A better nutritional facts panel
The ubiquitous nutrition facts panel has graced food packages for many years.
April 18, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: facts-panel, food-packages, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, ubiquitous-nutrition
WIC program usage reviewed in new interim report
Women and children who participate in the WIC program have low or inadequate intakes of several key nutrients that could be addressed with changes to the program’s food packages, says a new report…
November 23, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, food-packages, inadequate-intakes, nutritional counseling, on call diets, program, several-key, wic
IOM Report: Food Nutrition Labels Should Be Simple, On Front
The food industry should provide simple, clearly-worded nutrition information on the front of food packages, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine. The information “should focus on the nutrients most responsible for obesity and chronic diseases: calories, saturated fat, trans fat and sodium,” The New York Times reports…
October 15, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: food-industry, food-packages, institute, new-report, oncalldiets, saturated-fat, should-provide, the-nutrients, trans-fat
