Monday, September 18, 2006

Labelling

This was sighted on a pack of ginger biscuits from overseas - and this seems to make a lot more sense in labelling foods rather than solely with the numbers. It gives a better idea of how this food would equate with others - especially for those of us who have no idea how much our recommended daily allowance for, for example, sodium is. Would it make a difference if we knew that that candy bar we love so much actually has 110% of the recommended daily intake of salt? And what was that <holding hand to ear> "let's have another one because it was so yummy"?
Is the problem not so much portions - as not knowing what those portions represent and therefore not being able to make informed decisions?

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