Reading Food Labels

I always nag my friends on healthy eating (yeah, i know sometimes i'm quite a nuisance :D). On my last supermarket trip with Kelley, I was sharing with her how food labels can help her make food comparison and buy the best (if not only value-for-money) food item!

The food label, though designed in a supposedly easy-to-read manner, all the numbers and values are sometimes confusing for many people. I found a website that gives a simple (and truly easy-to-understand)explanation by providing a good example, comparing two burgers:

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Step 1:
Look at the % Daily Value. Which burger is higher or lower in nutrients?

Step 2:
Check out the nutrients you want more of. At 30% the beef burger packs an iron punch.

Step 3:
Watch out for the nutrients you want less of. The fat and saturated fat are higher in the beef burger. Not great. But the chicken burger has double the amount of salt. That's not so great either.

Step 4:
Ok. If you're looking for iron-rich foods, the beef burger wins. But if you want a lower fat option (and don't mind the double dose of salt) the chicken burger is your champ.

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Have a better picture of how to use the labels now?? :)