Referring to food labels can be a helpful guide to select healthier items for snacks and meals. Every pre-packaged food item you find should have a nutrition facts label, and it will tell you nearly everything you need to know about the product. It is important to consider the fat and sugar content of the food — too much of either of these ingredients may cause weight gain and other health problems. Healthful items will have less than five grams of total fat per serving and less than 10 grams of sugar per serving. Start by looking at the labels of items you have at home, and decide if the foods are healthy items to keep around the house.

This is the recommended serving size. The amount of total fat and sugar in this item are proportional to one serving of the product. If you eat two servings, you will be getting two times the amount of fat and sugar.

Limit the total fat to less
than 5 grams per serving.

Limit the total sugar to less
than 10 grams per serving.