Energy, Excretion and Exertion
Yesterday's post focused on how we can use nutrition labels to gauge what we eat. It briefly mentioned that calories are units of energy - but today I'll explain what calories actually do.
Category: definitions
Nutrition Label Data – Understanding What We Eat
Nutrition labels aren't entirely useless—their regulations are surprisingly thorough and they provide basic information about most of the food we eat. Unfortunately, they also legally allow misrepresentation (mostly of serving portions), which the FDA and other regulatory bodies are often unable to validate. The far larger issue is understanding what those numbers and ingredients mean.
Words of the Day
School just started, and I've been extremely busy–but I promise more food related posts soon! For now, here are some words whose meanings I've re/learned whilst reading for school: