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Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating What should we think? Nutrition claims on food labels are assertions about the amount of a particular nutrient in the food product.
Here is a list of the some of the most common nutrition claims and what is required by the U.S. government in order to make that claim:
USDA certified There are some guidelines governing what qualifies a food to be labeled "organic." In the case of plant products, such as fruits, vegetables and grains, organic means that they have been grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or other synthetic chemicals. Whether animal foods, such as meat, eggs and dairy products can be considered organic is defined by the grazing conditions of the livestock, the absence of antibiotics and hormones, and the use of organic feed. As mentioned above, in order to be labeled organic, the foods may not be genetically modified, irradiated or fertilized with sewer sludge. Recently, the U.S. Agriculture Department has refined the definition of what qualifies as organic livestock. According to the new rules, the animals must spend at least one third of the year grazing on pasture, and that at least 30 percent of their feed must come from grazing. This is an improvement on former rules that merely required that the animals have access to pasture. Packaged foods that have passed the certification by the USDA for organic content, will display a green and white seal on their labelas an assurance to customers that they have met the government requirement for organic foods. Make sure you notice the difference between “100% organic” foods and ones with some organic ingredients. Click here to go from Healthy Eating Food Labels back to Healthy Eating Support home page. How to Use This Site
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