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(Michael S)
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grocery cart. If more than half of it comes in boxes and bags, you need
to reevaluate your diet.
NEW ABS DIET SHOPPING TIP #5:
Hunt for fiber.
When you’re buying bread, cereal, or baked goods, look for at least 2
grams of fiber per 100 calories. A bread with 3 to 5 grams per serving
will ensure that each sandwich you eat provides 20 to 25 percent of your
daily fiber needs. It’s worth repeating: We Americans don’t get nearly
enough of the cholesterol-lowering stuff in a day, typically less than half
of the minimum 25 grams recommended by the National Institutes of
Health.
NEW ABS DIET SHOPPING TIP #6:
Know how to decode a food label.
Ignore all the confusing extraneous data in tiny type and focus on the
important stuff.
NUMBER OF INGREDIENTS: The fewer the better.
UNHEALTHY FATS: If it contains trans fat or if the words “partially
hydrogenated” or “interesterified” appear, back away, quickly.
SUGARS: Choose the food with the least amount. Note: Even something
as healthy as orange juice can have 20 grams of sugar in an 8-ounce
glass.
SERVING SIZE OR SERVINGS PER CONTAINER: This clue will help you avoid
overconsuming by accident. A soft drink may list just 80 calories per
serving, but the bottle, unbeknownst to you unless you read the
nutrition facts label, may contain 2.5 servings. That turns your 80
calories into 200!
NEW ABS DIET SHOPPING TIP #7:
Avoid products with added sugars.
The USDA says the average American consumes 82 grams of added
