Feb 20, 2020
We’re hitting the grocery store to check out the new food label. The Nutrition Facts Panel just got a makeover earlier this year, and my guest will help us decipher what we can find. From the addition of added sugars to a bigger and bolder callout for calories and serving sizes, Bonnie has the scoop on how the new food label can help you and your family make better food choices.
Bonnie Taub-Dix is the author of Read It Before You Eat It: How to Decode Food Labels and Make the Healthiest Choice Every Time. She’s also the creator of the website and blog, Better Than Dieting.com. Bonnie is a mom and grandma, a great home cook, a and great friend. Making a cameo appearance on the show is Amy Cohn, a dietitian who works at General Mills. I’m inviting her to share with us about the revamping process for the food label and how Big G is working to reduce added sugar in some of their food products. If you love to grocery shop, then this is the show for you!
Show Highlights:
- Get to know Bonnie, who lives in NY and has three grown sons, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way
- What family dinner looks like at Bonnie’s house
- Why Bonnie decided to become a dietitian
- Bonnie’s other superpowers: painting and showing true empathy in giving good advice
- Bonnie’s craziest interview ever (she did the interview while getting her legs waxed!)
- Bonnie’s book, which explains how to use the new food label, along with an aisle-by-aisle tour of the grocery store
- The biggest things consumers will notice on the new food label, like bigger and bolder calorie counts, tweaked serving sizes, and a listing for added sugar
- How to use the ingredient list of a product to gauge sugar content in its hidden forms
- How to translate teaspoons and grams of sugar on labels
- How to balance sugar content with healthy options
- From Amy Cohn, a dietitian with General Mills:
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- Her work at General Mills in helping develop nutrition strategies
- The most significant changes in food labels
- Tricks that companies use to reduce sugar content
- The benefits of milk in your cereal
- The Big G promotional paper straw, to encourage kids to drink the milk in their cereal
- Cereals are the #1 source of whole grains, vitamins, and minerals in the American diet
- What excites Amy about the new nutrition facts panel
- Back to Bonnie, who explains how shortfall nutrients are addressed on food labels
- Why we should be mindful of fiber, protein, and calcium in how we feed our kids
- Bonnie’s thoughts on organic foods
- The food label changes that Bonnie thinks are the best
- How to be a super-shopper at the supermarket
- How honey and maple syrup are treated with the new label
- A random question from the Mason jar about the weirdest fad diet Bonnie has ever encountered
Resources:
Bonnie’s website: BetterThanDieting
Bonnie’s book: Read It Before You Eat It: How to Decode Food Labels and Make the Healthiest Choice Every Time
Instagram: @bonnietaubdix and @BTDmedia
Twitter: @eatshartbd
Facebook: @BonnieTaubDix.RDN
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