While in the grocery store look at the food labels of reduced fat/ fat-free foods and...

While in the grocery store look at the food labels of reduced fat/ fat-free foods and compare them to the original. Compare the Calorie count and sugar content of the reduced fat version to the original version. Report here what you find. Make sure to mention the product and what exactly you found. You just might be surprised. The easiest products to do this with are candy, chips, cakes, and cookies.

The following questions will help you know what to report on. (Was there much a difference in Calories, carbohydrate, protein, between the products? Were the serving sizes different?

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In grocery stores some companies reducing the fat level listing a serving size as half of a muffins,half a chicken pot pie or half a candy bar..so when we eating the whole muffin or candy bar we need to double the number of fat level 1/2 of a pot pie..serving 62grams of fat not the 31 but they listed 22grams..it was quit shocking..
Product name:1
   Pretzel crackers serving size: 11crackers having 110calories,fat 1.5g,carbs 23g,protein 3g..
   Pretzel chips serving size: 11chips having calories 110,fat 0g,carbs 23g,protein 3g
   Pretzel chips serving size:10chips calories 110,fat 1.5g, carbs 22g,protein 3g
product name 2
   otis spunkmeyer chocolate chocolate chip muffins(40ounces): 26g fat,6g saturated fat,480calories
   Otis spunkmeyer banana nut muffins(40ounces): 24g fat,48 saturated fat,480 calories
   entenmann's little bites chocolate cjip muffins(2 pouches,3.3 ounces) 18g fat,5g saturated fat,380 calories..
there is some difference in calories,carbohydrates, and protein..there are little different in serving sizes also..

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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