FIT FOR ’15: Examining food labels

equally. definitely don’t want to devote equal space in your shopping cart to all foods. in this fit for ’15, sponsored by planet fitness — we have some shopping tips that are good for your health: 1.41 Always start in produce because if you want to fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables, then half your cart should be filled with fruits and vegetables. 1.49 3.38 it’s good to fill your plate with fruits and vegetables because they’re very low calorie. 3.41 4.26 Really, all vegetables are pretty filling. The ones that are really popular right now are kale, roasted cauliflower. 4.33 once away from produce — registered dietician bridget swinney urges you to read those food labels before you put any packaged items in your cart. what to watch: serving size. 10.36 Only eight chips is a 140 calories. Most of us will eat more than eight chips in a sitting. 10.42 calories. 5.48 This 20 oz bottle of soda has 250 calories. To burn that you’d need to walk at a brisk pace for at least an hour. 6.00 and the fat and sugar contents. that soda has 69 grams of sugar. 9.01 “69 grams of sugar woul actually be 16 packets of sugar.” 9.06 bottom line: 12.05 It’s best to have most of your foods as whole foods. So fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and then have the empty calories foods: the chips, sodas, cookies, in very limited amounts. 12.18 swinney said when you eat empty calories — it’s taking away from the nutritious foods need to help you grow and thrive. find all this under the fit for ’15 button on kvia.com’s homepage. don’t forget — abc- seven is looking for a woman to be the face of fit for ’15. we’re taking entries from now until may 17. good