too much salt and sugar, but my doctor is awesome and I know that she would tell me if it was over the top! God, food today is so bad... meaning, that you can't eat hardly anything! I went on a diet once where you could only have... get this... 25 grams (I think, although that sounds much too low) of carbs a day. I go to Curves for Women and they have a weight loss plan with three phases. Phase I was the low carb thing. You are only supposed to be on Phase I for about three weeks, and then you gradually increase your carbs. I coulnd't believe it when I found out that broccolli of all things has carbs!
Oh and about the weight loss plan... I was actually proud of myself for sticking with it for the three weeks... and then I blew it. I am a pasta addict, so that was pure torture for me! But I did end up losing a little weight, so I may try it again!

Andrea
veggie-tari-jenn
08-31-2008, 08:53 PM
I read labels but to make sure they dont contain any animal products...not really for the nutritional info...I mean sure I glance at it but nope its not a habit....

and congrats on the weight loss andrea..:) :D